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Thanks, all. Interesting responses.
On looking into this further, the belt is similar to or maybe called by some a rigger's belt, and regulations in the US Army, Navy, and Coast Guard specify that the belt is to be worn with the tip end to the left.
I've decided at least for now to thread this belt to the right so that the tip end is on the left, the same way that I wear an ordinary leather belt. It feels wrong putting it on, but it's only for a moment, and I don't have to walk around all day feeling that I have the tip end on the wrong side. I guess it's better to start out wrong and end up right than to start out right and end up wrong.
I'm not a fan of the somewhat tactical look in black, but my wife thinks it looks pretty good, black goes with anything, and I didn't like the other two colors that the store had in stock. Most importantly, and why I got the belt, it seems to hold my pants up very well. I went on a good long hike today and had no trouble. It definitely looks better than sagging pants.
On looking into this further, the belt is similar to or maybe called by some a rigger's belt, and regulations in the US Army, Navy, and Coast Guard specify that the belt is to be worn with the tip end to the left.
I've decided at least for now to thread this belt to the right so that the tip end is on the left, the same way that I wear an ordinary leather belt. It feels wrong putting it on, but it's only for a moment, and I don't have to walk around all day feeling that I have the tip end on the wrong side. I guess it's better to start out wrong and end up right than to start out right and end up wrong.
I'm not a fan of the somewhat tactical look in black, but my wife thinks it looks pretty good, black goes with anything, and I didn't like the other two colors that the store had in stock. Most importantly, and why I got the belt, it seems to hold my pants up very well. I went on a good long hike today and had no trouble. It definitely looks better than sagging pants.