Artisan X Belt System

To preface I’ve been an architectural sheet metal worker for almost 20 years and I’ve been using Occidental pouches for probably 11-12 years. These are a very nice set of bags but my biggest complaint is that the pockets are very narrow. It’s a good and bad thing. I no longer have to turn sideways to get through narrow places but any more than the basics in the main pockets and they feel a little overcrowded. Even a tape measure in one of the top hip pouches was really hard to get in and out so I ended up clipping it to an outside loop. The amount of smaller tool/bit organization you could do is nice because there are plenty of slots within each pouch. I like the idea of having a bunch of little slots and pockets for stuff but realistically you’ll probably never use half of them. I don’t feel like there’s very much room for fasteners either unless you’re just going to dump them into a main pouch but you’d probably have a tough time getting to them. I bought a couple of the “sax” pouches that you can attach which works ok. I also got the suspenders but I wear a safety harness on most jobs I work and it is a little tough attaching my life line to the D ring behind the padding of the suspenders. That said, they are lightweight and comfortable to wear all day long. They distribute the weight very well.

Very well made. I've only had it for 2 days but so far, so good. I'm carrying the exact same tools as my previous bag and for some reason it doesn't feel as heavy now. The lumbar piece for your back is a game changer

I love this tool belt!!