The SpeedSet holders and the carriers
with the Lock-On adaptors will ratchet 360 degrees, so the tilt of anything on the belt can be changed when getting in or out of the car—very handy for the collapsible baton.
Secure to the Belt The SpeedSet holders or Lock-On adapted holders attach to the SpeedSet Duty Belt the same way. Engage the top set of claws over the steel inner liner, then press the holder and bottom set of claws onto the steel liner, and then rotate the cam lever between the upper claws to lock it to the steel liner. With either SpeedSet holders, or ex-
isting holders using the Lock-On con- version kit, the holders stay in place. Unlike most duty gear, the SpeedSet gear is locked in one location and will not move around on the belt even dur- ing a foot pursuit. This decreases the tendency of a holder moving or sliding in the way of the draw of the fi rearm. The offi cer will know exactly where their holders are at all times. Once locked in place, the holder at- tachment is very secure. That said, the gear remaining attached to the belt is a legitimate concern. We had one offi cer put on the SpeedSet Duty Belt and lay on the ground. Another offi cer grasped the SpeedSet double mag holder—just the holder—and lifted the offi cer off the ground. No, this was not an Ameri- can Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) test, but it sure passes the cop gut test. If the holders come undone halfway into the shift (as reported on some blogs), then you didn’t prop- erly engage the upper and lower set of claws.
Mounted on Outside Using the SpeedSet holders and carri- ers or Lock-On adaptors, all the gear is mounted on the outside of the belt. That means, except for the gun holster and TASER holster, there are no case or carrier belt loops, straps or mounts to cause hot spots around the waist. Only the belt keepers are on the body side of the SpeedSet belt. No straps. No pinch points. The SpeedSet Duty Belt is designed to
accept a SpeedSet Inner Belt. The Inner Belt has a Velcro® lining with the hooks
The SpeedSet Duty Belt uses a notched steel carrier rail with a soft rubber backing. Most of the holders are mounted on the outside of the belt, which reduces hot spots and pinch points.
The SpeedSet Duty Belt reduces back and leg pain because the steel rail evenly distributes the weight of all the duty gear.
facing out, while the Duty Belt has a Vel- cro lining with the loops facing in. The Velcro hooks on the inside of the duty belt engage the Velcro loops on the out- side of the Inner Belt. When the 1 ½-inch Inner Belt is used, external belt keepers are not required to secure the 2 ¼-inch Duty Belt, or at least not as many. (Most of us would prob- ably use one keeper per side, just to be sure.) The fewer the keepers, the fewer hot spots. However, the Inner Belt is not required. You can wear the Duty Belt over the current pants belt and attach it with keepers as you normally would. The SpeedSet duty belt has been out for about a year. Perhaps due to the dif-
ferent look of the SpeedSet belt, it has not seen widespread patrol use. However, the SpeedSet Duty Belt has found one dominating niche—the solution to back pain caused by the uneven weight of the duty belt. Reader Service Number 209
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