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Elastic two piece nato straps.

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Hi all,

Has anyone seen any elastic two piece nato straps out there?

If so, please send links!

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Re: Elastic two piece nato straps.

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NapoleonDynamite wrote: Fri Oct 15, 2021 6:09 pm Hi all,

Has anyone seen any elastic two piece nato straps out there?

If so, please send links!

Cheers!

Ooh. I'm definitely interested in this.
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Re: Elastic two piece nato straps.

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The material on these looks like elastic. It's two layers, which would reduce the stretch, but is also necessary because elastic is kind of floppy. I'm willing to take a $6 gamble to find out. Will report back whenever it arrives.

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005002658199018.html
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Re: Elastic two piece nato straps.

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Sussa wrote:The material on these looks like elastic. It's two layers, which would reduce the stretch, but is also necessary because elastic is kind of floppy. I'm willing to take a $6 gamble to find out. Will report back whenever it arrives.

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005002658199018.html
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Great find! It does definitely look elastic. Watching the short video it appears to be stretchy?

I've dropped the seller a line too. I might order some any way. It'll take an eternity to get here and will definitely report back.

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I messaged two sellers on AliExpress (one was the link above and a similar looking item) and both said they were not elastic or stretchy.

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Re: Elastic two piece nato straps.

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Finally received the strap I linked above and can confirm they're made of elastic. It appears to be two pieces of elastic glued together, so you need to give them an initial stretch to break up the glue but then you get as much stretch as one would expect from doubled-up elastic (that is, not as much as a single pass elastic strap but still some).

Fits my 6.25" wrist on the next to last hole. My biggest complaint is how much the buckle sticks out, but that may be the case for this buckle style. Seems like it's going to catch on things. Might be better for larger-wristed folks.

Initial impression is comfort and decent quality. I'd worry about the holes fraying overtime because elastic doesn't seal as well as nylon. Overall, worth $7 (I splurged for tracked shipping) and I will consider buying more.
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Sussa wrote: Tue Nov 16, 2021 12:15 pm Finally received the strap I linked above and can confirm they're made of elastic. It appears to be two pieces of elastic glued together, so you need to give them an initial stretch to break up the glue but then you get as much stretch as one would expect from doubled-up elastic (that is, not as much as a single pass elastic strap but still some).

Fits my 6.25" wrist on the next to last hole. My biggest complaint is how much the buckle sticks out, but that may be the case for this buckle style. Seems like it's going to catch on things. Might be better for larger-wristed folks.

Initial impression is comfort and decent quality. I'd worry about the holes fraying overtime because elastic doesn't seal as well as nylon. Overall, worth $7 (I splurged for tracked shipping) and I will consider buying more.

PXL_20211116_175915646.jpg

PXL_20211116_180804173.jpg
Thanks for following up. I love elastic straps, but I don't love nato-style straps, so I'm liking that these are two-piece. I went ahead and ordered four, 2 in 20mm and 2 in 22mm, all black.
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Sussa wrote: Tue Nov 16, 2021 12:15 pm Finally received the strap I linked above and can confirm they're made of elastic. It appears to be two pieces of elastic glued together, so you need to give them an initial stretch to break up the glue but then you get as much stretch as one would expect from doubled-up elastic (that is, not as much as a single pass elastic strap but still some).

Fits my 6.25" wrist on the next to last hole. My biggest complaint is how much the buckle sticks out, but that may be the case for this buckle style. Seems like it's going to catch on things. Might be better for larger-wristed folks.

Initial impression is comfort and decent quality. I'd worry about the holes fraying overtime because elastic doesn't seal as well as nylon. Overall, worth $7 (I splurged for tracked shipping) and I will consider buying more.

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Very interesting! Thanks for the report. There is probably a place in the strap collection for something just like this.
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Sussa wrote:Finally received the strap I linked above and can confirm they're made of elastic. It appears to be two pieces of elastic glued together, so you need to give them an initial stretch to break up the glue but then you get as much stretch as one would expect from doubled-up elastic (that is, not as much as a single pass elastic strap but still some).

Fits my 6.25" wrist on the next to last hole. My biggest complaint is how much the buckle sticks out, but that may be the case for this buckle style. Seems like it's going to catch on things. Might be better for larger-wristed folks.

Initial impression is comfort and decent quality. I'd worry about the holes fraying overtime because elastic doesn't seal as well as nylon. Overall, worth $7 (I splurged for tracked shipping) and I will consider buying more.
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Nice working on this! Great Intel!



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Re: Elastic two piece nato straps.

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ManOnTime wrote:
Sussa wrote: Tue Nov 16, 2021 12:15 pm Finally received the strap I linked above and can confirm they're made of elastic. It appears to be two pieces of elastic glued together, so you need to give them an initial stretch to break up the glue but then you get as much stretch as one would expect from doubled-up elastic (that is, not as much as a single pass elastic strap but still some).

Fits my 6.25" wrist on the next to last hole. My biggest complaint is how much the buckle sticks out, but that may be the case for this buckle style. Seems like it's going to catch on things. Might be better for larger-wristed folks.

Initial impression is comfort and decent quality. I'd worry about the holes fraying overtime because elastic doesn't seal as well as nylon. Overall, worth $7 (I splurged for tracked shipping) and I will consider buying more.

PXL_20211116_175915646.jpg

PXL_20211116_180804173.jpg
Thanks for following up. I love elastic straps, but I don't love nato-style straps, so I'm liking that these are two-piece. I went ahead and ordered four, 2 in 20mm and 2 in 22mm, all black.
Hey Manontime, did you get these, if so what did you think of them?

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NapoleonDynamite wrote: Wed Jan 26, 2022 2:56 am
ManOnTime wrote:
Sussa wrote: Tue Nov 16, 2021 12:15 pm Finally received the strap I linked above and can confirm they're made of elastic. It appears to be two pieces of elastic glued together, so you need to give them an initial stretch to break up the glue but then you get as much stretch as one would expect from doubled-up elastic (that is, not as much as a single pass elastic strap but still some).

Fits my 6.25" wrist on the next to last hole. My biggest complaint is how much the buckle sticks out, but that may be the case for this buckle style. Seems like it's going to catch on things. Might be better for larger-wristed folks.

Initial impression is comfort and decent quality. I'd worry about the holes fraying overtime because elastic doesn't seal as well as nylon. Overall, worth $7 (I splurged for tracked shipping) and I will consider buying more.

PXL_20211116_175915646.jpg

PXL_20211116_180804173.jpg
Thanks for following up. I love elastic straps, but I don't love nato-style straps, so I'm liking that these are two-piece. I went ahead and ordered four, 2 in 20mm and 2 in 22mm, all black.
Hey Manontime, did you get these, if so what did you think of them?

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I did, and I echo @Sussa's thoughts.

Good strap for the price paid, and best of all, long enough for my wrist.
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ManOnTime wrote:
NapoleonDynamite wrote: Wed Jan 26, 2022 2:56 am
ManOnTime wrote: Thanks for following up. I love elastic straps, but I don't love nato-style straps, so I'm liking that these are two-piece. I went ahead and ordered four, 2 in 20mm and 2 in 22mm, all black.
Hey Manontime, did you get these, if so what did you think of them?

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I did, and I echo [mention]Sussa[/mention]'s thoughts.

Good strap for the price paid, and best of all, long enough for my wrist.
Thanks mate. Does the elastic allow your to bend the tail over itself (back into the keeper) to stop the tail from hanging out?

I have a smaller wrist and prefer to "hide" the tail.


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NapoleonDynamite wrote: Thu Jan 27, 2022 1:56 am Thanks mate. Does the elastic allow your to bend the tail over itself (back into the keeper) to stop the tail from hanging out?

I have a smaller wrist and prefer to "hide" the tail.


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It's a floating keeper, so the tail won't hang out unless you want it to or you have very small wrists and long lugs. It is physically possible to loop the extra strap back and tuck it into the keeper, but that's a lot of bulk. The strap is too thick to double back without creating a significant loop (vs. a folded nato)
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