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Thank your sir. That should be a good size for the things I carry around normally and a few things that I normally don’t because of pocket space. Never was a fan of things hanging off of my belt or britches so that will probably work perfectly. Think I will go for the black and OD as well. Thanks again.

I have (serious need of repair) a nice “army shirt” with a whole bunch of pockets, a safari jacket (same oodles of pockets), but I got sick’n’tired of emptying stuff out of one to put in the other, then when it’d be too hot to wear pretty much anything beyond the minimum required to not get arrested, I took to bags/backpacks/etc. If I had a “fishing vest” or “photographer’s vest”, I’d never even get out of the house. I’d be too busy juggling things from one to the other.

Besides, I’m not gonna keep an umbrella with me in a vest or jacket. :smiley: Yet in a backpack, it’s there, out of the way ’til I’d need it.

And I used to carry more keys than the typical janitor, every friggin’ lock I could ever think of opening, even emergency keys for sis’s house, etc. Why, I have no idea. (Well, I guess if her house is on fire and she’s locked in, I could drive over there and let her out. Uhh, yah, right.) And I’m not the only one, as I know others who have similar key bundles that jingle so loudly, you’d think Jacob Marley was out to get you.

So screw it, dump it all into a bag and be done with it.

Now at least a smaller volume would make it (almost) necessary for me to triage my goodies and pare down if possible.

No worries. I could never get pants/shorts to fit, anyway, as I’m the “in-between” sizes, so it’s either 1” too tight (ugh!) or 1” too loose. And when it’s too loose, I end up hiking up my pants every few minutes, or end up with them around my ankles if not.

Damned belts nowaways… know how they’re made?? At least the reversible ones, it’s the bare leather slipped into a “slot” on the buckle, with 2 teeny little set-screws (like eyeglass screws!) going through the leather holding it in! And when one screw gets loose and falls out? Poink! The whole belt falls apart (stress imbalance from the asymmetry, plus doubled force yanking on it, rips right through the remaining hole in the leather). So they’re just for looks, not support, so forget about “snugging up” a loose pair of pants/shorts.

Wotnahell ever happened to the thick slabs of leather, folded over a thick one-piece metal frame, clamped down with a few industrial-strength rivets?

So anyway, yeah, anything beyond the bare basics weighing down some pants? Nuh-uh, not for me. I just even hate the feel of anything in my pockets, sliding down when I sit, etc. I don’t even carry a phone anymore, as it’s always in that small bag which is inside my big bag!

But follow the links as well. Lotta good stuff that only pops up after a half-Bacon of looking. Phone-holders, “wallets”, waist-bags, tool-kits (sans tools, of course), all shapes’n’sizes of bags with varying numbers of pockets, zippers, etc. You can even find something where it’s like, “Ooh, if I need to carry X, this’d be perfect!”.

So you lego it on, then when done, pop it right off.

And yeah, I dislike “camo” patterns. I ain’t doing jungle warfare, so other’n “Oooh, lookit me in my camo getup here in the city!” nonsense, I stick with solids. And black goes with everything. :smiley:

Bunch of knives, trying a picture posting here, again, hopefully it works this time. Still have several knives on order I’m waiting for. Got all this in the last month or so, except the Uncle Henry and Old Timer…

Edit: nope that didn’t work, let’s try this one…

So how do I get pictures to show on this site without a link? I’m using Photobucket. This site is the hardest I’ve experienced to share photos. Very frustrating.

Ah ha, finally. Now can I remember how it was done… Lol

For that serious well made lifetime belt, look no further than The Beltman

David Giles will take good care of you, these belts are hand made in Clanton Alabama from a few choice leathers you get to pick. From Bull hide to Elephant, these are serious 1/4” thick natural grain leather that hold up the heaviest of loads… designed as gun belts they mean business!

I got a black Elephant hide that’s reverse lined with bull hide for ultimate strength and it’s awesome!

A pic from his site, a quick-ship black double Bull hide in 1.5” width. Ready to go, not special order…

You asked about rivets? How about screws to enable changing the buckle? :wink: (not little screws, Chicago Screws, heavy duty)

Nice Belt Dale. 1/4” thickness is impressive. It should last a lifetime.
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That’s what I’m talking about!

For years I just stopped wearing a belt. Now, with more crap I’m carrying on me, I kinda need that “support” to keep things in place. And to make up for size-variation.

Funny thing is, I had a whole buncha nice sturdy belts like that, before I stopped wearing ’em. Hell if I can find ’em, though. So I splurged and got 3-4 belts from Kohls (that’s a story in itself), and they’re all the flimsy kind. They look nice, but that’s it.

Maybe I’ll get some sheetmetal, punch some “hooks” into it, clamp it down around the end of the leather (like a long flat aglet), then drill’n’fill the buckle to hold that inside.

I have a few Mission Belts. I like them because they have a micro-ratcheting size adjustment. Great to loosen a couple of clicks after a big meal.

My elephant belt has the added stiffener between the elephant and bull hide, this thing is SO stout, I can put it in my pants before getting dressed and the belt holds my pants in a “hoola hoop” formation, makes it really easy to step into em! :slight_smile:

Got this couple of days ago.
Boils stuff IMO on a very small amount of wood.
I used to have the “gen1” from this, without the extended collar. It kept the pan/kettle a bit too close to flames. This works pretty nicely. Kids love to use it :slight_smile:

I just ordered some more headphones.

This time I got BossHiFi B8's for $60.44, shipped from China.

https://www.head-fi.org/showcase/bosshifi-b8.22425/reviews

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1-PC-BOSSHIFI-B8-Stereo-Wooden-Over-ear-Black-Mahogany-Earphone-Headphone-Headset/32896456840.html

Coffee came in yesterday! :smiley: YAY! lol

Nice! Mine is going to be roasted today. I’ll pick it up on Saturday.

I LOVE Ethiopian coffee’s! I got 3 different area Ethiopian’s and a Guatamalan grown on the side of a volcano. :smiley: Mine were roasted Monday, got em yesterday afternoon. And speaking of, it’s time to make some more…. lol

Edit: I’m partial to the Yirgacheffe region, Today’s brew is from Ethiopia , Yirgacheffe, Idido Gerse Kebele

Yesterday I enjoyed the Guatamala Bella Carmona

Tomorrow I will go for a tried and true Ethiopia Yirgacheffe Aricha

And Saturday I will brew up, again a tried and true, Ethiopia Hambela which is a Single Farm coffee. (Most of these coffees are small lots of family owned and picked trees that are brought to a local processor where they are dried on beds in the sun then stripped to the bean and sorted, shipped.)

Once I’ve enjoyed each flavor independently, I will begin to mix in different ratio’s on a daily basis, blending for the optimum properties of each bean. :smiley: For example, this new Idido Gerse Kebele is a beautifully flavored coffee in comparison to the bolder Guatamalan, so I may use about 25% of the Guatamalan to enrich this Yirgacheffe on a given day. Other days I will mix the Yirgacheffe’s in whatever strikes my fancy as to how the blend should work.

Yes, I’m a coffee addict. It’s all siata95’s fault. :stuck_out_tongue:

The stuff I’ve been buying as of late comes from the Cerrado region of Brazil (Daterra Estate). It has hints of caramel and chocolate in it, and low acidity. Works great for making espresso-based drinks.

Done. Reviews look pretty good.

Had an alkaleak take a dump in my QC15s, ain’t turning on anymore, so I’ll forgo noise-reduction just to have a nice set of earmuffs again.

A friend sent me my first Fidget Spinner, an Atesson he bought off Amazon. It has brass weights, spins like 8 minutes. He has gotten 10 minute spins on his. So now I am in the business of making my spinner outspin his. :smiley:

Fidget Spinner parts on the way, first due to land by Saturday. lol

Cool! Is it one of these? Amazon.com

I never had a spinner before. Just ordered this one for $6.99 delivered
ATESSON Spinner

Yes Pete, but mine’s blue with gold brass weights. Which I will change Saturday. :wink: Shhhhh! I’m not gonna tell my buddy that I’m upgrading the spinner he sent me, just gonna floor him with run times (or that’s the plan)

Also have a premium hybrid ceramic bearing on the way. Actually the tungsten weights will be here tomorrow, bearing Saturday. :smiley: