This is my main belt pouch. It holds my wallet and many other things. You can see the spyglass pouch to the right of the pouch in the top view. Looking at the backside you can see the sheath which holds the Kershaw knife. The belt bag and the knife sheath (dated 2000) are riveted together. You may notice the spyglass pouch is tied in place. That keeps it and the belt bag from wandering but keeps them removable.
I made the pouch in the early 1990s, but didn't sign and date it like I do some other things. I attached the Kershaw's sheath sometime in the past 5 years or so, even though it had been riding in that same spot for many years.
The bag is about 6" X 6", give or take a little. It is about 3" thick, including the knife behind it. It is made of thick vegetable tanned leather, with no decoration.
The button is one I made of bone. The leather loop which goes around the button was extended long ago. The contents were straining it, so I made it longer with a cut loop of leather to take the strain off.
I have varied the contents some over the years, depending on what I thought I needed at the time. Below are the contents of the pouch.
Included are extra or rarely used keys plus a "peanut" lighter, my wallet (also made by me), A bow-drill socket made from a brass dog tag on a piece of leather, and a pocket made of a sword scabbard's tip, The sword scabbard pocket holds the bits above it: a mini screwdriver for eyeglasses repair and tightening, a P-38 can opener (one of several I carry), Allen wrenches, a small file, tweezers, and a (gun) bore gauge.
Back when everyone else was wearing a fanny pack, this was on my hip. It has been mistaken for a gun holster many times. Maybe it keeps people polite in my presence.
Tangent time: I don't wear my belt through belt loops. In fact, I remove the belt loops from my jeans and put suspender buttons on them instead. My "Old West" pants don't even come with belt loops. I wear the belt slung lower than the loops would allow, so it doesn't rest on my hip bones. Much better for me that way. Years ago my bony hips were always bruised and hurting from my belt digging in. I had to cinch the belt so tight to keep my pants up that it really got to be painful. That was before I even carried much on the belt (other than a knife or two). My "Old West" pants didn't have loops, so I wore suspenders and discovered that was much more comfortable. So I adapted.
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Take a little break from social media and now I got 11 of your posts to catch up on haha.
Did you initially tie the spyglass in place or did you do that after you noticed it moving on you? I like that the knife is behind the pouch as it is probably less noticeable that way. The pouch seems like it has quite a bit of room, but looks like you needed to extend it to fit your wallet. There are quite a few times when I am working on the house when I find out I need an allen wrench. That would be nice to have some on your person.
Cool stuff! How did you make the pouch and wallet? How much of a pain was the stitching? Did you do it by hand or use a machine?
Holy crap! I didn't know you had a YouTube. Gonna have to check it now! :)
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Yeah, I post almost every day. Unless, like last night, I have no electricity.
I didn't tie the spyglass in place at first, but it didn't take long until I did. I often tied my belt knife to the back on my belt when I was dressing in buckskin all the time. So the idea of tying things to hold them in place on the belt was very familiar to me.
Yes, the pouch button loop had to extend to fit the stuff in it, but the wallet wasn't the original problem; it was the set of keys and other stuff under the wallet.
I made the stuff by making a pattern in paper, then transferring it to leather. And it is all stitched by hand. I do have a vintage 1891 Singer sewing machine, but I haven't used it in years and wouldn't abuse it by sewing thick leather anyway. I use an awl to punch the stitch holes before sewing it. It's not easy, but just takes time.
I haven't posted a new video on Youtube in a year or so. I tend to get out of the habit-- but there are a lot of videos there to watch.
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Makes sense, I am working on trying to get better about posting. I am pretty sporadic about it, but I am sure if I managed my time better, I would have more time to write.
I bet you can pull off buckskin pretty well. Yeah i guess you only have so much room. If you have / get a newer car you have to deal with the silly bulky car fab's. It takes up quite a bit of room in my pocket. It's annoying.
Makes sense with the leather making and if you are doing it by hand it will probably turn out nicer. What do you use for stitch? Pretty sure my mom has one of the old singer sewing machines too, although I don't think its that old from 1891. I think its maybe early to mid 1900's back when quality wasn't shit.
Yeah you do have a good amount of content on Youtube. I will give the fire starting ones a watch for starters.
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I used to have a car with a remote. I kept it pinned in a vest pocket. I could never understand people who keep it on the ring with the keys. But I do things differently than most. LOL.
Mostly I use some thick polyester cord that came with a repair kit to a weatherport (tent-like garage thing). The one spool has lasted years so far. I sometimes use "artificial sinew" but it frays too much.
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thick polyester makes sense. Nice to know it works :)
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