Diamondback Tool belt review & comparison. Artisan, Miter, Eagle, SXS, Elias. Best setup!
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- Опубликовано: 8 окт 2022
- This video we compare our diamondback toolbelts. We cover the pros and cons of each setups. What we love and what could be better.
The Elias is more designed to be your dominant side pouch, and the Sx2 is designed to be your non dominant Fastener pouch, You can configure them however you want but you might not get what you want out of them doing it that way,
This is a great informational video! Think I’m gonna look into badger or just keep the occidental. Thanks for taking the time to do this.
Glad it helped thanks for watching, I’m going to check out badger tool belts your the third guy that’s mentioned them !
I'm thinking of pulling the trigger on the badger side by side setup before the price increase. I'm a residential framer in MA. The framer badger bags is just too much in my opinion.
I currently have an occidental leather setup but am sick of the weight. Dont get me wrong the bags are super durable. But wearing leather is more weight.
Nice what set of occidental are you wearing ? Biggest thing for me is the hammer holster, I don’t think I could do without it now that I’m used to it !
@@AMAYERICAN three pouch fastener for non dominant and the standard tool pouch with just one lower pouch for dominant. And the high rise hammer holster in the back. Its simple and I can fit everything I need. But I find my hammer always getting in the way when I crouch down. I'm sold on the hammer under the bag style.
The honesty of this review 🫡
Good to know about the tape pouch
Seems like that SXS pouch is more suited as a non dominant side pouch, I have the grande 2.0 setup and I had that issue with my fat max in the tape holder but it stretched out pretty quickly.
Good info, I agree with 6 inch belt recommendation
I love my grande setup though
Man I’ve had my eyes on that setup for framing, looks awesome, is there s bit index on the 2.0? I agree with ya on the sxs. What size of tape do you run in the grande ?
going back and forth between the ox and the sxs. Im a drywaller boarder and we like to keep a big pouch of screws on us, and atleast one more other spot for different sized screws. The fastener pouch would be on my left side, my non dominant side. Im still unsure which toolbag i would go with on my right side, to hold my knife, keyhole saw, chalk line, pencil, marker, rasp, circle cutter etc etc maybe a couple screwdrivers
I love the artisan miter pouch with bit index for non dominant/ holding tools. Have you looked at the grandes for big open pouches for fasteners ?
Tool belts are always a working progress. I started off with super cheap then went Occidental leather love occidental think they are great for me they are too big, so I went diamondback artisan. Again love it it with the release of the sxs I will be going for that on my left and mazo on the right. That hopefully will do.
I've had the Mazo and Loki pouches for about a year, and while I do really like them, I just ordered the occidental finisher rig to replace it. The main reason for the switch is that the bags hold all my everyday carry just fine, but I have found that when I'm doing certain tasks like crown for example, I run out of spots to put things, like 15ga & 18ga nails, cut list, stud finder, gauge blocks, chalk line, piece of sand paper, glue, miter clamps, angle finder etc. Its my fault for buying such small bags, but I also dislike how low Diamond backs bigger bags hang and wanted to avoid them. Also Ive realized I prefer more open pouches, I find that really annoying on DB. I thought I wanted something with a smaller foot print for maneuvering in and out of openings and I'll likely miss that with the Oxi's but I think they will suit me and my workflow better. I do have the hammer and flat bar holsters, love those, I will modify my new bags to fit them. The tape pouch on you guys' rigs would annoy the hell out of me, another thing I like about the ones I got is they have a nylon loop to clip my tape on my left side which is my preference.
thanks for sharing your input brother! I agree the diamondback design seems to be less open then standard style bags. I do like my artisan rig for trim. You will have to let me know how the oxcidental bags treat ya. I know spencer lewis switched back after trying diamondback as well,
Update: I switched back to my original diamond back rig. I put on the oxis, and while they were great, they were just a lot bigger (wider) than I had thought. I have been on remodels lately, so I’m around a lot of finished surfaces and felt my original rig was better suited.
After rocking the denali and artisan .. my set up now is a mix of both. The wranglle from the denali on my left and miter from artisan on the right. Works great for me. Also I highly recommend buying the flat bar holster ..
Thanks for the input!!! What size of belt do you prefer ?
Also do you carry a cats paw and flat bar or just one?
@@AMAYERICAN definitely the 6” belt. More comfortable . And I carry just the cats paw.
I carry a flat bar and cats paw in the sleeve. Haven’t had a problem. I have the older style artisan and Denali 2.0
Love both
Valid points boys. But it strikes me as a bit disingenuous to admit a pouch is brand new and stiff - then ding it for the pockets being tight.
I got the SxS and mule, I love it, I do framing though. So the big pockets work great for me. My 25ft fat max fits pretty good, Easy to drop in.
Nice !!! 6 in belt? Also are you rocking suspenders?
@@AMAYERICAN sadly no, I got the 4 inch from my artisan set up, just bought the pouches. Might buy a badger belt though. I hear those are really comfortable.
I went with the elias and the wragell with the new tempo belt
I don't have any carpentry on the menu currently but, if I did I would buy that set up for the hammer holster alone and then work with whatever else I have the best I could. Currently I just use a one sided Lowe's belt just because it actually had enough holes in the belt to fit me snug and I just dont need two sides worth of goods. The hammer holder on it is way low so I put another lone one on the belt for a other option but, even that is annoying...
I haven't had much time for videos so I'm gonna scroll back to see what I missed..
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Thanks brother! And hammer holster is the cats pajamas 💯
Hey Drew ; long time no talk! I am Jim Duncan ; Kings Table Finish Carpentry! I told you that you would make a good carpenter! I lost my IG channel just as I was building it up? Said I was under 13 yrs of age and shut that big dawg down!
Anyway rigs? I hv been wearing an Akribis custom made trim rig for ? 5 months now? I just enjoy full leather rigs and it has all my setups right there! I started working (sub contracting) for GC’s doing all the finish work it’s all doors, custom trim, windows, base, crown, some stairs & so on!
Great video keep plugging away brother! God Bless!
Hey Jim! Good to hear from you brother! Your advice/ encouragement kept me going in the early days. Those Akribis rigs look awesome as well. Sounds like you are staying busy as ever, glad to hear it! What’s ur new IG handle ?
@@AMAYERICAN Hey buddy it’s “Kings Table Custom Carpentry”! And man you have really improved your skills brother! You keep it up the passion for the trade shows!
Not much on my page yet I need to repost when I hv time ! I am trimming out homes doing doors both customs slabs install and prehungs
Window trims
Base/crown sect.,.
On the Makita platform but run the dewalt table saw on the job and 12” Makita corded plus I hv a dewalt 716 if it’s a quick job.
Wear Akribus custom trim set up! Little heavy but once loaded all tool belts R heavy ? What a few pounds ? It’s the joy of slipping into that rig 1st thing in the am!!
Smelling that leather!
Your no small man you should get one you would love it!
Hey did the tape pouch ever break in to fit a fat max properly on the sxs??
It was a little tight last I knew, me and Alex went separate ways so can’t say now sorry !
1:02 Bought an Ox pouch this Black Friday and my 8m (25 ft?) Fatmax tape struggles get in/out. It better stretch over time.
Occidental’s are the OG of high end tool belts I still am tempted to buy a set.
I really, really love you guys review on the belts, with that said, I feel as if your buddy .ite not have ordered the proper belt/pouches for what he wants to do.
My tape measure holds things fine, but I did break mine in mine hardcore. I think they did not make it the size they need to be to give people opportunity to break in?
Im an electrician, not a carpenter, your belt and pouch looks fine, well broken in and you have a nice set up, but the other one with the new pouches. I feel as if he made the wrong purchase
Thanks brother I appreciate it! I agree, Alex my partner is a jack of all trades so I think he’s likening those pouches more and more as he tackles plumbing and electrical. We appreciate the feedback brother! Thanks for watching !
Are you guys going to try the tempo belt? Its on the website now. I like it
Those look pretty slick ! Check out Clovis project , he’s got a channel and making top notch gear. Similar to badger belts which to me look like the best design
Is the SxS main pouch pretty good size like the grande main pouch?? I had the Grande's and got rid of them they didn't have enough places for things I was going to get the Axe for the dominant side and the SxS for the left
I would say it’s a pretty large pouch comparable to grande, much bigger than the artisan setup I run. Are you a framer, or remodeler?
@@AMAYERICAN mostly pole barns and vinyl siding and windows. Just ordered the Mule 2.0 right and SxS left 1 minute ago 😀.. Had a set of Badger SxS before, Im addicted to tool belts 😅
Have two sets of Occidental adjust to fits that I'm going to put on eBay after the first of the year, you can only sell so much at a time now, and I'm to my yearly limit
You’ll have to let me know which setup you like better !! Occidental’s are 🔥🔥
@@AMAYERICAN I'm going to stick with these they're a lot lighter.. I haven't got them yet obviously but my old Diamondbacks were half as light as the Occidentals.. But the Occidental adjust to fits are nice because the belt and bags are padded and sewn into place so they don't slide around or dig into you like a leather belt
So far had nothing but good luck with my sxs. Doing home Reno/ carpentry.
But will agree the tape pouch isn’t my favourite
Awesome brother that’s a solid setup ik Alex loves it, 4 or 6 in belt ?
I went with the 701 vest. So comfy for all day use
Man I might have to try that, Those vest look slick ! How do you think that’d work wearing a winter coat ?
not even trying to talk smack here.. I just grabbed a build your own set up the other day. miter on left, wrangell on right. wrangle is long, but was 100% expected. I just find it hard to believe that a fellow small frame guy(im 5'6"- 145 on a fat day), would be suprised by how big his setup is on him, especially considering he can look next to him to see your setup for reference. ps- also having tight as hell tape issue with the wrangell. Been just beating that pocket into submission..
Has your tape pocket opened up? Alex has since changed his mind he loves his setup, will be posting an update on his channel it’s Swantek Enterprises. Thanks for your input brother !
@@AMAYERICAN only been wearing it for maybe 2 hrs a day. Today will be day 3(been scraping up, and replacing glue down vynal flooring, no point wearing it at that point). Took the clip off, helped, next day after leaving it in as tight down as i could overnight, i could actually get my fingers in, lol. Getting there. It will be another few days before everything gets a real day. I'll check his channel out. Just started one up myself, simply learning how to edit at the moment... Trading subs 1 for 1 all day. Going to be leaning on a hybrid, woodworking- diy remodel- art/ crafting. It will take a bit, but I'll get it going hard soon. You're almost to 1000, good for you.
Heck yeah just subscribed to your channel ! Editing is the worse part, I use shot cut, it’s free and pretty decent in features. Ik Alex pays for the go pro service where it will automatically edit videos to an extent. I’m looking into that route for time savings. Only advice I would give is post often and do shorts right now, really helps get subs. RUclips is really pushing small creators in the shorts algo. If I can ever help let me know brother! Keep hammerin ! 🇺🇸🇺🇸
@@AMAYERICAN same. Just subbed. Editing is definitely tough. Im also at times trying to much for 1 take or die when filming at work, so a lots been getting scrapped when editing. For me its, im sloppy with wording and then move on, and cant refilm demo and what not. Your right on about shorts, im seeing that already, and im under 10 vids. Thanks for the sub.
We need the greatest builder on social media to build a belt, Jorge Lopez from Stalinlop Construction.
Thanks for sharing his channel with me, just checked it out and man thats impressive!
Thought of comparing it to Akribis. King of leather?
Those bags are 🔥🔥🔥! Do you own a pair ?
@@AMAYERICAN I wish. Still in Electrical Trade school. I want to start with Akribis or diamondback.
Only flaw of db is the belt could use some padding. It can get uncomfortable but I still love my setup. Never owned a good set of leathers to compare tho
I have an Akribis tool belt and currently shopping diamondback. Akribis are fire for sure but heavy as well!
Nice! Been hearing a lot about badger tool belts, I wish diamondback had more padding, definitely would recommend the 6 in belt
That side by side is huge lol
It is big ! Plenty of storage
Im the 69th commentor on this vid!
Anyway thanks to your video, I was able to deduce something. I am 6'4 (legit 76 inches) I purchased the womens version of the belt.
Im a size 31 waist size, skinny as fuck weighing in at 178 pounds.
Your video gave me a idea, This will be my 3rd and final try, I ordered the womens belt. Apparently its good if it pinches your sides and they say always order you waist size, but for skinny dudes I think they need to go 1 size smaller.
My 6 inch and 4 inch does not stay on for shit, I noticed the more the belt raps around me, the loser it becomes.
Going 1 size smaller will make the belt wrap around me less with a tighter fit. Will report back later.
I have seen badger belts and I might purchase the belt only and run my DB bags on that belt. I do not care for DB belt I have currently. Thanks for commenting ! Plz comment back what you figure out !
I don’t know about that particular setup. But are you 100% sure that setup is not for something else than a general contractor? It’s just that from what I’ve seen for diamondback, they care about feedback from all their customers. Not only the famous ones. But of course I could be wrong.
I agree almost like an electrician setup, I love my bags, diamondback is still the best, but could definitely improve. What setup are you rocking brother?
@@AMAYERICAN yeah I love diamondback too. I’ve got the artisan, same as you. Used your review to figure it out actually😅. I’m the apprentice from Norway, if you remember from that one livestream.
Yessir it was good bsing with ya, I love my artisan for trim, I think I’m going to buy a bigger setup for framing. Have any big projects going?
I hate the way the Diamondback bags taper to zero at the bottom. It is so hard to pull fasteners out of the bags, especially when you are running low. I'm ready to go back to Oxy's.
I agree what bags are you rocking ?
@@AMAYERICAN I think it's the Artisan. I wish I had bought the Graande. I just ordered and am waiting for the clip on style fastener pouches so hopefully that helps.I use lot's of screws all day long and need a variety of sizes. I also feel like the bags hang way too low. Does anyone else have that complaint? Maybe I need to get the belt up higher.
Mine dont ride low but my belt sits on top of my hips, I think a 6 in belt would be much better. The db sax are legit!
@@fmtnicthe grrande 2.0 pouches are nice man. They are slightly bigger than the original grrandes and have other improvements. I would say the are like occidental fat lips now.
you boys need Badgers
is that what your running?
@@AMAYERICAN yeah, ordered up a custom carpenters set and I love it. Came from occidental and diamondback artisan. Badger tool belts are next level, check em out!
Ohh man, definitely going to check them out! Post a review on RUclips that’d be much appreciated!
I spent over $450 for my Diamondback rig and after a year I gave it to a Mexican framer who I did not know after passing by their framing job. The main pouches are too small and stiff. I bought mine at 2am after watching a popular RUclipsr I like wearing the. Big mistake. Diamondback has idiots designing their Guc
What setup did you go with ? I think badged belt and the grande bags would be the ticket. I agree with ya though on the pouches being small and hard to get your hands in.
Come work on my house anytime… hehe 🤩 😜
Buckaroo always 💯