I love the color and love the strap, but...
I have never been a big fan of the extra hardware on the nato style straps. Because I work so much with my hands, l prefer a more low profile fit overall. I have looked for a blue Mil-series style strap for a while and have not had any luck.
So, on a nice sunny afternoon, went to work.
First , cut off the extra flap.. and the keeper at the end of the flap
These things are built so perfectly, with the extra keeper cut off, it is a perfect fit around two layers of the strap
I ripped out the stitch on the 2nd keeper and pried the two layers apart making a nice hole for the new nylon keeper to fit into.
I folded the new keeper and tucked the two ends into the hole and glued with flexible glue (not shown) and clamped it down with a c-clamp to set up.
Meanwhile, I set about trimming off the extra length...
After melting the edges down... Done...
Sweet success! I love the low profile and the curve of the buckle fits the wrist oh so sawheet!
Thanks Terry for my new favorite strap!
