I got one that looks very similar… the hinge of the buckle broke within two weeks – the pressure of it closing is all it took…
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Her sciatic was disrupted in surgery. Sciatic terminates in the foot. Her ankle sets of metal detectors. Go figure.
That’s all we’ve got.
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I wonder if they would force you to take off a piece of rope if you literally just got a piece of rope and tied your pants shut like with paracord. I’ve done that in a pinch
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It’s just a submission ritual. Grovel. Disrobe. Abase thyself. Rend thine own garments.
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I’ve got a bunch of belts like that made by Eagle Creek, after a while the hinges do break, which is a pain.
They’re apparently guaranteed for life, but I’m too lazy to follow up on it. One detail of the EC belts I like is they have a zip stitched to the back, giving a long narrow ‘pocket’ you can stash some folding money as an emergency fund, which has been really handy at times.
I think I’ll just see if I can get some buckles and re-stitch them onto the belts, because these belts are so easily adjusted, and there are no holes to wear, fray and ultimately tear through.
Once I’ve taken my belt off, I generally have my hands in or on my pockets to stop my trousers falling down. (I’ve lost enough weight over the last year or two that my trousers are a bit looser than they were, but not so much yet that I want to replace them all with a smaller size instead of just using a belt.)
(Before I take my belt off - wallet, keys, phone, maybe a few coins, but they go in the tray with the belt.)
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Just wear sweat pants while you’re traveling. For EVERY REASON but especially this one.
Wearing sweat pants in public is a grater debasement than taking one’s belt off.
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I never get to just do the metal detector at airports. Every time they make me do the “porno scanner”… last time I had a couple guitar picks in that small 5th pocket of my jeans and it was enough that they wanted to do a patdown to figure out what it was. I remember that story about someone sneaking a sharp object in taped to their leg, but I feel like that machine would generally catch something like that…
I wound up with a “Comfort Click”, but I expect most of them originate from the same Asian OEM.
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I have gone with the magnetic option with a couple of belts from Magzook, I got them on the Kickstarter.
I did get a buckle with them, but found the belts more comfortable without it
It’s your German name and mad scientist coat you wear.
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Last time I flew, it took me 5 minutes to unbuckle my metal belt. It was one of those ratchet belts that I thought would be nice a year ago, but that gradually loosen. But when I tighten them, there is too much pressure to loosen them. I won’t buy metal buckle belts anymore.
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See the buckle I posted above. I never have a problem snapping it off. Though if you do have a lot of pressure on the buckle - like super tight - which sounds uncomfortable - it won’t open. They are made for climbing gear and aren’t supposed to open under a load. e.g. hanging from a harness.
I misread both these comments as “swear pants” and now I want a pair.
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BB had a post about ratchet belts a couple years ago. I did some comparison shopping. As far as I could tell from the photos and reviews the cheap belts on amazon looked identical to the expensive name brands. I tend to kill belts but the two I bought still look and work great after all this time of daily use.
I ordered that this morning. After that last flight I ordered a cheaper metal-less belt, but it was so elastic that it doesn’t keep my pants up. I have an other issue that I’m looking for jeans with slightly higher waists that don’t need hitching. But a belt that doesn’t loosen will help that.
How long before we see belts made entirely of explosive that will not set of a metal detector? Where already there you say?
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