Backpacking belts to hold up your trousers

[TaperPin]

A simple 1” nylon webbing belt made with ladderlock buckle has worked well since 1990 - it never slips, never gets in the way, costs $3 if you’re too cheap to sew it yourself, weighs nothing. Companies don’t make any money of this type of solution so they convince you to spend $30 on something that doesn’t work as well.

 

[WCB]

I must be the odd man out...#1 I'm not weighing my belt #2 I just use a 1.4" Leather belt with well rounded pin buckle. Never had an issue with pinching, pain, or coming loose like I have with webbed type belts. Also, never experienced a broken buckle also like I have with some of the plastic buckles on webbed belts.

 

[Kyle C]

That clip in the middle of your back doesn't bug the hell out of you?

Not the slightest bit. For myself a belt has always caused more discomfort under the hip belt of a pack especially under heavy loads. They also seem to keep my pants from sliding down like a belt does at times.

 

[Split toe]

I have used the Hills people belt and Marsupial. Marsupial is more convenient, but can slip. The Hill belt is slight less convenient, but is not going to slip.