Comments on: VIDEO: Wading Belt Carrying System

By: Domenick Swentosky

Domenick Swentosky — Sat, 20 Apr 2024 14:50:26 +0000

Hi Charlie,

Yes, you need two hands to remove the belt. I’m glad for that. The last thing I want is for my belt to fall off.

Wader safety by REMOVING your belt? Candidly, I don’t believe that matters much. Keeping your belt ON keeps air in the pant legs. Taking it off lets water in, and you’ll end up being pulled down. Hell, catching something that is attached to your belt to a random log or something, might actually be a good thing, giving you a chance to get your bearings.

Honestly, your chances of anything like that happening while wading are VERY slim.

Have fun out there.

Dom

By: Charlie Chakales

Charlie Chakales — Fri, 19 Apr 2024 22:24:55 +0000

Dom, this week on the Orvis podcast they covered wading safety and it led me to the decision to upgrade my belt, which led me to your system. I couldn’t tell from the video exactly how the belt release works. It looks like you might need to use 2 hands in order to release it. In the event of taking a swim in the river, do you feel like you could unfasten it with one hand were it to snag on a tree or other river obstacle? My worry is that with the current pushing against my body it might be difficult or impossible to release in order to free myself. Thanks for your comprehensive review of your belt system!

By: Domenick Swentosky

Domenick Swentosky — Tue, 26 Mar 2024 01:28:51 +0000

In reply to Jake.

Hi Jake. All of the fishing stuff is in my vest.

Cheers.
Dom

By: Jake

Jake — Tue, 26 Mar 2024 01:26:03 +0000

So, where do you carry your extra flies and tools (like nippers and plyers). An extra Bag on the belt?

By: Domenick Swentosky

Domenick Swentosky — Tue, 12 Mar 2024 00:33:36 +0000

In reply to Marc Watson.

Right on

By: Marc Watson

Marc Watson — Fri, 01 Mar 2024 19:35:05 +0000

Great Info, Just purchased Black Hawk Belt, Smith Creek Net holster, fishpond net, Wading Staff and gear keeper. Thanks for the great information.

By: Domenick Swentosky

Domenick Swentosky — Sat, 27 Jan 2024 12:55:09 +0000

In reply to Campbell Williamson.

Fair question. No. I’ve never seen any damage to any waders. Cheers.

By: Campbell Williamson

Campbell Williamson — Sat, 27 Jan 2024 12:45:06 +0000

Thanks for the thorough article. Any concern for the Smith Creek holster’s aluminum “frame” rubbing/wearing your waders at the location where it typically sits against your back? Thanks!

By: Matthew Wilson

Matthew Wilson — Thu, 18 Jan 2024 16:40:14 +0000

In reply to Matthew Wilson.

The telescoping staff you recommended seems much more solid. Hopefully it will last a bit longer. There isn’t anything wrong with the trekology, but there are a handful of streams I fish that have very large EXTREMELY slick boulders that I find myself scrambling up and down. The amount of force that I have put on the trekology staff to keep from falling was enough to bend them in half on multiple occasions. I think they would last almost indefinitely on a less sketchy river bed. It’s also a great idea to glue the carbide tip in with an epoxy. I lost it on my first few staffs within 15 outings on the water.

By: Matthew Wilson

Matthew Wilson — Thu, 18 Jan 2024 16:31:27 +0000

In reply to Domenick Swentosky.

I have used the life straw bottle for nearly two years . Pretty easy to drink out of. It’s ideal for days that I am hiking miles in the mountains. I would have to carry a few gallons of water to stay hydrated without it. I have never changed or dried the filter. The diarrhea hasn’t gotten me yet and I have drank out of some pretty suspect water. I am a cockroach though.

Worst case I lose a few pounds very rapidly. Hell, it might help me stop breaking wadding staffs every couple months.