I was on my way to an early day hike last weekend and the weather was cool enough that I figured I might switch from the shorts that I was wearing to the pants that I had in my pack when I got to the trail head, but soon after I had that thought I realized that I forgot to pack a belt to go along with the pants (lots of running and hiking lately; all my clothes are loose). There was a Walmart on the way, so I ran in real quick to see if they had a cheap, lightweight belt. What I had in mind was a simple sport belt like this:
I didn't find the belt that I was looking for, but I ended up finding this in the camping section, which was even better:
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Outdoor-Products-Lashing-Strap-3/17017890
It's light, multi-functional, and very cheap ($1.97). I've been using it as my main belt since I bought it. I'm going to pick up a few more of them for strapping my snowshoes to my GG Minimalist pack this winter. Just figured I'd pass it along…
