JoeWras
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So I'm doing disaster recovery work, and I don't have a good work belt. I make the mistake of buying something cheap since it might get damaged. Yeah, it gets "self damaged." Cheap.
First big trip -- middle of nowhere, under evacuation, no stores open -- the belt breaks. Well crap, there goes the tool pocket and hammer loop, let alone my pants are falling at my ankles. Of course, the volunteer community comes to my rescue and someone miraculously brought an extra which gets me through the trip.
So now I need to buy a real, quality belt. But how? Frankly, Amazon is "The Amazon" for buying a belt. People are reporting a lot of suspected fakes, and their pictures are proving it. Descriptive text for the product is full of egregious misspellings to the point of embarrassment.
So does anyone have any suggestions for a good, quality work belt? One that is genuine and not a fake? What's your favorite? I'm looking for something that you can hang some weight on, like a work belt or a tactical. And have you run into the counterfeit problem in this product area?
Finally, I feel like I need to go to a brick and mortar store. Should I go to some place like Cabela's? Will there be less chance of fakery there?
First big trip -- middle of nowhere, under evacuation, no stores open -- the belt breaks. Well crap, there goes the tool pocket and hammer loop, let alone my pants are falling at my ankles. Of course, the volunteer community comes to my rescue and someone miraculously brought an extra which gets me through the trip.
So now I need to buy a real, quality belt. But how? Frankly, Amazon is "The Amazon" for buying a belt. People are reporting a lot of suspected fakes, and their pictures are proving it. Descriptive text for the product is full of egregious misspellings to the point of embarrassment.
So does anyone have any suggestions for a good, quality work belt? One that is genuine and not a fake? What's your favorite? I'm looking for something that you can hang some weight on, like a work belt or a tactical. And have you run into the counterfeit problem in this product area?
Finally, I feel like I need to go to a brick and mortar store. Should I go to some place like Cabela's? Will there be less chance of fakery there?