Duty Belt uses an entirely different design than any other duty belt ever made. It has a notched, spring steel carrier rail with a soft rubber backing. This unique construction does one thing very well: it reduces lower back and upper thigh pain and sciatic nerve problems caused by the uneven load of the duty belt. The SpeedSet belt is very fl exible hori- zontally around the waist, but it does not fl ex or sag vertically. That means the entire load on the duty belt is completely bal- anced all around the waist. No one spot of the belt feels any heavier on the waist than any other location on the belt. No hot spots. No heavy spots. The average duty belt weighs between
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12 and 15 pounds. Carrying a steel frame pistol (instead of a polymer frame), an extra set of handcuffs, a larger flash- light, the duty belt easily reaches 18 to 20 pounds. Unlike any other leather or nylon duty belt, the composite SpeedSet Duty Belt evenly distributes this weight around the entire waist. In addition, the soft rub- ber yields to—conforms to the shape of— both hip bones. No cutting into the hips. No bruising. No irritation. The SpeedSet Duty Belt has other fea-
tures not found on most duty belts. The SpeedSet Duty Belt allows more of the duty gear to be mounted in or near the front, making the gear easier to reach or allowing more gear to be mounted. Com- pared to the traditional Sam Browne belt, it is very easy on the SpeedSet belt to use the buckle to make ¾-inch adjustments in the waist size.
Accepts Current Holders The SpeedSet Duty Belt can be used with all of the existing holsters, cases and holders currently in use by the offi cer. Just slide the belt loop of the gear holder onto the belt as normal. In fact, your cur- rent handgun holster and TASER holster must be used. Another option is the use of SpeedSet
brand holders and carriers. All common holders and carriers are available from DutySmith to fi t the SpeedSet belt: baton
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The SpeedSet holders, and holders with the Lock-On adapters, can be easily moved around on the belt. Once the jaws are properly locked, the officer can literally be lifted off the ground by lifting just the holder.
The DutySmith SpeedSet Duty Belt and holders are available in black nylon, plain black, and black basket weave.
holder, single and double handcuff holder, double magazine holder, Mk3 and Mk4 OC canister holder, flashlight holder, smartphone holder, universal radio holder, and key/glove holder. We did a hands-on evaluation with all these carriers for a few days. The black basket weave looks very good and the holders worked just fi ne. The DutySmith holders and carriers
are all available in black leather, black nylon, and black basket weave. The SpeedSet duty belt itself has a matte black fi nish—both the soft rubber liner and the spring steel rail.
Lock-On Conversion Kit Another option is to use a SpeedSet adaptor to hold your current gear hold- ers to the outside of the duty belt. Each Lock-On™ conversion kit contains three Lock-On attachments. The same kind of zip ties used with crowd control hand- cuffs are used to attach the adaptor plate to the current gear holder. With the Lock- On adaptor, your current duty gear will lock onto the SpeedSet belt rail just like the SpeedSet holders. The Lock-On adap- tor is not intended for use with a duty gun holster or with a TASER® holster.
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