Hey Stewart -

Thanks for showing us your pretty sweet belt kit. My prairie belt just arrived today, so I'm excited to start setting up a belt kit and perfecting it. Its totally true that everyone's kit is perfected for them, but one of the things I love about seeing other people's kits is getting introduced to their thought processes, their experiences, and quite often gear from companies I haven't seen before.

Which brings me to my question: how did you modify your hard pouch to be waterproof? I thought that was a great idea, and think I'd like to include something similar on my kit. Although I'm not in the rain forests of Bolivia any more, I am in the often-wet South East of the US, and that seems like a fantastic way to keep some water-sensitive items in something more proof than a flapped double mag pouch.

Thanks again for showing off your kit and your ideas!

- J

Sorry for the delay in replying to this, I use neopreane foam sheets of the type sold by stationery and art suppliers, cut to shape to form a gasket in the lid:

It wont withstand more than a brief period of submersion, but it works for swimming across rivers.

If you are using the tactical tailor boxes, as I am, you will also need to seal the press stud hole and around the rivits with a little epoxy.

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Thanks, I hope to have some free time in August to follow this up with a Ute jungle load out article.

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Hi Stewart, thanks for posting your jungle belt set up. That's one of the most well thought out combinations that I have seen. I had the privaledge of spending some time in the jungle out in Saba and Sarawak while visiting Malaysia for work several years ago. I have to agree, the jungle is amazing. I hope to return one day to see it in the ways that you have. Great article and photos. Thanks for taking the time to share the pictures of your kit and camp.

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