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    Recommend a good belt.

    Belts are something I buy once in a decade. Due to lockdown I have ... ahem.. gone up a couple of inches .

    I generally go for plain matte black leather with a dull steel buckle . No gold or chrome bling . Something rugged but can equally go on a suit or a pair of jeans. I’d pay a reasonable amount but not for some name like Boss or Gucci.

    Recommendations welcome and if we have any leather workers who fancy a bash by all means let me know.

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    Grand Master GraniteQuarry's Avatar
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    Handmade to measure from Equus, cannot recommend highly enough

    https://www.equusleather.co.uk/

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    My mother in law gave me a good belt once! Henry Cooper did quite well with Muhammed Ali too!

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    I have a few from here. fantastic quality

    https://www.handmadeleatherbelts.co.uk/

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    British Belt Company:

    https://www.thebritishbeltcompany.co...ist_order=size

    I went with the Classic Jeans Belt. It's good quality and no complaints.

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    TK Maxx or M and S its only a belt but it’s your money.
    I FEEL LIKE I'M DIAGONALLY PARKED IN A PARALLEL UNIVERSE

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    These elasticated belts are great for preventing builder's bum, so might suit until, er, the curves flatten. Probably won't go with a suit very well, but who's wearing a suit at the moment?

    https://www.screwfix.com/p/dewalt-wo...ck-28-46/28290

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    Wendy James was quite a looker.
    "Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. The third time it's enemy action."

    'Populism, the last refuge of a Tory scoundrel'.

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    Filson

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    Dents do nice belts and gloves and wallets.
    British brand etc..

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    I wear this in the woods and to work... given it’s not leather but I like it. Many other similar styles around

    https://www.patagonia.ca/product/fri...yABEgIiRfD_BwE

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    I've bought a couple from this guy. He custom makes them to your size from whatever leather and buckle you choose. Really high quality and last for ages. In the US though.

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    Can be had for cheaper elsewhere and also available in black. I have quite a few belts but this one has lasted years and years. Perhaps not the most elegant for a suit but I would buy one again without hesitation.

    https://www.johnlewis.com/polo-ralph...t/brown/p62660

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    I normally buy leather belts from a guy who makes them who normally attends the game fairs. Can’t find him online though which is a shame as I’d like a new one.
    Started out with nothing. Still have most of it left.

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    Quote Originally Posted by oldoakknives View Post
    I normally buy leather belts from a guy who makes them who normally attends the game fairs. Can’t find him online though which is a shame as I’d like a new one.
    I have a couple of Croots belts, great quality leather, very thick. The only downside is they are very stiff for ages but once they are broken in they should last

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    I am absolutely loving the new Ratchet Belts, no holes, no tails, perfect fit before and after dinner.
    Super cheap too

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdEj6Qry12Y


    https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mens-Bullia...=fsclp_pl_dp_2

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    Loved my Heistercamp https://www.heistercamp.co.uk/ belt but then left it in the changing rooms after a SUP session, must order another.

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    I have a couple from village leathers good quality and excellent value.

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    I have two very nice belts in brown and black from Hawkdale. Around £20. Full grain leather/ brass buckle. Nothing fancy, but made properly.

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    Quote Originally Posted by bloater View Post
    Loved my Heistercamp https://www.heistercamp.co.uk/ belt but then left it in the changing rooms after a SUP session, must order another.

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    Another vote for Heistercamp. Thankfully I still have mine!


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    Anderson elastic belts.
    Once you have tried, you will never go back.

    https://www.matchesfashion.com/produ...d-belt-1177590

    Or failing that, one of their plaited leather ones so it's infinitely adjustable.

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    My favourite belt is from the Danish court saddlers, Dahlman. It has the benefit of practically having no buckle; just a small brass hook and a leather keeper.




    https://dahlman1807.com/collections/...e-dahlman-belt
    In the Sotadic Zone, apparently.

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    Thanks for all the suggestions , bought the patagonia technical for my jeans and cargos , still undecided on the leather

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    Recommend a good belt.

    Classic TZ - I have a little browse while the kettles boiling and 2 days later I’’ve spent hours researching belts, leather, tanneries and now ordered two belts I didn’t know I needed!

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    Quote Originally Posted by GraniteQuarry View Post
    Handmade to measure from Equus, cannot recommend highly enough

    https://www.equusleather.co.uk/
    Definitely this, I have two of their custom made belts, they're so well made they'll last a lifetime unlike the normal £60 fashion brand belt I've always bought in the past that falls to pieces after a few years

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    I do not understand the price of belts. I buy from leather belts from a market seller in Cambridge who trades as Seneca leather goods for ten pounds. Wide choice of leathers and new and vintage buckles. Fitted to you, punched and riveted there and then.

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    I've been brought some razor strop leather I bought a few years ago to him and he made me a couple of belts from it.

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