Best tool belt on Reddit

"My Occidental pouches have lasted me since 1999. Still going strong, and comfy as ever."

"Occidental leather only ones I can wear all day without having back trouble."

"But Occidental is the best if you must."

"Occidental."

"Occidental makes the heaviest, nastiest, most bulletproof bags on the planet."

"Just buy the Occidental belt (suspenders optional) and run your bags on there, boom fixed."

"I don’t think I would ever switch from occidental."

"If you’re union get you Occidental’s."

"Buy once cry once."

"Occidental."

"I have the diamondback 701 vest, very happy with it."

"I highly recommend the 701 best from diamondback tool belts. I absolutely love it"

"I bought a Diamondback tool rig probably 10+ years ago... I've used them for the last 10+ years doing full time residential remodeling."

"I only will ever recommend 2. Diamondback or veto."

"For finish work I have a diamondback setup. It’s much lower profile and keeps my tools tucked away neatly."

"I love my diamondbacks. The hammer sleeve is where it’s at."

"I wish I had just invested in diamondback earlier!"

"Diamondback for life!"

"I like the Diamondback Cavetto"

"Diamondback."

"Occidental Leather."

"There's only one bag setup and it's Occidental Leather."

"Occidental leather"

"Look into Occidental Leather."

"Occidental Leather"

"Occidental is great if it isn’t too sweaty."

"I just found the ideal set up from Occidental."

"Occidental leather has been the go to brand of tool bags for decades."

"Occidental is awesome."

"I have the 5589 for the tool pouch."

"Akribis leather"

"My mentor rocks Akribis and that's the one I am putting away for currently."

"I highly recommend Akribis if you can afford them."

"Akribis Leather… hands down the absolute best of the best bags ever made."

"I highly recommend Akribis if your gonna go leather."

"The nicest most customizable leather belt."

"Best tool belt I've ever bought."

"Akribis, or diamond back."

"I like Akribis out of Canada they are pretty similar to Occidental."

"Akribis is another good pouch to look into."

"I have found the Joey Pouch (XL for me) has been an absolute game changer."

"The truth is Veto no jokes"

"I only will ever recommend 2. Diamondback or veto."

"Veto is always the answer"

"Veto pro pack or Diamondback"

"Veto"

"Veto or diamondback"

"I traded a $40 Dewalt Mig hammer for my coworker’s Veto pouch."

"Veto"

"But only with the suspenders. My god, they are life changers."

"Build quality is fantastic and much lighter than leather bags if that’s important to you."

"Best belt setup I’ve ever owned."

"Highly biased but 10000000x better than the Gator Back."

"Badger or Diamondback is my recommendation."

"I have a couple of custom Badger rigs."

"Looks like Badger is made by Occidental."

"Badger or occi i hated my diamondback."

"I wear a sweet vest from them."

"Atlas 46 user here"

"Atlas 46 belts do adjust that small."

"Atlas 46"

"I am very happy with my Atlas 46 belt."

"I've heard good things about ATLAS 46."

"Check out atlas46. Awesome everything."

"Well made, American made, but I don’t love it for what it cost."

"I love the Toughbuilt system as it’s all modular."

"Probably toughbuilt, they're cheap and sturdy."

"Toughbuilt system is good value."

"Look into ToughBuilt."

"I’m a fan of the toughbuilt ones."

"I like the toughbuilt pouches, I use them at work."

"For cheaper bags I like tough built."

"If you can get a hold of Dennis McVay at McRose toolbelts I can assure you, you will be more than satisfied with your nail bags."

"I have a custom mcrose leather lite framer, a occidental fat lip, a badger belts custom framer, a diamondback 701 vest."

"There's a few different smaller local leather belt makers."

"I just switched to nylon bags made by McRose. They're perfect."

"McRose Tool belts are very good."

"Tough Built. Love the ability of snap on and off the tool pouch."

"I ve thoroughly enjoyed tough built clip on belts."

"I am in love with Tough Built clip on products."

"I like Tough Built stuff."

"I like the Tough Built brand."

"Its Buckaroo or go home."

"Buckaroo belts, i rock it loaded all day on slab and i don't notice its there"

"Buckaroo is the way to go"

"I’m a fan of my Buckaroo. The bags are pretty slim and sit higher on my waist than most other options."

"I got a buckaroo"

"If anyone knows a good tool belt, and pouch that's better suited for women."

"Less is more for a tool belt. Start small, a tool pouch for essential stuff."

"Get a belt, hammer loop, and one bag for tools. Keep a crescent wrench, tape, nail puller, knife, margin trowel, and a 5in1 handy and you’ll be fine."

"Definitely something with suspenders. Without them your hips and lower back will get sore day after day due to imbalance."

"I recommend that with whatever you get, get suspenders. It'll save your back."

"I personally don't recommend a tool belt and pouches."

"I love my gatorback belt, and with suspenders it didn't seem to affect my hips."

"Gatorback makes some comfortable ones."

"Gatorback personally"

"I liked the Gatorback tool belt with suspenders."

"I love my gatorback belt."

"For a full tool belt I'd go with boulder bags. I have one, very sturdy and comfortable."

"Bolder Bags."

"I’ve had mine for about 15 years and they are still going strong and would purchase them again."

"I have a bag from boulder bags that I haven't used much, but it can hold more than I could dream of."

"If you aren't framing, I would look at toughbuilt cliptech."

"Toughbuilt cliptech. It is both cheap, and the lightest setup I have ever used."

"I would highly recommend them!"

"Toughbuilt clip system."

"For everything I'm actively doing, I use one small husky pouch on each side to balance my tool weight."

"I do really prefer the Husky brand ones."

"I wore a husky belt from Home Depot for a few years before I got a Badger belt."

"Husky stuff is cheap and pretty durable. Highly recommend for someone just starting out."

"Quality leather will last forever"

"My first one lasted 9 years."

"Buy something In leather with sheepskin pads."

"Boulder bags are solid."

"Boulder bags with suspenders. Extremely comfortable and long lasting."

"Boulder bags are solid. I wear them with shoulder straps as well."

"The cheapest from harbor freight."

"Harbor freight sells one that has held up fine."

"Go to harbor freight and buy the cheapest set you can find, then buy some nice pouches in a few weeks."

"I like the klein leather pouches."

"Klien makes some very nice leather pouches."

"I've been using my Klein cloth one for almost 3 years now...it's ok."

"CLC has every price point and pocket combo that you can think of."

"CLC or something."

"The only bags I've liked is clc, they only last 2 years max but at 100$ easy to replace."

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"This one!! Worth every penny, and adjusts down to 26"."

"For the belt and..."

"Get your self a good tool bag. The suspension systems help so much with fatigue."

"Anything in the ~$40-$100 range is pretty similar quality wise. Pick the one that fits you and your needs and rock on for years"

"Trugear or Diamondback"

"Check out TruGear, he makes some pretty cool bags for a reasonable price."

"Here is the Iron dog I use for my mark out and drill hook receivers."

"I got an Iron Dog belt, around that price range."

"In that price point look at the dewalt tool belts. Several of my guys use them and like them."

"I bought my DeWalt branded belt with suspenders for around 100 bucks."

"I used to be a Gator guy, and now I rock Racketeers."

"Racketeers canvas."

"$2.00 home depot nail pouch. Roll of 33, some reds and yellows. You're good to go."

"I have a place in my town where the tool belt is over 500bucks and Home Depot is 130bucks."

"Most I ever wear is a basic Carhartt nail apron."

"The Carhartt apron works pretty well if you have to carry a lot of shit on you."

"I use the klien bolt bags. Super light weight, and good for in the cieling grid."

"I wear a full 4 pouch belt, full of a few pounds of screws, all my bits, knife, a small square."

"The next one will be leather and I wish I just spent the extra on leather years ago."

"Super durable, plenty of pockets, and comfortable. Its all that I wear."

"I make my own, never going back."

"I use an occidental electricians pouch on my right."

"I have occidental fat lip bags on the diamondback 6 inch belt."

"Fuck belts, get yourself a Blaklader kangaroo vest."

"I got him the occidental oxylights."

"Thorogoods Union made."

"Rex Tool Bags. Made by a union journeyman in California."

"Boulder Belt. My favorite."

"Check these handmade bags out. very well made reasonably priced."

"A Klein quick release belt will fit you easy."

"I like a good leather pouch, usually end up with a carpenter style and make it work"

"I used a rack-a-tiers one for a bit wiring new apartment buildings."

"My general answer would be Custom Leather Crafters."

"Best one I found was a nylon one from Lowe’s about 12 yrs ago. They don’t make them anymore."

"I had a Duluth trading pouch when I installed."

"Gators and Boulder are comfortable."

"Buy a 3 inch mcguire nicholas belt, and two of their $15 bags."

"After some modifications they worked great."

"I have essentially the same pouch. Except it is the leather one made by southwire and I love it."

"Felco has a nice belt holster that most of their pruners fit into."

"Desalt also sells a nice 4 pocket small pliers and pencil belt holder too that I like."

"It’s Chippewas for me. My first pair was the Chippewa IQs."

"I like the Timberland Pro's. Didnt take too long to break in and most of the time I don't notice the steel toe."

"Greenlee makes a pretty good one, double width leather and metal."

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"Look out for (veto pro pack) they have a “builders belt” but they said so to be released “electrical version”."

"What about a flip belt?"

"Lowes is selling a pretty decent set of estwing-branded bags for $30 right now."

"Dead On belts are not the fanciest or the most pockets but solid af."

"Go for a kuny pouch."

"My guy and I are trying out the Perkins builder brothers tool belt."

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"The cheapest canvas built that can be worn with the tape at the back for me."

"Rocking a Kobalt right now."

"Whatever you do, do NOT buy Milwaukee tool bags."

"Whatever you do, do NOT buy Milwaukee tool bags. I love their tools, but their bags suck."