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  1. Fitz

    Fitz Legendary Woodsman

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    So, my cheep camo leather hunting belt pretty much fell apart this last fall. With my up coming Colorado trip, I decided to make my own survival belt. I found some for sale online for $170+, and decided test my craftiness instead.

    Spent $34 on 1000' of paracord. I'm going to make a bunch of my own bow hoist ropes with it as well. I'm Pretty happy with how it turned out. This style of webbing pulls out in one quick strand if needed :tu:

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    jfergus7 Legendary Woodsman

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    Nicely done. Might have to give that a try.
     
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    How long did that take you? Looks good.
     
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    Looks good. How difficult was it to make? If i could make some stuff my own i would. Or i could just pay you lol :tu:
     
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    Fitz Legendary Woodsman

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    I basically did this over our visit with my wife's grandparents. Lots of time to kill while watching CNN & sports. All in all, probably about 3.5 hrs. Had to give my hands a break every once in awhile though.

    Oly, it's pretty easy to do. Becomes a mindless activity after a few rows.
     
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    Sweet Fitz
     
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    Where did you find the directions on how to do it?
     
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    That was my next question.
     
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    Dang Fitz that came out pretty awesome! I'm definitely gonna look into doing that.
     
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  12. Fitz

    Fitz Legendary Woodsman

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    I went off of these videos, the rest I just winged :tu:

    [video=youtube_share;uGDIm5bcQRM]http://youtu.be/uGDIm5bcQRM[/video]

    [video=youtube_share;mtKLvuyRkR4]http://youtu.be/mtKLvuyRkR4[/video]

    I went with 5 rows.
     
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    nice job
     
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    fatsbucknut Die Hard Bowhunter

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    What are the chances of your pants falling down if the belt catches on some brush?
     
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    Fitz Legendary Woodsman

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    It doesn't come undone that easy :tu:
     
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  16. Oly44

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    How much of that 1000' did you use on that belt?
     
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  17. Fitz

    Fitz Legendary Woodsman

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    About 90-100'
     
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    Can you say.... suspenders? LOL
     
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    nsimmons Die Hard Bowhunter

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    Nice I have been thinking about doing the same and also making other stuff as well
     
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    That doesnt seem that bad. Have tried or thought about doing multiple colors?
     
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    Fitz Legendary Woodsman

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    Haven't thought about multiple colors, mainly because of the weave. The Slatts is nice because if you ever needed it, you don't need to spend hours undoing it. Adding colors adds complications. I did see some sweet looking ones that were more complex, like the cobra weave.
     
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