Belt Rivet for Lancer

[Canterbury Tail]

Quick question as I'm coming up on finishing my belt. Does the rivet at the end actually have to physically hold the strap round the back or can it be purely decorative? I ask as I would prefer to attach my belt strap to the back of the ABS portion by velcro as I tend to have weight fluctuation and that would allow me to easily resize as necessary.

[Stroker]

That's up to you. I myself prefer to use the rivet. Just because I trust it. I've seen guys do stuff like that and have a mishap that could have been avoided. Again that just me.

[Chef]

The fixing method is largely immaterial as long as it looks like it should.

 

Most people tend to use the rivet to secure the belt in place because it's there, so why not. Plus remember the main belt plastic section also does take the weight of the straps and drop boxes too, to making sure it is nice and secure is a consideration.

 

If you do have size fluctuation, you can also make the belt larger around the back and add in more velcro to allow for this. I usually put in about a 10cm overlap on the belt, which allows for about 4" of discrepancy.

This can obviously be tailored to suit.

 

When you think about it... the plastic bit doesn't get any bigger/smaller, even when you do, so the points where the rivets are won't be changing anyway. It's only the 'join' at the back that will change. So you're probably not to make any difference by attaching it with velcro or using the rivets anyway!