dv8r
Hunter
FWIW, I have my braids secured by a small bit of (black) plastic-coated twist tie and that hooks them to the outer bolt on my shoulder/backplate joint. My shoulder bells are secured to the flak vest by rare earth magnets, but I upped the size to 6mm x 4mm diameter and have not had trouble with them coming loose (3 sets of those on each shoulder). Crumdum (I think) often advises folks to soak your tubes in hot water to get them to bend into the proper shape and stay there, also to trim them (mine are pretty short and I don't have trouble with them sticking out), just don't over do it. Lastly, forgetting stuff sux, so it's good (for me at least) to keep it all in one place (my stuff goes either on it's mannequin or into the bin for transport to an event), and very important: have a helper who's assisted dressing you before so they also know what goes where and in what order to put it on (never troop with out a helper). I've also had the trouble of belts mis-sized when finally fit over everything else (mine was the girth, and OK I've gained a little around the middle since I started all this) so I guess that falls into the "occupational hazard" category. Maybe your ammo belt supplier will exchange the belt part (since the pouches are OK), or you could sell it to a smaller Fett...
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