I am a happy camper today.
Thanks to bandel4, :You_Rock_ I am now the happy owner of a 5.11 Operator’s belt. All for just over £7. It’s genuine for sure, but the factory had stitched in the code for the cheaper TDU belt and this is probably why the entire production run was rejected.
This is a big departure for me as my ‘normal’ bushcraft kit looks like, and often is, charity shop recycled clothing, as those of you who know me can testify.
I was looking for a strong belt so that I can abseil down steep slopes without resorting to the painful classic abseil or having to improvise a sit harness out of some rope or rely on less safe methods of descent. You click on a krab and away you go. The buckle is rated to 6,000lbs and the webbing is bombproof.
A surprising bonus (and best feature) was that the belt reduces my currently chronic backache to negligible when adjusted tightly.
If you have these concerns, do get one.
http://www.511tactical.com/browse/H...ide/D/30100/P/1:100:50000:50800:50806/I/59405
Don't mean to raise the dead, but having bought the same belt, then finding out that it is in fact a cheap copy made in China...
I promptly went out and bought the genuine article. At 35 USD, you get a much better buckle with properly sewn webbing instead of a look-alike that I wouldn't trust with much more than keeping my trousers up.
If it sounds too good to be true, it is!
