Carbon Tactics Cinchy &amp; CTi Belts

Nov 5, 2016

@Ericb The carbon buckle does not set off metal detectors.

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warchyld67

Jan 14, 2017

its actually closer to 97 percent failure. but yeah they are a waste of time and taxpayer dollars.

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warchyld67

Jan 14, 2017

you're wasting your time , i believe Northern Harrier is one of those super secret tsa "security" screeners. needs to take his cue from fight club , first rule of tsa club dont talk about tsa club.

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ElDorado

Jul 2, 2016

$50 for ONE belt?!? I purchased a carbon fiber money clip for $15 here once. $35 for some webbing seems a bit pricey. :-/

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shard_inc

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Jul 3, 2016

The value, from my perspective, lies primarily with the very high quality titanium buckle (which they sell as not having to take your belt off during airport screening - and not being part of that scam "buy your security" TSA Pre√ nonsense, I can confirm I've yet to take off my belt a single time in the 35 or so domestic flights I've taken since getting it years ago. Funny story, while traveling in Europe and being on airport autopilot I took my shoes off and placed them in the bin, to a "what the hell are you doing" look from the security agent. Getting a "we don't do that here...moron" response), also in the fact that you have an entire spool of paracord ALWAYS at your immediate disposal. The $100 pricetag seemed fair to me given the attention to detail of the wrap and the fact that it's domestically made - Moscow, ID I believe. Remembered only because of the cool city name. I grew up doing heavy boondoggle and then later moving on to hemp tying, still there is no way I could have tried this belt as well as they did. And my mediocre attempt would have taken me the better part of a day. But to each, his own. Their price is significantly heavier than other competitors that make paracord belts like this. I've seen as low as $35 for overseas tied/made belts. The buckles however massively paled in comparison.
Here's there link to learn more - http://rattlerstrap.com
We should try to get them to do a drop on the RS belt.

shard_inc

214

Jul 3, 2016

Plus, name any other means of having 100' of strong, life cordage physically on your person AT ALL TIMES. Unless you're lugging around a pack, it's very unlikely.
But like I said, there are cheaper, foreign made alternatives out there. But you get what you pay for, and I prefer to support domestic small businesses that produce ultra-higj quality products , and who stand behind their customers.

TK-MAN

Jan 10, 2017

how WIDE are these belts? kind of important...no?

Jan 10, 2017

TK-MAN @TK-MAN The strap is 1.5" wide. Good information to know, I agree! Thanks for the question :)

DkPond

Nov 29, 2016

This product doesn't seem to be ready for prime time. Depending on how you fasten it, the buckle either juts out awkwardly or the belt is really hard to undo. I really wanted this to work for hiking and overseas travel, but I can't say that I would recommend it. It is *certainly* not worth $50.
I would have quickly returned this more or less un-usable belt except for Massdrop's No Return policy. After this experience, I am much more careful with my purchases from Massdrop. The quality control is suspect and the fact that they are offering this item again suggests that profit is more important than serving their communities.

Bablat

Jan 13, 2017

DkPondI completely agree with the first paragraph. I've never had an uncomfortable belt, until I bought this. Strap is simply too rigid.

AddyR

Apr 13, 2017

DkPondMakes so much sense now. My point about being like Apple is right on point. Overdesigned rubbish just for profit first.

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Sailing40

Jul 3, 2016

I assume this price is for 1 each? There are BDU belts with parachute-grade buckles, airport accepted, that come in widths from 1.5 up to 2.25 and selected lengths for various size folks and a multitude of colors for about $20. Being an engineer and partial to high grade metals Titanium buckles are my choice although there are issues with Titanium most people are not even aware of, and I won't go into the details why in this venue.

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Sailing40

Jul 4, 2016

I began to explain both my preference and my concerns based on experience in the aircraft design and much later as a Senior Research Engineer at a National Laboratory where our concentration focused on Nuclear work. Most of what I would have intended to disclose came from research where “Off-Gassing”… While working at a major aircraft company, one of my assignments was to redesign the portside engine pylon as a result of relocating the air-condition equipment within the tail section of the just below the vertical stabilizer. Load testing, tensile and compression test including the all-important thermal test were conducted. I found the redundancy of the thermal loading somewhat confusing until an older engineer who had been there long before I was born tell me that it wasn’t ‘how much heat’ would lead to deformation thereby creating a condition where the engine would just fall off. I was overlooking something I had never considered as a young engineer; it’s much closer relationship to the new air-conditioning equipment, specifically the ducting into the cabin… I apologize for not revealing more, but I’d be treading in an area that could violate my clearance, although being retired, I’m still held to my clearance conditions. I believe you could easily see where I was going with this, and not completing this, a layperson would view me as a nut. Oh well.

Jul 4, 2016

Sailing40It's pretty awesome how much engineering is going on here right now! Thanks @M.a.v and @Sailing40 for that. My background and degree is Aerospace Engineering as well. I've used carbon fiber much more than titanium in that area though. When it comes to something like this, both materials are overkill, but that's kind of the point :) Both materials are also challenging to work with, enough to make it interesting anyway.

tsn80

Jul 2, 2016

52" is smallest length available? Is this normal to have 20" of belt slack if i normally wear a 32?

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JonasHeineman

5987

Jul 2, 2016

tsn80 @Msprague and @CarbonTactics have great solutions for this already, but I wanted to point out that belt sizes (in the US/inches) do not correspond to the same number in inches. Here's a link to a sizing chart and snapshot from that page. http://www.sizecharter.com/clothing-fit-and-measurement/belt-size-charts

Jul 2, 2016

JonasHeinemanThanks Jonas! I usually tell people the Regular is good up to 38" waist size, Long for up to 48", and XLong for up to 58" waist size. That provides ample room for adjustment, should you eat too much at the 4th of July BBQ. It's pretty rare for someone to get the wrong size, but if it happens, I'm happy to exchange it for the right size :)

Mario.Paul

339

Jan 8, 2017

When are you dropping the Cobra strap again Mike? I'm crazy about getting one, hopefully you drop it soon 😲

Jan 8, 2017

Mario.PaulIt has 161 requests right now, so probably pretty soon!

Mario.Paul

339

Jan 8, 2017

CarbonTacticsCheers mike

AddyR

Apr 13, 2017

When will entities grow up and take proper photos and stop emulating minimalistic Apple design. They look like watch straps. Can we see an actual photo of it in use, on pants for crying out loud. And the excess strap looped through to the elastic. And what the heck is Biothane and what is it for?
Obviously idolising Steve Jobs has contaminated the simple basic sales & marketing processes.

Tuerai

204

Aug 28, 2017

AddyRFor real. I am not even qutie sure how the buckle works based on the photos.

grover7

Nov 6, 2016

I bought two of these a month or so ago. Not great! Very stiff. I even tried washing them a few times to soften them up, to no avail. Because they're so stiff, its very difficult to do cinch them properly. The upside is they do stay in place. Cutting them and putting a chamfer on the end was easy enough. Overall, though, not an item I'd buy again.

cwong

Nov 6, 2016

grover7That stiffness is great for us who conceal carry. Thanks for pointing that out, I actually wanted it to be stiffer.

Tyler

2438

Jul 11, 2016

Thanks again for joining this drop! We have submitted the group's order with the vendor for the Carbon Tactics Cinchy & CTi Belts and they are working hard to prepare it for shipment.
As soon as the group's order is ready at the vendor's location, they will ship the individual orders directly to you. The current estimated ship date is 8/2.
We will keep the group updated throughout the fulfillment process. You can expect an update from us by the end of the day Pacific Time on 7/18.
If you have any questions, please visit our Help Center (http://massdrop.com/helpcenter).

Jul 12, 2016

TylerProduction is underway! The CNC Mill is machining buckles, straps are cut, and we're beginning to sew up belts.

M.a.v

147

Jul 16, 2016

CarbonTacticsLookin' good. Thank you for getting an early start (I know it takes time for a small operation to complete all of the ordered quantity, but starting early shows initiative and I appreciate it). I'm looking forward to giving it a try.

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