What is it? The first belt holds up your pants and the second belt holds a pouch and maybe a few more things. The idea is that whatever you need to have to incur the elements is represented here. From a walk in the woods to a fully equipped homestead.
The key to understanding the second belt is to have a basic understanding of history both of the European continent and the expansion to the Americas. Certainly volumes have been written and stories of all kinds because it’s the chronicles of human existence. This is not to exclude other contents or other parts of the world regardless of their location.
“The second belt is not about only what can be carried on the person but also whatever is necessary to the trail, the camp or the homestead.”
The second belt concept came in a flash. The first belt held up the pants and the second belt carried the various bits of kit necessary to keeping body and soul together. The second belt is not about only what can be carried on the person but also whatever is necessary to the trail, the camp or the homestead.
My own experience living a subsistence lifestyle in the early 1950s gave me a unique perspective as we bridged the gap between the 19th and 20th centuries.
The Frontier View 