Belt stretcher

[Opinated]

My Hunter 155 Med belt (Western style) simply is getting too small. That old leather is shrinking is the only explanation I have. If I suck up really hard, the last hole can be used. Anyone ever had or seen an extension piece for such? Ideas on how to design such?

 

[WW2]

Ok, I'll take the bait!



http://www.cabelas.com/backpacks-fanny-packs-cabelas-12-hip-belt-extension-2.shtml?WT.tsrc=CSE&WT.mc_id=GoogleBaseUSA&WT.z_mc_id1=714041&rid=40&mr:trackingCode=8316DE51-F5D2-DF11-82EF-001B21631C34&mr:referralID=NA

http://www.reactgear.com/Blackhawk-Military-Web-Belt-Extender-p/41WB11-P.htm?gclid=CIHUy8nctqoCFYsd2godyQ1s5Q

Or you can make one to match your current belt!

 

[rayban]

....yeah right...blame it on the leather, not the french fries......

 

[Opinated]

So even the synthetic materials will shrink and no longer fit! Who could have imagined?
My belt is a Hunter brand, leather. The end fittings on the synthetic are a bit different, to put it mildly. Thanks for the effort.

 

[wogpotter]

A while back I met this guy from Texas who had been a Texas Ranger. Now as we all know Texas has everything bigger, better & badder than elsewhere, apparently it included this gentleman's shadow, which was getting wider, presumably because of Globull warming.

He had a similar problem & with great ingenuity designed this answer to the leather shrinkage issues caused by sun, wind & rain, not Lone Star beer.

The Ranger belt................. Uses 2 older "pre-shrunk" belts of differing widths to make a single, longer belt. No sewing skills needed just punch holes & Chicago screws

 

[Edward429451]

Wear a big gun IWB. That's what I do.

 

[spclPatrolGroup]

The older I get, the more the leather in my belt shrinks

 

[Sarge]

May favorite belt-stretcher is repeated trips to the smorgasbord on fried chicken/fried tater & onions night.

 

[smoakingun]

welcome to the chub club