From Retired Kit to Everyday Carry: The Story Behind Our Fire Hose Belt

Not every belt on my bench starts as a hide. My Fire Hose Belt is built from retired fire hose, and given I'm a retained firefighter myself, that one felt like an obvious thing to make.

Why Upcycled Fire Hose?

Fire hose is built to take pressure, abrasion, and constant use - which happens to make it a genuinely tough material for a belt, not just a novelty. I've seen what that stuff survives on a shift.

A Practical Nod to the Fire Service

Alongside my Firefighter Essentials collection, it's another way my two worlds - the workshop and the fire station - end up in the same place. Retired kit gets a second purpose instead of going in a skip.

What to Expect

The Fire Hose Belt is handmade in my Norfolk workshop in red, priced at £27.99, with the same hand-finishing and hardware attention as my full grain leather belts - just built from a different, more unusual material.

Browse the Fire Hose Belt and the rest of my Leather Belts collection.