This is an excellent reproduction, in a webbing which is correct in weight and colour, and the fact that the metalwork isn't in anodised aluminium is relatively unimportant, as early variants did exist with blackened or painted fittings. Now, where I have knocked off a mark is that the eyelets in the centre section should extend to the end of the section. Here, they are correctly placed in the central part of the centre section, but the extended part of the extra-large size- I am no longer a 32" waist - is devoid of eyelets. That means that your waterbottle hangs either over the front of your hip, or over your backside, and not on the back of your hip as it should. My suggestion for future production runs is that the extra-large belts should be lengthened in each of the three parts, rather than only at the back, adding extra eyelets where necessary in order to keep the distance between the eyelets correct. That will also make the wearing of the shoulder braces easier, as the rear braces attach to the rear buckles, but also to the buckles on the left and right parts of the belt. Otherwise, for those who aren't quite as tubby, this is spot-on.

Nigel - France/UK

Good quality, fits well and gets the job done

Jackson - US

Belt is 100% spot on with my original! One suggestion though, make some harnesses with longer straps for us big boys. Original harnesses are too short.

Robert - United States