The simple leather belt can do a LOT more than just holding up your pants! Here’s 5 way to use one as a survival tool…

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Leather belts are good for way more than just holding your pants up, and they’re a must-have in a survival situation.

These awesome survival tools can make your life WAY easier in a surprising amount of ways.

Better yet, leather belts not only look great and can be worn as part of your everyday attire, but they’re also crazy easy to bring on a bug out trip.

You’re going to love discovering all the cool reasons…

Why Leather Belts Are Amazing Survival Tools

1 – Keep Your Cool In The Kitchen

Boiling water and cooking survival food can make the handles of your pots and pans incredibly hot – and, if you’re not careful, you can easily scald your fingers on the handles when you try to move them.

Luckily, there’s a better way – simply take out your leather belt and wrap it around the handle a few times. This will give you a cushion for your hand to hold onto, and will allow you to easily take your pots and pans off the flame.

2 – Self-Defense

Leather belts can be used to defend yourself from attackers in a variety of ways; for one, you can wrap the belt around your attacker’s neck and choke them with it.

Another way to do some damage is to roll up the belt and hit them with it, or to use it more as a whip with the belt fully extended.

3 – Keep Your Gun In Place

By simply wearing your belt around your waist, this can easily help you carry your gun while you walk. For example, if you have a clip holster, you can attach this to your belt; otherwise, you can store the gun behind you on either side of your waist, and the belt will help keep it from moving.

4 – Sharpen Your Survival Knife

Leather belts (especially wide ones) can do a great job at sharpening the blades on your survival knives and other weapons. Simply fold up the belt so you can get a good grip on it, and then run the knife blade down the leather side (pushing away from you) to sharpen it.

5 – Carry Firewood

Carrying firewood can be a real pain when bugging out; after all, it’s easy to drop a piece (or a few) on the way, forcing you to go back and search for it later. However, with the use of a leather belt, you can carry a pile of firewood for long distances with no trouble at all.

Simply wrap the belt around the stack of firewood, and then cinch the belt tightly around it (you may need to punch new holes through the belt to make this more effective). Then use the strap to carry your firewood with ease.

Those are ja few of the many amazing survival uses for leather belts! To learn more of them and survival tips, check out Survival Frog Blog

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