Suspenders — Clip
Cut from a single side of 8–9 oz Hermann Oak veg-tanned leather, sewn to order, edges beveled, slicked, and waxed. The anti-sway design keeps a portable off your hip and out of the way when you’re working.
Specifications
| Leather | Hermann Oak veg-tanned, 8–9 oz |
|---|---|
| Width | 1.75" strap, 1" tail |
| Stitching | Machine-stitched, riveted at the stress points |
| Hardware | Solid brass, nickel, or blackened steel |
| Weight | Approx. 14 oz |
| Made in | Indiana, USA |
How to measure
- Put on your full turnout coat.
- Tape from your right shoulder, across the chest, to where the radio sits on your left hip.
- Double it, add 4" for the belt loop.
- Between sizes? Go up — a strap can be shortened, not lengthened.
Care & what not to do
Shipping & returns
Made to order in 5–6 weeks, then USPS Priority with tracking. Custom-stamped pieces can’t be returned, but sizing or workmanship problems get fixed or remade at no charge — email me first.
Every detail, up close
The parts you cannot see in a catalog photo are the parts that fail first on cheap gear. Here is what you are actually buying.
Built for the job
The shoulder run is cut on the tight side of your measurement and set at an angle, so the radio stays against your body instead of swinging into a doorway.
Tell me the model and holder and the tail is cut and punched for it — no universal loop, no slop, no tape.
Copper rivets behind the D-ring and the tail fold, where every strap eventually tears.
Heavy enough to hold its shape over a coat, tempered so it breaks in without going limp.
Stitching, hardware, resizing — send back anything I made and I'll put it right. You pay shipping.
How this differs
| Detail | This strap | Mass-made |
|---|---|---|
| Length | Cut to your gear | S / M / L |
| Hardware | Solid brass / steel | Plated zinc |
| Repairs | For life, by me | Replace it |
| Made by | One maker, Indiana | Overseas line |
Not NFPA-certified PPE — traditional veg-tanned leather gear. Check your department policy before you carry it on the fireground.
How your strap gets made
Nothing is cut before you order. Five weeks of bench time, in this order.
Measurements read against your radio and holder. If something looks off, I call before a knife touches the hide.
02Laid out on a single Hermann Oak side, around scars and stretchy belly, so your strap is one continuous piece.
03Name, department, or badge struck in 3/8 inch letters. Hardware riveted at the stress points.
Stitched, then hardware riveted at the stress points. Nothing gets rushed to hit a ship date.
05Edges slicked and waxed, leather oiled once, then USPS Priority with a care card.
Testimonials
Wore it for a full shift the day it landed. No sway, no pinching over the coat, and the stamping is dead clean.
I bought a cheap one first and the buckle sheared in six months. This one has been through two winters and looks better than new.
Ordered eleven for the shift. He called me about two sets of measurements before he cut anything — nobody does that.
Gave it to my dad at his retirement dinner with his company number stamped on the tail. He got quiet, which for him says everything.
Collect 6–10 in the customer’s own words — rank or name, department, and what they ordered. A photo of the strap in service beats any star rating. Ask permission to reuse the ones already on Facebook.