TradeGear Electrician's Belt & Bag Combo - Heavy Duty Electricians Tool Belt Designed for Maximum Comfort & Durability - Ideal for All Electricians Tools (SIZE S-L BUNDLED W/SUSPENDERS)

I waited 18 months to write this review so I could speak to the biggest issues that a professional electrician considering this belt for daily use might want addressed.First of all, the build quality of the belt is very good. After 18 months of daily usage, I have no loose stitches or any spots where the pockets/canvas has worn though. The webbing belt itself may need to be replaced a some point as the grommets that get used all the time have started to get bent and elongated, but I consider this normal wear and tear and that's to be expected. It's nowhere near replacement yet, but I bet by the five year mark it'll be time.The belt is comfortable. I purchased the S-L size and have a 34 waist and the belt fits very well. I saw in one of the 1-star reviews the complaint that the belt was difficult to "break in". I did not find that to be the case at all. The padded back belt is very comfortable and the nylon webbing belt is pliable and snugs easily. The double row of grommets and double prongs make for a secure connection. I have worked with this belt on all day, up to five days a week, for 18 months and it has never given me any appreciable discomfort. I did have to adjust where the pouches land on my thighs (there is a 2-star review that notes this problem). Getting up and down a lot the front corner of the pouch would rub my thigh through my double wall Carharts and annoy the hell out of me, but I shifted the pouches back a bit and this stopped.As many other reviewers have stated, I feel the overall design of the belt is very good. The carry handles are great for carrying as well as hanging the belt from a hook. I don't wear suspenders often, but I keep the suspender rings on the belt and often use the front ones to hook a carabiner with my keys or my magnetizer to keep those at hand. The tape loop is nice. I like it better than the chain/tee style used on many other belts. I don't use the hammer loop, so I can't speak to it's function. See what others have to say on that one.As far as the pocket/pouch layout here's the thing: design is a touchy issue. It can be hard to assign stars objectively based on an opinion of the design. One person loves the size of the pouches, another says they are too large and the tools fall out. I found it just took time to arrange my tools properly and not just stick one pair of pliers in each pocket and go. Once I got all my tools in the places where I wanted them and got used to my layout, I can easily remove and replace the most used tools without even looking down. I do wish that there were some smaller, shallower pouches for small items, and I also agree that there could be better pencil/pen/marker holders on the "front" of the pouches. But, that being said, I really can't knock any stars off. The overall approach the designers of this product took to get it to this point was logical and the product functions well. For the end user, to each their own. Figure it out, or make your own tool belt...

After reading reviews...and not wanting to go with leather...I ordered this setup for my son who is in a trade school for becoming an electrician. The belt is well designed with the Velcro sub-strap prior to tightening the double prong buckle. The reason for the one less star in the comfort rating is it takes some getting used to in order to get the rear lumbar support centered in the small of your back. But once put on correctly, my son loved it. I was amazed at how logically it's laid out for your tools for easy access and quick selection. It hold everything needed without getting overcrowded...linesman pliers, needle nose pliers, cutters, strippers, utility knife, the larger ratcheting pliers, multiple screw drivers...right down to the small pouches on the side for multiple markers, a front mounter clip for the tape measure and a rear hoop for your hammer. It even had a diagonal pouch for his safety glasses. The carrying handles on top of both pouches are great for grabbing the belt, keeping it upright so nothing falls out, when walking to the job site....I've never seen that on a tool belt before. It seems ruggedly made and most of all, it's light weight at the same time. We took off the secondary pouch for now as that'll be used in doing production work when needing wire nuts, screws, grounding clips, etc. When you go into the trades, your tools and related equipment purchases are an investment, buy them right the first time and never look back...this belt fits that philosophy. We couldn't be happier with the purchase.

UPDATED REVIEW: the belt does fit! I am a smaller female about 5’ 2” and around 115 lbs. I saw the belt fit S - L. But when I tried it on it was too big. But what I didn’t know is that there’s Velcro on the back side of the belt that allows you to fold it over to make it smaller. The durability of the belt is great! I had a gatorback belt before this which is made from the same company and loved it but I believe it was meant for carpenters.The belt is great quality as far as I can see but will find out in the field after a while.I suggest this belt for not only most electricians, but females. Also apprentices. You can’t be the price for the quality!

If you want to complain about this rig, you get what you pay for. $95 for a complete electrician tool belt kit, with bags and suspension rig is a GREAT DEAL.If you like this kit, you know it's an amazing deal!Pouches are adjustable on belt, and velcro into place so they don't slide around.My husband is 5'6" 190# and 36 waist. He fit the S-L with room. The suspenders were almost too big. His tools all fit. Nothing has fallen out while he's been packing it and adjusting it to fit better. There are lots of tool loops, holders, and pockets!Two complaints:1. There are little pencil/pen holders on the outside of one the pouches. The designer put them on each side, so when you're not wearing the belt, no problem. However, when you are wearing the belt, it's hard to access the pen holder on the backside of the pouch. I imagine the designer was trying to make this belt ambidextrous. It is nice that it isn't exclusive to righties.2. The phone pouch is almost too small. He has a Samsung S21 in a Pelican case. The dimensions are 3 5/16" wide and 6 11/16" tall, approximately. The phone pouch is stretched as wide as possible to accommodate the phone, and the velcro barely meets enough to keep the flap down over the top of the phone. If the phone were not in a case, it probably wouldn't be an issue; but only an idiot doesn't put their phone in a case, especially working construction. Imo.

Great tool belt, really impressed with the quality and durability of material it’s very well made and is very comfortable. Tradegear toobelt is a lot better my last tool belt.

arrivato in anticipo . i materiali e le cuciture sembrano di ottima qualita' mi ci sto abituando in quanto sono passato da un modello con tasche poste in un certo modo a questo che ha una disposizione diversa . Ottima la cintura molto alta sulla parte della schiena e con imbottitura morbida e separata in modo da far respirare la pelle

Very strong and light weight....I really liked this product, I wish supplier provide suspender with it and can charge extra..., and there is no drill pocket. But , its amazing product for electrician.

Good quality only a little too thick for padding wise.

How I wished I had this for the last 30 odd years as an electrician, dropping screws , nuts etc while working off a ladder.