You know the problem...your belt has a heavy .44 magnum, camera case, maybe binoculars, a couple of speedloaders, a knife. I tried out a new product (new for me, at least) that once and for all solved the "sag" problem without discomfort. Suspenders! But not just your typical ones available at Wally World, etc. I ordered my heavy duty industrial grade PERRY suspenders online and they are great. They attach to your belt with hooks. They made my last wilderness hike very comfortable.
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Another tip for hikers
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Suspenders are indeed a boon to hikers with lots of toys on board. However, they can be the cause of great expense if improperly operated, especially in a national forrest with ranger within range. A nephew of mine had his record clouded for life and his finances diminished cause he did not know the rules.
Sam
Sam
Glad you asked.
Why Artie McAulley will never visit the American Colony again.
Young Artie, half step nephew in law of Enus McAnus III, during summer hollidays, took the oppurnity to visit with kin in the State of Utah, Colony of America. After the grueling grind of the studies at the University of Edinburg, a respite from the flatland fillys would be welcome.
Artie stayed with remote cousin Mordaci McMerkle and his wee tribe just abaft o the tiny town of Clear Creek. The town was in a National forrest and at an elevation of well over a mile. Game abounded, the air was so clear that one could not see what they were breathin and the altitude did wonders to the brain when augmented with a wee drap o single malt.
Artie took to takin lang walks in the forrest, armed with camera, assorted lenses, lunch, monocular, sketch pad, thumpin stick, and the many other accuterments attendant to bein a tourist. Mordaci gave Artie a pair of military style trousers with the many and voluminous pockets. Artie bein a slim lad; encountered problems keepin the trousers up, especialy toward the end o the dy when the pockets were loaded with rocks, cones and other pretties. Holdin em up with a belt was not the answer due to the chaffing on his hips from the weight. The answer seemed to be a pair o industrial strength braces ( suspenders ) obtained from a building supply merchant.
The time flew and the days were glorious and rife with new and wonderous experiences till the suspenders literly let Artie down and cost him a bundle o money.
It seems that the call of nature struck, Artie flipped the fronts off o the suspenders and hunkered over a down log to deficate in the woods. Along came a black bear, Artie jumped up, the suspenders had a double problem, first they were firmly hooked to a branch on the ground and secondly they were under the new pile. The suspenders stretched mightely then released; slinging a great gob of fresh dung against the back of Arties head. The black bear observed this and understood, twas an older bear with a weak heart and it promptly died laughing. With uncanny timelyness, along came a Government Game Keeper who cited Artie for killin the bear out of season, in a National Forest, without a license etc. Verra expensive.
From then on Artie stays close ta his homeland and lets the bears do the ****tin in the woods.
Sam...I come from good but strange stock.
Why Artie McAulley will never visit the American Colony again.
Young Artie, half step nephew in law of Enus McAnus III, during summer hollidays, took the oppurnity to visit with kin in the State of Utah, Colony of America. After the grueling grind of the studies at the University of Edinburg, a respite from the flatland fillys would be welcome.
Artie stayed with remote cousin Mordaci McMerkle and his wee tribe just abaft o the tiny town of Clear Creek. The town was in a National forrest and at an elevation of well over a mile. Game abounded, the air was so clear that one could not see what they were breathin and the altitude did wonders to the brain when augmented with a wee drap o single malt.
Artie took to takin lang walks in the forrest, armed with camera, assorted lenses, lunch, monocular, sketch pad, thumpin stick, and the many other accuterments attendant to bein a tourist. Mordaci gave Artie a pair of military style trousers with the many and voluminous pockets. Artie bein a slim lad; encountered problems keepin the trousers up, especialy toward the end o the dy when the pockets were loaded with rocks, cones and other pretties. Holdin em up with a belt was not the answer due to the chaffing on his hips from the weight. The answer seemed to be a pair o industrial strength braces ( suspenders ) obtained from a building supply merchant.
The time flew and the days were glorious and rife with new and wonderous experiences till the suspenders literly let Artie down and cost him a bundle o money.
It seems that the call of nature struck, Artie flipped the fronts off o the suspenders and hunkered over a down log to deficate in the woods. Along came a black bear, Artie jumped up, the suspenders had a double problem, first they were firmly hooked to a branch on the ground and secondly they were under the new pile. The suspenders stretched mightely then released; slinging a great gob of fresh dung against the back of Arties head. The black bear observed this and understood, twas an older bear with a weak heart and it promptly died laughing. With uncanny timelyness, along came a Government Game Keeper who cited Artie for killin the bear out of season, in a National Forest, without a license etc. Verra expensive.
From then on Artie stays close ta his homeland and lets the bears do the ****tin in the woods.
Sam...I come from good but strange stock.
i got a pair of perry suspenders from cheaper than dirt http://www.cheaperthandirt.com/ctd/product.asp?dept%5Fid=606001&sku=1114801&imgid=&mscssid=0SG635E8N8B18K33E87JNNEH2J0V9NF9
10 bucks!
these are belt & suspender wear
dZ
10 bucks!
these are belt & suspender wear
dZ
Thanx guys. I have had some adventures with braces,er, suspenders. To dense to slip em over my shoulders when droppin trou. Can't reach the rear fastiners....therefore kicken em loose at the front was my method for all too long. Amazing the variety of trouble those loose ends can get one into.
Standard web gear ones ugly as sin but certainly stout and well paded. And will support a holster on front strap for third gun. Got some wide black contractors ones from WallyWorld for bout six bux on sale. They have clips but seem pretty big and strong. They smart when hittin you in the back of the head cause your foot was on em when you stood up. Clips can be good, they let go if you hook the cross part in back while slidin down off the roof of my truck. Otherwise I'd stillbe hangin on the side of it like a Yosimite Sam decal in 3D.
Sam...gettin old a lot of fun, bein there less so.
Standard web gear ones ugly as sin but certainly stout and well paded. And will support a holster on front strap for third gun. Got some wide black contractors ones from WallyWorld for bout six bux on sale. They have clips but seem pretty big and strong. They smart when hittin you in the back of the head cause your foot was on em when you stood up. Clips can be good, they let go if you hook the cross part in back while slidin down off the roof of my truck. Otherwise I'd stillbe hangin on the side of it like a Yosimite Sam decal in 3D.
Sam...gettin old a lot of fun, bein there less so.
Go to your friendly ARMY/NAVY store and get you a surpless LBE (load bearing equipment)rigg. Much easier to drop you equipment in an emergency and much more comfortable to carry all that gear. Shoulder holsters are good if you want to keep the pistol close at hand. The military figured this one out along time ago.
Ziggy,
You can also purchase them at www.sportsmansguide.com
Ronin
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You can also purchase them at www.sportsmansguide.com
Ronin
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