Belt DIrection?

[arrogcow]

To kind of reemphasize what Steve said. I wear all my belts just like on a pair of pants, with the one exception of the one buckle that would obviously be upside down it I wore it that way.

Adam

[Mr. MacDougall]

Horizontally. Vertically is wrong. And awkward.

[James MacMillan]

Horizontally. Vertically is wrong. And awkward.

MacDougall has the important point here!

Those of us who served in the Armed Forces, would have to re-trained to do it any other way....... Which in the case of Marines, might be more time than I have left on this earth, so I say the excess should go towards the left.

But really - Who gives a sh - wear it the way you want.

[O'Neille]

I've wondered about this myself. I'd read many years ago that the Waiste Plate (buckle) was right hand and the loop on the left. I always figured it was because duty belts or Sam Browne belts have the permanantly attached buckle on the right and the hooks on the left. None of these belts are meant to go through belt loops so to keep the tab on the left hip you put the buckle on the right. Of course a conventional buckle belt would go anticlockwise as usual.

[davedove]

Actually there is a tradition. Weird but it is there. If you look at the waistplate buckles that have an up and down you will find that that the belt goes around yourself in the opposite direction that a trouser belt goes.

I noticed that the first time I wore a clan crest buckle myself. It was very disorienting, as it was opposite the way I had always worn a belt.

Those of us who served in the Armed Forces, would have to re-trained to do it any other way....... Which in the case of Marines, might be more time than I have left on this earth, so I say the excess should go towards the left.

It doesn't even take much military time. I would say that if you went through basic training, you will have to retrain yourself. Even with civilian clothes, I find myself checking my "gig line".

[Joe Gondek]

Even with civilian clothes, I find myself checking my "gig line".

You can't beat that military training for inprinting things in your brain
Even though its been 36 years since I got out of the Army, I always check my gig line and still don't feel comfortable with my shirt tail out.

My plate buckle is made to buckle on thje right side so
tend to put on my regular buckle kilt belt the same way.

I noticed that if I put my belt on in the same direction as I wrap the kilt the the belt doesn't pull on the kilt and make the front apron bunch up

[cloves]

interesting...... my Dad (who also taught me how to tie a tie....even though i'm a girl) always said that as long as the buckle has no up or down ...that you should always reverse the way you wear you belt every so often so the belt does not develop a curve.
I've been doing it that way ever since. Even with my big heavy Cavscout belt. It still hangs straight when I put them in the closet at the end of the day.

[Yaish]

interesting...... my Dad (who also taught me how to tie a tie....even though i'm a girl) always said that as long as the buckle has no up or down ...that you should always reverse the way you wear you belt every so often so the belt does not develop a curve.
I've been doing it that way ever since. Even with my big heavy Cavscout belt. It still hangs straight when I put them in the closet at the end of the day.

How would that even work? It still goes around the same space in the same shape, just different direction.
For that matter, all mine lay straight as well even though I don't switch them.

[Mark Keeney]

How would that even work? It still goes around the same space in the same shape, just different direction.
For that matter, all mine lay straight as well even though I don't switch them.

I learned to turn my belts also.

You are not a perfect cylinder so the top of the belt has less stress than the bottom where you are wider, as the belt stretches the bottom side stretches more. When you go the other way the belt is turned over so the top is down and the bottom is on top.

[ccga3359]

I learned to turn my belts also.

You are not a perfect cylinder so the top of the belt has less stress than the bottom where you are wider, as the belt stretches the bottom side stretches more. When you go the other way the belt is turned over so the top is down and the bottom is on top.

Would this not matter as much in kilts? Many don't use the loops (so not stressed) and it's not holding up the kilt anyhow. Although flipping does make sense with trousers.