Best belt for your pants to hike in?

[805Bowhunter]

This thread is great. The first big mistake I ever made was wearing a thick leather belt into the woods on a backpacking trip. My hips still have scars (literally) from the wounds that hiking with that thing created. I purchased a first lite belt a couple of years ago and it has been wonderful. Others mentioned in the thread are great too I am sure. Keep it simple/low profile. The belt is a very important and often overlooked piece of gear.

 

[Zbowman1]

I have an old Sitka belt and a Kuiu belt but I would recommend the Eddie Bauer Genius belt. I have a couple of them now and they are the most comfortable belts I own.

Men's Genius Belt | Eddie Bauer

Shop Men's Genius Belt at Eddie Bauer.

www.eddiebauer.com

 

[Marble]

KUiu belt is sweet. And he can grow into it.

I tried to get one earlier this year and thry told me they wont carry them anymore. They offer two different ones SSI maybe I'll check again. Its a good belt

 

[mproberts]

Going to throw a couple new ones out there for you guys...

Emdom/MM Adam Belt - Emdom USA Tactical Gear

Emdom/MM Adam Belt is a simple and practical trouser belt. The design of the belt originated from Mr. Adam Stevens, a friend of MM. An interesting and innovative design, the belt is wide yet low profile and very thin. Constructed of 2' webbing with an ITW 2' to 1' reducer with sewn on pull tab.

www.emdomusa.com

Hands down the best minimalist belt I have ever used and I own or have owned the KUIU, FL, Sitka and Marsupial belts among others. It works excellent under a hip belt and a part of the proceeds go to the creator's widow.


https://specops.us/belts.html (better bdu belt)

Once they are worn in they are excellent. Very similar to others webbing belts on the market, but I can vouch this will last forever. I have been running one almost daily for over a decade now. The only thing I have noticed is that it has shrunk about an inch over that time period (no idea how that is possible though). I also like the plastic buckle better than metal, it doesn't make noise and doesn't rub on the edges like the metal can.

 

[Elkslayer67]

Anyone got a link to the First Lite belt? It looks like they might have stopped making it. I can't find it on their website.

Contacted First Lite. They will be in stock end of the month first part of next month.

 

[saskybowhunter]

I had first lite suspenders but they dug into my back if i had a heavy pack, currently running an old 1 inch web strap that came with one of my trail camera's and it works great! haha

 

[kibe]

Eddie Bauer

 

[silverbullet555]

Tried the marsupial gear belt yesterday. Seemed to work pretty well and I could take it off without having to work at it like the hpg belt. I like both and will continue to evaluate.

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[robtattoo]

i use a strap from an old broken trail camera.

Good god man, this is the best post I've read on here! I've been struggling for AGES to find a thin, long belt (I'm a gret big biggun) & this is awesome! I've got tons of old cameras & ALL the straps are the perfect length for ma belly!
I'd buy you a beer if you were closer!

 

[philos]

Another thumbs up for the Arcade belt. Best one I have tried so far for flexibility and comfort.

 

[jmez]

Football belt. You can get one for $2.50 on eBay.

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[tjthebest]

Good god man, this is the best post I've read on here! I've been struggling for AGES to find a thin, long belt (I'm a gret big biggun) & this is awesome! I've got tons of old cameras & ALL the straps are the perfect length for ma belly!
I'd buy you a beer if you were closer!

i think we got the idea from the Stone Glacier guy on a podcast or something.

 

[shooterrdy]

Kifaru belt is hard to beat. Light fits almost any belt loop size.

 

[shooterrdy]

Kifaru belt is hard to beat. Light fits almost any belt loop size.

Way nicer than kuiu I had been using

 

[xcutter]

Sitka or Firstlite Suspenders.

Bison Belt Design from Amazon.

 

[camecolb]

Bison Designs Last Chance is the best. They have a heavy duty and regular duty belt. The regular duty is easy to trim to size and both last a long time.

https://bisondesigns.com/products/38mm-last-chance™-heavy-duty-black-buckle

 

[Call.me.porter]

I love my Arcade. Gave up on any other belts, and hey, it even gives you some stretch after those bigger meals.

 

[HuntHarder]

Marsupial belt for me. So comfortable I forget I am wearing it often. Very easy to un buckle and re buckle.

 

[deerhunt1988]

Another vote for Marsupial. Bought one this summer and have been loving it!

 

[Boarmaster]

I bought an Arcade belt based on suggestions here. I have used it on a few walks with my pack and around daily life and I really like it. I havent used it a whole season yet so hard to comment on durability. I would have liked just a touch more stretch. Quite a big selection of colors. But of course I went with black.