I ask because there's a fashion trend my wife says would look great on me. JCrew is offering Tie Belts -- Old school repp tie stripe belt.

This sort of belt is not the thick leather bluejeans belt on which I am used to hanging my cell phone, SureFire E2e, Vic SwissChamp, and numerous other pieces of gear.

The tie belt is simply not going to support any appreciable weight being attached to it. I am playing around with redistributing my belt gear.

Meanwhile, how do you folks who go without belts, perhaps in warmer weather, carry gear that would normally ride on a belt?

-- Craig

Vest, shoulder bag, fanny/waist pack. Pants cargo pockets, necklace.

Dave

that fashion trend looks to be over since the Jcrew link shows it much reduced -- I don't think I would worry about it

"Trend" was an inappropriate word to use. I should recast the sentence and say something more like, my Better Half thinks I would look great wearing this style of belt.

The tie belt is more of a warm weather belt and is being discounted to make way for the incoming fall styles. For those of you who don't wear belts, where do you carry gear that might normally live on your belt?

-- Craig

I have gotten rid of any clothing that doesn't have belt loops and wear a belt with everything now.

Excellent suggestions. Let's add a wrinkle, shall we? In addition to beltless, let's throw in a sportcoat, too, for a dressier look.

That rules out a waist pack and may well rule out a vest -- a loaded and buldging one, anyway. Tuck the necklace inside your shirt and you're good to go. The shoulder bag can stay.

Cargo pants are out. Don't own any. My Better Half doesn't like them. Besides, they just don't contribute toward a dressy look.

-- Craig

If you want a dress jacket that you can load up with discreetly carried essentials, look at the Tilley Travel Jacket

Lots of hidden pockets, including an "ultra-secret" one whose location is revealed only after you buy it.

I'm glad I'm single, don't have to dress to impress -- and if I went beltless, my pants would fall down

Wow from $35 to $10 in such a short time... I'm thinking not too many people are jumping on this trend. <img src="/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

Anyway... I rarely hook anything on to my belt. I carry my EDC as follows:

LF = Blackberry
RF = Very Small Wallet, Keys, Large Sebenza, Mini Bic, Photon II

Craig, unless I have you confused with someone else don't you carry all your gear in your "man purse" already anyway? <img src="/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

Nobody else is saying it, so I will.

Maybe you should re-evaluate your priorities. Which is more important, your EDC gear or some fashion points? We're not talking about situations like a job where you're forced into a certain dresscode, right?

Note the name of this site. It's "Equipped to Survive", not "Equipped when it's Convenient".

Really, I'm not flaming you, it's just that perhaps you should have a heart-to-heart conversation with your wife.

The Galco bellyband is an excellent option for times when shorts & a T-shirt is required, even if you dont' use it for a firearm. Works great under a lightly bloused dress shirt, too. Highest quality bellyband I've ever seen: