What do you guys like in a belt bag? As in what style, size, and thin or thick leather?

What kind of belt bags are you asking about? I have two--one barely large enough to hold ball and patching [no tools or anything else] which I find handy for offhand shoots--the ammo is at hand, the bag is small and out of the way. It is of relatively heavy vege tanned leather lined in raw silk and has a pewter buttoned flap. The other is a bit larger and I use it for the bare minimum stuff I need for deer hunting--a few rounds of ammo and a couple basic tools [jag, ball puller], extra flint. It is medium weight leather with a simple flap latched down with a sinew loop and antler tip. I use shoulder bags most of the time. the small pouch is about 4x5" D shaped and the larger one is about 5x6" D shaped.

i was thinking about making one out of deer hide that i could keep smaller stuff in. like a small spoon candle or whatever im going to use most often when in camp

I just read a period reference [1750s if I recall] to a belt bag being slung from the breechclout strap--used as a bullet pouch--being 'common' amongst frontier riflemen who dressed like Indians.

Do you remember the reference?

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Originally posted by RedOwl:
Do you remember the reference?

it was in a footnote [source cited] in the book American Rifle, a biography, by Rose. I recommend this book--got it for Christmas from my son. First couple chapters are on the 18th cent; then it goes up to the present day discussing the development of the American rifle [largely the military issue weapons from the pre-Rev War through today].

Thanks