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Old 05-20-2009, 09:46 AM   #1
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Belt Free Vest


anybody use one of these? I've been thinking about trying one, was looking for an opinion before i spent the money

http://www.bestbelt.com/product/belt-free/index.html

Or this belt?

http://www.bestbelt.com/product/tool..._building.html

I like the green, says no break in period, opinions appreciated.
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Old 05-20-2009, 09:55 AM   #2
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anybody use one of these? I've been thinking about trying one, was looking for an opinion before i spent the money

http://www.bestbelt.com/product/belt-free/index.html

Or this belt?

http://www.bestbelt.com/product/tool..._building.html

I like the green, says no break in period, opinions appreciated.
Smart a$$ comments too.....
http://www.contractortalk.com/f14/to...ght=tool+belts

http://www.contractortalk.com/f14/to...ght=tool+belts

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Old 05-20-2009, 10:16 AM   #3
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Re: Belt Free Vest


Thanks, was to lazy to do the search, figured i'd get links
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Old 05-20-2009, 10:26 PM   #4
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anybody use one of these? I've been thinking about trying one, was looking for an opinion before i spent the money

http://www.bestbelt.com/product/belt-free/index.html

Or this belt?

http://www.bestbelt.com/product/tool..._building.html

I like the green, says no break in period, opinions appreciated.
Smart a$$ comments too.....



Green products are for fairies. Grow a set of stones.

I am about to start a tire fire here to try to get this global warming to kick in. It still gets below freezing in the evening..

Seriously. I like a leather bags with a belt and suspenders. Seems like a vest would "ride up" when leaning over or whatever.
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Old 05-20-2009, 10:46 PM   #5
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on days that are -20 celcius and working outside ive considered buying a few aerosol cans and empying em
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Seems like it would hurt the shoulders after a while, but then you would probably get use to it...kinda like wearing overalls the first few days.
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i got my dad one for his birthday. He loves it. I have the stronghold belt, but the vest is pretty sweet. I would definitely recommend
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A couple of hours with a belt
on my hips and the sciatica will
literally bring me to my knees.
A vest has been a godsend for me.
Might not have the problem now
if I had switched to one sooner.
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Old 05-20-2009, 11:41 PM   #9
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i think a vest would be okay unless you have to do any overhead work but i stick to a canvas set of bags with a padded belt
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I've just started using one of these. So much more comfortable than the tool belt. I'm amazed at how much stuff I end up with in the vest & haven't noticed the weight like I would have with the tool belt. I'm absolutely converted. http://www.skillers.com/Skillers/
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I've just started using one of these. So much more comfortable than the tool belt. I'm amazed at how much stuff I end up with in the vest & haven't noticed the weight like I would have with the tool belt. I'm absolutely converted. http://www.skillers.com/Skillers/
I have the older version,
in canvas, and it's great for me.
Looking for something cooler
for summer though.
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