They have girth belts in stock - shipping now.

http://www.completeequestrian.com/ca...uct=1030285927

100% mohair - natural -

Depending on your shipping method, (I picked 2nd day - shipping tomorrow for Friday delivery) - you will probably get what you need.

I called them direct and ordered - not from the website.

Will update when I get them - crosses fingers.

Originally Posted by stonerook

http://www.completeequestrian.com/ca...uct=1030285927

100% mohair - natural -

Depending on your shipping method, (I picked 2nd day - shipping tomorrow for Friday delivery) - you will probably get what you need.

I called them direct and ordered - not from the website.

Will update when I get them - crosses fingers.

I'll be waiting for your update!

Hopefully this is legit, so many websites have let us down!
Great find bro!!!

Their website did not give me an option of what kind of shipping I wanted.

DHL delivered two brand new Girth Belts yesterday.

They are 100% mohair from what I can tell (tagged as such)..

will be putting em in dye today. Will let you know results.

I called them to place the order Donnie - that is how I was able to get two day shipping.

Without it - they said they would of shipped next week Wednesday.

Post a pic please!!

Oh yes! Please let us know if the dye works Can't wait to find a supplier for these.

Would love to post a pic - but I left my camara at my office...

I just finished cooking the two belts in a dye bath.

they came out great!

There currently drying flat now.

And now I have a belt that wont sag on my butt now....


Will post pics when I get back to work Tuesday -

The brand name of the belts is Centaur.

Thanx for letting us in Stonerook. Just ordered my belt today online. Odd thing was there wasn't a charge for shipping only tax?! Oh well. Will post pics when i get it....Thanx again for the info friend!

I just ordered the same belt from victorycanter.com for 12.95- Haven't received yet but looks exactly the same. Check it out-

Originally Posted by fett77

I just ordered the same belt from victorycanter.com for 12.95- Haven't received yet but looks exactly the same. Check it out-

The price is better, but they don't allow you to buy the smaller sizes for some reason. The smallest you can select is 40", even though they say it goes all the way down to 34"

Originally Posted by Saturniid19

The price is better, but they don't allow you to buy the smaller sizes for some reason. The smallest you can select is 40", even though they say it goes all the way down to 34"

try calling them - i didn't go through the web - I had the same problem.

I think because of the mishap with my other belt, I might as well jump on buying one of these.

as promised - the pictures of the dyed belts...




One is a 34" the other is a 32".

(I'm keeping the 34" and the 32" found a home all ready)

I will be putting my extra large belt up for grabs once I get the measurements for it - it's pretty big though, hence me getting more belts....

Post Note:
I will probably have one more 34" belt coming in - so I will offer that too..

Originally Posted by stonerook

as promised - the pictures of the dyed belts...




One is a 34" the other is a 32".

(I'm keeping the 34" and the 32" found a home all ready)

I will be putting my extra large belt up for grabs once I get the measurements for it - it's pretty big though, hence me getting more belts....

Post Note:
I will probably have one more 34" belt coming in - so I will offer that too..

Few questions:

Are the vertical pieces of mohair made of the same material as the horizontal mohair pieces?

Is this the color after they were rinsed and dried or straight out of the dye bath?

1. They are not the same "twine" as the horizontal,
I'm not sure if they are 100% mohair.

But they took the dye - if I pre-washed them in acetone, they probably of went darker... (i was rushed LOL)

(so there not 100% screen accurate)

2. They are rinsed and dried in this picture.

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Stupid newbie question. Is there a specific length of gap you need? For example if I am a 40" waist, do I buy the 40" one or is it more accurate to get the 34" and leave a 6" gap?

Originally Posted by wookieegunner

Stupid newbie question. Is there a specific length of gap you need? For example if I am a 40" waist, do I buy the 40" one or is it more accurate to get the 34" and leave a 6" gap?

Depends on how much it shrinks, also you have to allow for it to lay over the cod piece, few inches there....

That's why I ordered a few sizes -

Update:

The cross weave is COTTEN, not Mohair.

Wasn't too happy on how the cross weave appears on this belt, so I took it off and using the mohair from my overlarge belt, I re-braided in the cross weave.

Now it looks screen accurate. (will post a pic tonight)

I also found this site, http://www.ubraidit.com/ that sells stuff to braid the entire belt if you want.

You just have to come up with the right hardware.

But - I lucked out having the extra mohair belt, so I was able to re-fit mine.

I bought two belts from them and got an email that said that they were out of stock until 9/14, anyone else have this happen to them or anything similar. I also ordered from another place that someone else recommended.

After reading through this thread, I'm still puzzled as to which size belt I should order. The belts don't look terribly adjustable and I'd hate to order one and take my chances. I suppose I could purchase a few and dye them and see what comes of it. Keep the one that fits and sell the rest cheap and gives some friends here a break.

I was also wondering if RIT makes a grey/charcoal colored dye, and if anyone has used it, and if so how did the dye-job look after it's dyed and dried? I suppose I could use black but I don't want too much black overpowering the white and gry armor. I guess I'm just picky...Anyway, can any of you shine some light on all this for me? Thanks

I need a new girth belt also. I'm in the same boat, the more I read the more confused I get. I am skinny, I wear a size 30-31 inch waist pants. Do they make girth belts that would fit me? And where can I get one?

When I made *my* mohair girth belt (some 5 years ago), I bought the size I wear (36") and dyed it in a hot Rit bath. After it was dyed (and still wet), I stretched it across a long board with 2 nails on each end of it (1 buckle hooked over each nail, 2 buckles per end). This prevented it from excessively shrinking as it dried (Mohair (and wool) does that). Once dry, I made up the difference that it shrunk using the leather straps.

So it shrinks while drying rather than in doing so in the hot dye?

Originally Posted by Dha_Syntir

So it shrinks while drying rather than in doing so in the hot dye?

You got it.

What is the correct roceduer for dyeing these things? and exactly what color is the dye red or brown (Im doing ROTJ if that is important)

rit dye doesnt stick to these.. i tried and was pissed

their site is now down and they only have size 38" in stock. I oredered a 34" and no shipping was asked anyway does anyone know another place to buy the girth belt cause a 38" would fall off me?

after you dye it, it will shrink. keep in mind it's going over your cod too

I actually used a mixture of several Rit dyes. I did a write-up (about 5 years ago - Summer '02), but I'm not sure if it's still on the board anywhere...

Originally Posted by Dark Jedi

What is the correct roceduer for dyeing these things? and exactly what color is the dye red or brown (Im doing ROTJ if that is important)

• DON'T use Rit powder dyes. They're hard to use, measure, and don't work that great anyway.
• Use Rit liquid dyes if you have them available
• If the Rit liquid dyes don't permeate the Mohair fibers, then that means that the girth has been sealed/treated at the factory. You'll need to bathe it in Acetone to remove the chemicals and THEN boil dye it with the Rit liquid dye.

Hope that helps.

Originally Posted by younginfett

rit dye doesnt stick to these.. i tried and was pissed