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04-04-2006, 03:50 AM
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I've had people ask me, from time to time, about the type of money belt I use on my travels. It's an ordinary leather belt, but has a zippered compartment on the inside. I trifold $20s or $50s, depending on how much backup cash I'm taking, and slip them in there. You can fit quite a bit of cash in there that way, and it is completely inconspicuous...
Here's the type I use, not sure if these are the guys that make it, but it looks the same, from LeTravelStore:
Here's Go Gear's belt:
Here Eagle Creek's belt:
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04-04-2006, 07:37 AM
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Thanks for the tip WWM! I remember you talking about these before...but the ones I found were WAY too hideous, wouldn't wear them for the life of me....these are much better though
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04-04-2006, 07:43 AM
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Thanks a lot, Mike! These are great.
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04-04-2006, 10:35 AM
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Very cool Mike...better than the ones you have to wear under your clothes!
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04-04-2006, 10:26 PM
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Sweet! I was going to experiment with making one, but these are awesome. I sleep so much better knowing that my cash (thats all I carry when I travel, bad I know...) is securely attached to my body...
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05-09-2006, 08:24 PM
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I have a jandd belt it is nearly identical to the eagle creek it uses the same duraflex buckle and is made from climbing webbing. It is also only $6.00
Jandd money belt
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05-09-2006, 11:13 PM
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WWM, where do you keep your passport?
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05-10-2006, 06:34 AM
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Originally posted by eunike@May 10 2006, 01:13 AM
WWM, where do you keep your passport?
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And your credit cards?
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05-10-2006, 08:54 PM
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Originally posted by Sabrosa@May 10 2006, 09:34 AM
And your credit cards?
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I was wondering the same thing... still, at least if you're mugged and they're smart enough to get your money belt your cash will still be safe.
I tried ordering the leather belt from Le Travel Store, but it seems like they're out of stock, or at least the price turns to $0 when put in the cart and they no longer list it on the main site that I can find. I ended up buying one of these. The same guy sells em on ebay for less though ($6.95 + $8.95 S&H vs $16.95 + $6.95 S&H for the set of 2)
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02-17-2013, 04:15 PM
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I just bought one off of feebay for less than $6, including shipping. Made entierly of plastic & nylon, so no metal to set off the detectors at airport security checkpoints. No need to take off a money belt with a couple $grand in it, in front of who knows how many people and send it on a conveyer belt into a machine to be x-rayed. Not the most stylish belt in the world, but style is not the point! Yes, it will not hold a passport or cards, but I look at it as supplimental to a regular money belt.
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