Belt or Suspenders

[Patrick NC]

Just curious if anyone wears suspenders when they are working.  I started wearing them about 2 years ago and find it much more comfortable than wearing a belt.  Part of that might have something to do with not being quite the same shape as I was 25 years ago. 🤔 I find that a belt just doesn't do the job anymore.  

 
Any other opinions?

[thecfarm]

I wear them when I am working outside. I clip my chaps onto the suspenders too. Keeps me from pulling the chaps up. 
I wear them at the hardware store too. 

[petefrom bearswamp]

I shunned suspenders for may years in favor of a belt, but when I did the renovation to my body about 4 years ago, I put in a bay window way too big to use a belt anymore.

[SawyerTed]

One or the other but not both! :D

[Patrick NC]

One or the other but not both! :D

Exactly!

[Magicman]

 

 
Are yours the correct color??  ???

[Southside]

When working I actually do use both, helps with gear hung from my waist and I find it balances things out better. 

[moodnacreek]

Suspenders since back trouble almost 40 years ago. Got a lot of laughs back then. 
You can wear heavy pants or thin cool ones with loose waist [like bib overalls]. Much cooler in summer.

[Old Greenhorn]

Yes. :D ;D

 Usually just a belt, but depending on how my pants fit (snug, loose, or baggy) and what work I am doing, I choose one or the other. Suspenders mostly for the weight of the stuff on the pants, my felling belt is heavy and tends to pull everything down, so suspenders on my pants help. I may add suspenders to the belt for the same reason. Always braces on my chainsaw pants (not suspenders).
 MM, these are the right color, but perhaps the wrong church?


 

[GAB]

When working I actually do use both.

A real safety conscious individual!   ;D   :D
GAB

[LeeB]

I use suspenders on my tool belt. 98% of the time I wear bibs so I suppose you could say in a manner of speaking I wear suspenders then too. With jeans I wear a belt but rarely wear them anymore, only when I 'dress up'.

[samandothers]

Old Greenhorn, Happy Birthday!  You and my daughter share the day.   Though you do have her by 30 years!  ;D

Do y'all find suspenders causing wear, scratching of leather or vinyl seats/chairs?  That has been my primary hesitation.  

[trapper]

both  I wear the perry suspenders that hook to the belt.

[Old Greenhorn]

Old Greenhorn, Happy Birthday!  You and my daughter share the day.   Though you do have her by 30 years!  

Do y'all find suspenders causing wear, scratching of leather or vinyl seats/chairs?  That has been my primary hesitation.  

If I am wearing suspenders or braces I am working and sure don't sit down much. :D I too have those that hook onto the belt. Nice for taking on and off as the requirements change. Got those from deluth trading post

[lxskllr]

Belt. I never got on with suspenders, and don't really like my pants attached to my shoulders, so no overalls or anything aside from necessary cold weather protection, which hasn't been necessary in many years now.

Happy birthday OG and Sam's daughter!

[Sedgehammer]

If just one, there's no comparison. Suspenders all day, every day. Much, much, much more comfortable. Belt pinches too when bending and can lead to irritation. With belt works good when carrying tools, but can be left looser. 

[thecfarm]

I am outside working with my suspenders, not in the house. But yes, I bet those clips could do a job on a leather chair, or even a wood one too.

[olcowhand]

When working with tools attached to my belt (Building or Logging), both. Also, when hunting- I typically wear insulated pants (heavy) and stuff attached to my belt... Both.
Otherwise, it's always a belt.
As an aside, in my other life (Automotive Engineering..)- "Belts and Suspenders" is a Design Validation term (slang?) that means we assume the design can accommodate all potential contingencies. Just a note to highlight that other disciplines "metaphorically" acknowledge that both are usually not a necessity, but always a preferred option when the situation calls for it....
Steve

[Southside]

When working I actually do use both.

A real safety conscious individual!   ;D   :D
GAB

If I was then the L4 and L5 fractures would not have happened, necessating the use of both.  :D 

[51cub]

Suspenders or overalls. No clip suspenders here, buttons only

[Ron Scott]

Usually wear both with work clothes and tools carried on belt.

[Peter Drouin]

Usually wear both with work clothes and tools carried on belt.

Me too.

[Sixacresand]

Pretty much have to depend on a loose belt and suspenders.  Since my waste has more girth than my hips.  

[lazyflee]

Good timing for this post. I'm a belt guy, but my covid 19lb gain has got me thinking, and my belt a little tight. I wear bibs (overalls) when I ski and I love them. Gonna order up some suspenders and give it a go.

[Raider Bill]

I wear braces, (suspenders with buttons) to keep my britches up and a loose belt to hold the multitool.