Gluing the shoulder Bell straps or use Snaps to hold them in Place?

[PGHtrooper21]

What is the Pros and Cons of gluing the 2 inch black shoulder straps to the bottom and tops of the Shoulder Bells rather than use snaps?

 

1. Over time will they hold?

 

2. Will the elastic stretch and it will be replaced?

 

Also, How strong does the sew in Snap that connects the shoulder Bell to the White Elastic Hold?

 

Is it better to use the regular Dritz or Tandy Heavy Duty Snaps or the Sew in Snaps?

 

Thank You.

 

P.s. My Armor is A.P..

 

Andy

 

 

[justjoseph63[Staff]]

I like to go with snaps whenever I can, Andy, with a few exceptions.   I started out gluing the female part to the armor, but found out a much better way that I have switched to.. I now take a 1 inch piece of black nylon webbing, seal the ends, then permanently attach the female to that, THEN attach that to your armor with a strong CA glue, like Hobby Linc.   No worries of it coming off.  Ever.

And yes, always use high quality heavy duty snaps.  The cheap ones will NOT hold... I found this out the hard way, and had to replace every single one.  Another good thing about snaps is that if you need to replace the elastic, it is much easier than trying to remove glued on strapping/elastic.  They are a bit more labor intensive in the beginning, but in my opinion they work out better in the long run.  Hope this helps!

[Sonnenschein]

If you use E6000 to glue them in, you can change them in a few seconds