If you carry gear, knives and such, on your pants belt and use a pack with a waistbelt. How do you deal with interfering of the two. Is it good to cinch the pack waistbelt around your middle above your hips and pants belt?, thus clearing the items on your pants belt.
Thanks, Jim
I never carry knives and such on my belt.They stay in the pack till needed.When I carry the unmentionable hardware on my belt,I just use a pack without a waist belt.If I had a pack with padded waist belt,I would modify it to hold said hardware.
If you think you will need it as you scout,hike etc. attach it to one of your backpack shoulder straps, works good for me.
I have a haversack I wear on my left side. It has a sleeve on the back for my 3" leather belt and serves to keep the pack from flopping while the pack strap keeps my belt up. Usually the only thing on the belt is a knife. The sack is also out of the way of my side quiver.
I carry a pint water-bottle & day-pack type stuff in the sack.
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Well, I ain't beating around the bush much. I carry a Kel-Tec .380 on the waist band of my jeans. It has a built in clip that is made to clip on the inside of your jeans and still remain easily accessable and out of site at the same time. I do have a permit. If carring one of these you will need one also. When hog hunting, I carry a Glock 30. It goes on the waist belt. There is a holster made by Fobus that allows the Glock to sit inside the waist band and be attached to the belt on the outside of the waistband. Very handy.
Can't be too careful.
God Bless,
Nathan
I managed to get the "stuff" I would normally wear on my pants belt attached to the hip belt of my back pack.
I would just carry it in the pack itself. That eliminates the need for anything on the belt.
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QuoteOriginally posted by wbyrd:
I managed to get the "stuff" I would normally wear on my pants belt attached to the hip belt of my back pack.
I managed to do the same with a pack that I have
Yea.. the only think I carry on my belt is a gun (southern Arizona, snakes, slithery ones and two legged kinds, and kitties, just in case). Yea, you say that until you have a mountain lion stalk you without one.. then you start thinking, a little late, it would be nice to have that 45 right about now.
Everything else goes in my back pack. I used to carry my knife on my belt, but I learned it usually just gets in the way. So, now it rides in my pack.
If thats the problem just carry a can of bear spray in a side pocket. In Alaska it works on bear and moose so I can't see why it wouldnt a cat. They hate liquids.
When I used to live/hunt in Idaho, I'd carry my safety tool in a holder that strapped around my thigh. Knife and other stuff on the other side of the belt and neither interfered with each other.
I carry mine inside my jacket if it's cooler. In the pocket of my Asbell pullover. If that's what I'm wearing. Big pockets!
i use a single strap pack right shoulder left side carry. i tie a bungy cord on the strap put a carabiner on it. hook it to belt loop on right side behind my markIII 22/45 1 in 10 in the clip [if 11 dont save me nothing would have] my buddys rip me for the 22 but i like it. and its accurate wish i could hunt with it but PA. :bigsmyl: other than that never saw the use for a hunting knife on a belt.
Guys,his original thread was shut down because of the firearms references.He started this thread over and we were trying to answer his question without getting into that.Expect this one to be cut off also.
sorry im new and did not relize no fir@@@# answers ill try not to refer to them again my bad jim
Thanks Jim
Thanks for reminding everyone JimB. I guess what I would like to know is how many find cinching the pack waistbelt up above the belt line acceptable. Comfort and load wise.
If you want to know about that I can help with all the heavy packing I've done. It is not a problem if it is not a heavy load but if it isa big load ex. packing out a kill, then you have problems or will. The belt puts the weight on your hips therefore legs which are strong but if you get it up to the waist then your lower back is under alot of stress, spine vertebre, from all directions not just the downward force but now balancing it left and right. Packs are designed to ride the hips and the higher you go packing 80 pounds of meat etc. the weight compounds on your lower back. It's quite a hazard especially if you have a heavy pack not doubt the further you are from help. Safe packing. Merle
Just forgot but when I have a heavy load of 80 + lbs. I don't even wear a belt for my pants as I feel that interferes with the pack belt.
I carry nothing on a belt. Fanny for home hunting and day packs for extended. I can't even stand stuff in my pockets.
oops. Sorry
My outfit resembles Stumpkillers'. I carry a knife on my belt, firestarter, compass and water in my cargo pants pockets. Other dodads in the pack.I want these necessities on my person in case something happens to my small pack.
Kind of sounds paranoid to say that, so OK, I'm paranoid!
Instead of packs either back or fanny I use a camo (turkey) vest while hunting or stumping or scouting. You can carry a lot of things and they are out of the way. They have a back pouch for xtra clothing( rain suit) and a lot of pockets.
Works for me while in Colorado elk hunting or home stand hunting.
I too keep most stuff in a a back pack....and so far only have seen 1 other reference to my other option: Cargo Pants! The side leg pockets are at the perfect level for easy access. You can cram alot of stuff in there without interfering with your hunt, hike, whatever...and nothing gets tangled in your packs straps.
You can find them in any camo pattern under the sun--esp. if you check out the military surplus type catalogs; but I've found some really good ones at Goodwillm for $2's !!
Another point that might be helpfull: If you use a backpack with multiple pockets and your basic stuff is always the same: keep them in the same pockets always, no matter the season! That way if an emergency hits and/or night falls before you're out of it---you won't have to search for your stuff--in a panic situation, it's amazing how you forget where you stashed your first-aid kit or extra batteries " the last time you put them in there". Keep it simple--keep it consistent! JMO! :bigsmyl: :campfire:
I carry a six inch blade on the waist belt of my pack. Also had lion stalk me like Fortun81, also packing more than a blade.