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Posted: 9/24/2017 9:06:11 AM EDT

Do you put your belt on clockwise (loop to right of fly first) or counterclockwise (loop to left of fly first)?

IBTP

Posted: 9/24/2017 9:06:59 AM EDT

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Left of fly like a normal person.

IBTP

Posted: 9/24/2017 9:07:06 AM EDT

[#2]

Counter clockwise

IBTP

Posted: 9/24/2017 9:07:24 AM EDT

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Fpni

Posted: 9/24/2017 9:10:05 AM EDT

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Left of fly like a normal person.

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Same here, but I'm left handed so just assumed I was fucked up on the belt thing like most everything else.

Posted: 9/24/2017 9:10:06 AM EDT

[#5]

CCW.

OP is from Missouri and maybe confused. Do Yankees put on their belts clockwise?

Posted: 9/24/2017 9:11:37 AM EDT

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Same here, but I'm left handed so just assumed I was fucked up on the belt thing like most everything else.

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I seriously thought I was doing it wrong because Im a lefty.

Always makes threading holsters though my belt a pia

Posted: 9/24/2017 9:11:53 AM EDT

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CCW, because I am not a woman.

Posted: 9/24/2017 9:12:44 AM EDT

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CCW.

OP is from Missouri and maybe confused. Do Yankees put on their belts clockwise?

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Negative ghost rider

I'm from NY and everyone I know puts it on CCW

Posted: 9/24/2017 9:14:06 AM EDT

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CCW, because I am not a woman.

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This is the correct answer.

Posted: 9/24/2017 9:14:10 AM EDT

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Who's the commie pinko who picked clockwise? Fess up so we can pummel you with insults before demanding your man card and voting you off the island

Posted: 9/24/2017 9:14:44 AM EDT

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Left of fly like a normal person.

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Right of fly is the women's direction
Just like their buttons on a shirt are opposite of men's shirts

Posted: 9/24/2017 9:14:58 AM EDT

[#12]

CCW, and right-handed.

Isn't the direction usually determined by whether the wearer is left- or right-handed?

Posted: 9/24/2017 9:15:46 AM EDT

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CCW, because I am not a woman.

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See, unlike a single earring or the buttons on a suit jacket, I never knew the routing of a belt was governed by gender.

Posted: 9/24/2017 9:17:39 AM EDT

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Left of fly like a normal person.

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FPNI Again

Posted: 9/24/2017 9:20:05 AM EDT

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Right of fly is the women's direction
Just like their buttons on a shirt are opposite of men's shirts

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This, although a lot of European garments have buttons reversed on "men's" shirts/pants as well. Coincidence?

Posted: 9/24/2017 9:21:56 AM EDT

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Same here, but I'm left handed so just assumed I was fucked up on the belt thing like most everything else.

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I thought the same thing.

Posted: 9/24/2017 9:23:27 AM EDT

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Are we looking at the clock from above or below, and facing away or toward the body?

Posted: 9/24/2017 9:26:34 AM EDT

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CCW, because I am not a woman.

This is the correct answer.

I thought that was how you told boys from girls.

Posted: 9/24/2017 9:26:45 AM EDT

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Are we looking at the clock from above or below, and facing away or toward the body?

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The perspective is always from the operator's position. That would be you as you put your belt on...looking down onto the clock face.

Posted: 9/24/2017 9:28:41 AM EDT

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Are we looking at the clock from above or below, and facing away or toward the body?

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I assumed we're all adults here and capable of dressing ourselves.

Posted: 9/24/2017 9:28:54 AM EDT

[#21]

So since its gender controlled direction, What way would a tranny put on their belt?

Posted: 9/24/2017 9:32:57 AM EDT

[#22]

counter clockwise

if I lose my head I can still pull the belt tighter as a tourniquet

unless below the equator...then your international gig line switches

Posted: 9/24/2017 10:27:03 AM EDT

[#23]

counterclockwise

Posted: 9/24/2017 10:28:56 AM EDT

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Left of fly like a normal person.

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Posted: 9/24/2017 10:32:56 AM EDT

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I'm left handed so I go from left to right. Not sure if that makes a difference?

Posted: 9/24/2017 10:33:30 AM EDT

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CCW, because I am not a woman.

This is the correct answer.

Posted: 9/24/2017 10:36:15 AM EDT

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Right of fly is the women's direction
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Left of fly like a normal person.

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Right of fly is the women's direction
Just like their buttons on a shirt are opposite of men's shirts

I believe this comes from times gone by, when men needed to be able to draw their swords from the left without getting hung up on clothing.

A.W.D.

Posted: 9/24/2017 10:36:24 AM EDT

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Who's the commie pinko who picked clockwise? Fess up so we can pummel you with insults before demanding your man card and voting you off the island

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Maybe he thought it was meant as someone looks at you vs you looking down at it. Kinda like which is the right side of a car? As you sit in it or as you stand in front of it and look at it.

Posted: 9/24/2017 10:40:15 AM EDT

[#29]

It depends.

Does the tail end continue direction when going through the buckle? If yes, CCW.

Does the belt double back on itself when going through the buckle? If yes, CW.

The tail end of the belt is supposed to finish going CCW.

Posted: 9/24/2017 10:49:34 AM EDT

[#30]

CCW , but I skip the first loop to the left of the fly.
This allows the buckle to be offset and helps keep the end of the belt off my 2;30 positioned kydex holster.

Posted: 9/24/2017 10:57:59 AM EDT

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See, unlike a single earring or the buttons on a suit jacket, I never knew the routing of a belt was governed by gender.

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In RTC San Diego you got the honor of being "Wave for a Day" if you were discovered with a belt threaded CW.

Posted: 9/24/2017 10:59:49 AM EDT

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Running end extends to the wearers left, just how the army taught me

Posted: 9/24/2017 11:01:10 AM EDT

[#33]

The most tactical way possible.

Counterclockwise so my belt can be drawn as a whip as my fifth back up weapon

Posted: 9/24/2017 11:05:29 AM EDT

[#34]

Always counterclockwise.

Posted: 9/24/2017 11:09:01 AM EDT

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It depends.

Does the tail end continue direction when going through the buckle? If yes, CCW.

Does the belt double back on itself when going through the buckle? If yes, CW.

The tail end of the belt is supposed to finish going CCW.

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I want the tail of the belt going CCW at all times, so yes it depends on the belt. I hate having the tail flap anywhere near my holster.

Posted: 9/24/2017 11:11:40 AM EDT

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I want the tail of the belt going CCW at all times, so yes it depends on the belt. I hate having the tail flap anywhere near my holster.

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This

Posted: 9/24/2017 11:12:56 AM EDT

[#37]

Counter clockwise.

Posted: 9/24/2017 11:15:10 AM EDT

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The most tactical way possible.

Counterclockwise so my belt can be drawn as a whip as my fifth back up weapon

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Surprised you don't have this already.

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Posted: 9/24/2017 11:20:24 AM EDT

[#39]

Horizontally. It's High Speed, Low Drag....

Posted: 9/24/2017 11:20:41 AM EDT

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CCW.

OP is from Missouri and maybe confused. Do Yankees put on their belts clockwise?

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This Yankee puts his belt on counter clockwise (left of zipper).

Posted: 9/24/2017 11:21:45 AM EDT

[#41]

Anti Clockwise.

Posted: 9/24/2017 11:21:59 AM EDT

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No particular reason for going counter clockwise, but I did forever.

Then, I got a concealed carry permit and started wearing stuff on the belt on the right, and it suddenly became more convenient to take a holster on and off.

Once in a while I used to wear a belt-attached knife, in that case it was on all day and left side was fine.

Posted: 9/24/2017 11:22:33 AM EDT

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I like!

Posted: 9/24/2017 11:24:29 AM EDT

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So, a little over 10% of our members are Communists.

Posted: 9/24/2017 11:24:34 AM EDT

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CCW, because I am not a woman.

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I am a woman, and I put mine on CCW as well. Does that mean I'm manly?

Posted: 9/24/2017 11:25:11 AM EDT

[#46]

Counter.

Except when I was in, the mcmap belt goes clockwise because the buckle makes the end double back, so it appears to be "correct".

It is a royal PITA (being a lefty) when I use a belt holster, but 99% of the time they are clip on. So no big deal.