10 Responses to “Holsters: A Style Guide”

1. Glen Barnes says:

   Reminds me if the tie I was working in the UK and one of the US staff came over to work for three months. He picked up a new ‘cell phone’ and then asked “Where can I get a belt clip? I can’t find one anywhere.” Even after explaining to him that belt clips are seriously un-cool he managed to track one down and wear his phone on his hip with pride.

   21st July, 2009 at 7:56 am
2. Chainsaw says:

   So what would you do when out on construction sites and you’re actually working (physical work that is), y’know, bending over digging, or wlaking, or climbing, getting in and out of vehicles etc? You put it in your pocket, it falls out all the time . It’s gotta be accessible, but secure. With the small size of ‘em these days, it’s not such a sin as it used to be I reckon.

   21st July, 2009 at 9:07 am
3. Matt Frear says:

   When I was in Argentina everyone used a leather holster. And in just about every kiosk you could buy em in various styles. And downtown BsAs plenty of people sold them on the side of the street… I resisted getting one for a year, thinking they were lame, but eventually I gave it a go and ya know what – it was kind of handy having the phone on my belt and not so close to my nuts.

   21st July, 2009 at 9:18 am
4. Glen Barnes says:

   @Chainsaw Tradesmen excused but only when combined with suitable builders crack.

   @Matt Frear: Handy but still dorky!

   21st July, 2009 at 9:41 am
5. Ben says:

   @Chainsaw has a good point. What if you have a cordless drill on one hip, and a cellphone on the other. Does it cancel out?

   21st July, 2009 at 9:46 am
6. parsley says:

   So what we really need is for someone to invent the combination cordless drill / cellphone…

   21st July, 2009 at 10:08 am
7. Marcel says:

   So does the uber-techno-hipness of an iphone sufficiently cancel out the holdster? How does one listen to an iphone with it in your pocket? does strapping the damn thing on your arm while running increase or decrease your hipster ranking – this area is so fraught with difficulties, thanks for bringing it to our attention Ben.

   22nd July, 2009 at 11:11 am
8. Fixer says:

   I only run when I’m being chased by gangs of marauding Luddites.

   22nd July, 2009 at 11:19 am

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