Sizing a tool belt properly, and why “one size” is not one size
Belt sizing is measured over clothes and over the tools. Getting it wrong by two inches makes a good rig uncomfortable.
Work apron or tool belt: when each one is the right answer
Aprons are not a lesser belt. They solve a different problem, and for a lot of work they solve it better.
Looking after a leather tool belt in coastal air
Salt, sun and sweat are the three things that kill leather in San Diego. Twenty minutes a season keeps a belt going for decades.
Setting up a rig: what goes in which pouch, and why
A pouch layout is muscle memory. Get it right once and you stop looking down; get it wrong and you spend all day patting yourself.
Why a loaded belt hurts, and what suspenders actually do
Fifteen pounds on your hips is not a back problem waiting to happen — it already is one. The mechanics, and the fix.
Leather, nylon or canvas: which tool belt material to buy
Three materials, three different lifespans and three different weights. What each one is genuinely good at.