suspenders?

Outdoor Research Men’s Suspenders Belt

I adapt them to conventional belt loop rain pants by adding three small zip-tie loops to the appropriate belt loops. They weigh 2.7 oz if you don’t trim down their Velcro adjustment lengths.

Thanks Richard, I may give those a try.

P.

I made suspenders for my OR Helium rain paints using shock cord. Light and cheap! The pants come with loops to accommodate suspenders.

Get trucker style side clip suspenders with plastic clips: https://www.amazon.com/CTM-Elastic-Plastic-Compliant-Suspenders/dp/B00M3G5XPQ/ref=asc_df_B00M3G5XPQ/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=312592801581&hvpos=1o13&hvnetw=g&hvrand=15648109717632962158&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=t&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9033316&hvtargid=pla-569392497562&psc=1

Michael,

Please provide additional info on your DIY bungee cord suspenders: pictures, weight, bungee diameter, knots used, etc.

Richard,

I used approximately 88″ of some 1/8″ diameter shock cord that I had leftover from another project. As suspenders, this weighs 0.55 ounces (16 grams). I don’t know the name of the knot used. Two half hitch maybe?

These pants already had loops for suspenders. The Outdoor Research suspenders are $25 and weight 2 ounces. They are probably very comfortable, but are overkill in my opinion.

One other consideration is that the cord can be repurposed on-trail, if needed.

I’ve thought that a flat cord, like the kind used for elastic shoe laces might be more comfortable under pack shoulder straps.

Mike

Question

If you have to go #2 and the suspenders are covered by a garment or two how do you get the pants out of the way?

Wouldn’t the rain pants be an outer garment? That would mean the suspenders were under your rain coat. Hopefully you can find a place to poop that’s sheltered enough to take your rain coat off for a minute.

You can buy suspender clips very cheaply. They allow you to unclip your suspenders from your trousers, and are as old as the hills (or older). Just try ‘suspender clips’ on eBay: 3 clips for $2.50 is typical.

For that matter, you can buy flat elastic suspenders on eBay for $4 – $5 a pair. They come with the clips already attached. Very very trad. You can pay lots more, but why?

If you want to use bungee cord instead of the traditional flat elastic, add large buttons to the pants and make loops at the ends of the bungee cords. Hook loop over button.

Cheers

The quality of waistbands on rain pants seems to vary widely.

In the past I’ve had pairs with narrow, weak elastic that suffered from downward drift.

My current pair has a good wide strip of strong elastic. I’ve sized them to be just a touch on the tight side and they stay in place nicely. Much preferable to the faff of suspenders, I feel, if you can find a pair that fit well for you.

If you want flat clip on elastic suspenders forget ebay, they had a package of them in bright green at the 99c only store for only 99c! Comes with a bright green bow tie. Limited time offer.

Ah yes, but what did the bright green bow tie weigh?

Cheers

Earlier this year, I struggled with tight belts not keeping my pants up. I’m not a fan of the suspenders look, and so I wanted to be able to wear suspenders as an undergarment. I own a clothing company and so I worked with my seamstress to develop a new type of suspenders. It took a minute and a few beers to land on a design that is now patent-pending and selling well online. Prepare to chuckle when you check out HIKERS SUSPENDERS. They work for me and thousands of our new customers. Now I just need to figure out a way to make these damn things in the USA.

Matt
HIKERS® Co.
CALIFORNIA

I cannot see why you could not wear ordinary suspenders under your shirt in the same way. And they have been around for ages:
“modern suspenders were first popularised as “braces” in 1822 by a London haberdasher Albert Thurston.”
Wikipedia

Cheers

The shock cord suspenders should make it easy to “go #2” for anyone. Chris wears suspenders under his work shirt 7 days a week and he’s never once complained about having a problem with them. He did customize his and switched the regular buckles to lightweight round  carabiners.

Roger – regular suspenders are adjustable which requires hardware and extra material. They generally use metal clasps – again, bulky hardware. The extra bulk protrudes through t-shirts – not a great look. Also not very comfortable. HIKERS are made in your size and so have no extra parts. They are sewn to the length you need. HIKERS fasten to the button on your jeans and so no clasp is required up front. They fasten to your rear belt loop with a secure hook. Now I just need to figure out how to fit them for well endowed women. They are requesting it by email. Hope this helps!

The very best braces I have ever worn are the old pattern US army M-1951. Now those are not UL but I am sure somebody could make a set in UL materials as you won’t be needing to hold up a few kilos of deep winter clothing