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tool belt question

toledo | Posted in Tools for Home Building on July 9, 2004 04:15am

Can someone tell me a good source for tool belts – specifically for skinny guys? I like the short pouches, and the individual ones available around here are all long, so I end up using the leather apron type and punching moe and more holes as stretching and summer weight loss take their toll, and  eventually I just run out of room…I thought I’d found one at a local yard  til I saw it was a kiddy tool belt…imagine my embarrassment….

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    Sphere | Jul 09, 2004 01:53pm | #1

    yeah, I think play-skool makes some nifty ones..{G}

     

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      IMERC | Jul 09, 2004 02:11pm | #2

      that's the hasbro type isn't it...

      Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming....                                                                   WOW!!!   What a Ride!

    2. toledo | Jul 09, 2004 11:52pm | #5

      I found the play school ones did not hold up well under extreme use, and the teasing made me cwy...

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        Sphere | Jul 10, 2004 12:39am | #6

        lol..I'm skinny too..32 waist..try "nailers"..mine are holdin up great.. 

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        1. toledo | Jul 10, 2004 01:18am | #7

          I'm a 29 after  beer and a big dinner...where do I find "nailers"?

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            Sphere | Jul 10, 2004 02:14am | #9

            might check with Deluth Trading co...sorry I don't have a link, might have ta google it..I THINK thats where I got mine, it's been a long time.. 

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          IMERC | Jul 10, 2004 08:09am | #11

          Seems like you got skinny and scranny cornfused...

          Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming....                                                                   WOW!!!   What a Ride!

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            Sphere | Jul 10, 2004 06:26pm | #12

            yup, I ain't seen 29 since I was 18.. 

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          2. toledo | Jul 10, 2004 07:54pm | #13

            I'm really not scranny - my biceps and thighs are also 29"...weird lookin dude...

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            Dez | Jul 11, 2004 02:51am | #14

            Toledo,

             

            "A beer and a big dinner"  What are we talking...a light beer & a cocktail wiener? LOL

             

            Peace

          4. toledo | Jul 11, 2004 07:25am | #15

            Dez

            ha ha ha  - sorry we can"t all be big fat slobs like - oh, sorry I snapped...maybe too many high carb beers. Actually I do eat alot, but I just can't seem to gain weight...probably cancer or something, but that's ok, just keep on with the jokes - a sense of humor is the antidote for anything...

            Peace

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            IMERC | Jul 11, 2004 01:14pm | #16

            Okay so 2 wieners...

            Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming....                                                                   WOW!!!   What a Ride!

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            Sphere | Jul 11, 2004 02:10pm | #17

            lol...when people saw how much beer I could drink, and how much food I could eat, and never gain weight..they'd always ask why..

            my answer was.." I throw up a lot"..that shut them up.. 

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  2. pagoda | Jul 09, 2004 04:13pm | #3

    http://www.toolbelts.com/short_bags_15.htm

    diamond back belts make short versions. i love them!

    -ian

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      Bluemoose | Jul 09, 2004 04:18pm | #4

      I hate when I'm walking up steps and my hammer constantly swings into my ankles.

    2. toledo | Jul 10, 2004 01:54am | #8

      thanks for the link to diamondback - I remember now a guy who had some and loved them...their prices seem to indicate the makers are pretty proud of them as well (said with scottish accent)(it's ok I'm part scottish) (really)....

  3. DANL | Jul 10, 2004 03:15am | #10

    I think I remember Duluth having smaller belts. Think their email is something like Duluthtrading.com. I'll edit this if I can find my last catalog. --it's http://www.DuluthTrading.com



    Edited 7/9/2004 8:20 pm ET by Dan

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    Gunner | Jul 11, 2004 04:58pm | #18

    You need one of these. From Sphereamid industries! The sphereamid 2000! With optional beer holder pouch and machete scabbard.

     

    Who Dares Wins.



    Edited 7/11/2004 9:59 am ET by Gunner

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      Sphere | Jul 11, 2004 05:55pm | #19

      why am I not suprised you saved that picture?

      that IS the Nailers tool belt tho'..good rig. Just gotta rig a straw from the bottle up.. 

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        Gunner | Jul 11, 2004 05:58pm | #20

        I always pictured you fo r adouble beer can hat guy. Nah thats more RonT.Who Dares Wins.

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          Sphere | Jul 11, 2004 06:07pm | #21

          tried the hat once..2 16oz's..didya know once it gets flowin, it siphons all the beer out? I almost drowned..lol 

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            Gunner | Jul 11, 2004 07:10pm | #22

            THat always looks good when the jumbotron cameras are on you at the big game.Who Dares Wins.

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            Sphere | Jul 11, 2004 07:53pm | #23

            big game? like a stadium? hell no, it was at a funeral..lol 

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            Gunner | Jul 11, 2004 07:58pm | #24

            ROFLOMFAO! Who Dares Wins.

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            Sphere | Jul 11, 2004 08:11pm | #25

            the DW threw it out, right before our wedding..dunno why. 

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    2. toledo | Jul 11, 2004 11:15pm | #26

      oh my god...I don't know why, but I had the impression Sphere was this really classy uptown carpenter...and now this picture....I feel so....relieved....

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        Sphere | Jul 12, 2004 01:14am | #28

        shooo...that was gunner's boy toy, not me. He has quite a few for when the wife is outta town. 

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        1. toledo | Jul 12, 2004 05:32am | #30

          of course that's not you....of course gunner has boy toys....of course I resemble an inverted Popeye the sailorman...of course a carpenter needs scuba gear to get through the ocean of bullshot around here...

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            Sphere | Jul 12, 2004 05:59am | #31

            read the thread about "foggy goggles"...just don't spit a load in yer tool belt..lol 

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          2. toledo | Jul 12, 2004 06:11am | #33

            lol - one time I really did...oh, you said "spit'" a load ...nevermind...

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            Sphere | Jul 12, 2004 06:19am | #34

            I hate when that happens..follow the "most embarrasing thread" in the tavern ...speakin of loads..it'll be comin up..maybe. 

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            IMERC | Jul 12, 2004 06:00am | #32

            Holy Toledo!!!

            Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming....                                                                   WOW!!!   What a Ride!

  5. hacknhope | Jul 12, 2004 12:29am | #27

    Referring to skinny carpenters getting skinnier over the summer....  I know a couple of skinny carpenters who also scuba dive.  Some overlap in interests (as with ultralight flying) that I attribute to equipment fetishes.

    Try replacing the belt itself (for use with individual pouches) with the nylon webbing  belts divers use for lead weights.   The good buckles for these are stainless steel.  They quick-release with one hand but do latch very securely.  Readily available.   If the main portion of the belt is the webbing, the pockets do slip around.  If that's not okay, consider sewing nylon tails onto a core, min length, stretch of leather or double up the webbing with a layer of leather, or rivetting key pouches straight through.  The strip of webbing that goes into the body of the buckle can be adjusted seasonally as you move to outdoor clothing (a foot or more of excess can be folded back under itself, out of the way), and the length of the free end that you pass into the buckle can vary over about 8 inches without being too little to grip or getting in the way.   

    1. toledo | Jul 12, 2004 05:26am | #29

      interesting...a new scuba shop just opened right near where I'm working (Beaver Lake , Arkansas) so it's worth a look -see....

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