vinc, i had to use dye for the leather on my jetpack harness. go to a place like tandy leather factory, they can show you the right stuff. ive had this brown dye for years, and finally used it for the pack. it came out really nice and it didnt rub off. i dont know of any dyes that give the glossy look, you might have to go ahead and do that with paint.
i had your same worries with the dye, because i wear it with my favorite jacket and didnt want to ruin it.
This would be my choice of what I’ve seen so far. Any idea how well the handle would fit?
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More expensive than the one on this topic, though, it’s ALL LEATHER… and the brown could be fix by using BLACK LEATHER DYE. Only thing… it will cost you more on the long run: $9 for the holster + (whatever price for the black leather dye) = maybe, twice or more the price for the one in discussion.
Still, I like the leather cutout for the belt, just like the greeblies holster, which goes more with the movie GB movies somehow. Hmmm, now I’m undecided. 
I used sharpie on mine, it don’t come off, but it smells for a while… i suggest you leave it out to air out for a day, havent had any rubing problems at all, doesn’t come off, or smell, ( after it’s aired out ) and it goes on evenly and doesn’t leave any streak marks
the leather dye i used leaves a smell afterwards too, but for some reason its a smell i kind of like. gives my harness an “aged leather” smell
I used the craftsman one Vince posted and it works GREAT.
I’m going the covertec route.
I can hot swap meters on my belt that way.
Me too Ron!
We will be like brothers!
Or father and son.
Here’s a couple pics of what i was talking about. no need to cut the leather strap if you haven’t already.
I picked one up last night as well. The leather strap actually fits around the top of the PKE screen which holds it down. No need to cut it off.
I noticed that as well, it’s like the perfect fit.
how much do you need to trim the bottom straps?
You know what else works is M-16 mag holders. You have to make a opening in the bottom but prefect fit.
how would this look with the strap fed around the front instead of the back?
Like this:
I think I like it better without the strap. But that’s just me. Did you have to alter the bottom straps at all?
I had to trim them a bit wider. I’m going to remove the metal clip on the back as well.
ew. for some reason when i was thinking about this, i didnt compensate for the slack in the front. if someone were brave enough to mod that strap, i think it would look nicer wrapped around the front rather than the back, even though through the back doesnt look half bad either.
Good find Vin. I think i may pick one up myself!
Glad to hear it but it was really Tientetsujin’s find, I was just sharing the info. I wonder if Sears is going to question the huge sudden spike in Tape measure holder sales 