Estimated Lead Times
Most items are made to order and have a lead time, we ask for patience while we complete your items. They may arrive slightly earlier or later depending on current volume. Please do not call or email for status updates before the lead time has elapsed. We will reach out if any delays are expected. Thank you for your understanding!
CURRENT ESTIMATED LEAD TIMES
- May not arrive before Christmas
- Will arrive in time for Christmas
- Truck Belts, Bunker Belts, Mask Covers: 8 weeks
- Radio Straps, Suspenders: 8 weeks
- Light Straps, Squad Belts, Dog Collars: 6 weeks
- Glove Straps, Chinstraps, Facepiece QR’s, Boxlight/Tool Loops: 2 weeks
- HRD’s, FE Wedges, Stickers, Leather Care Items: NO WAIT
Ordering Advice
We want to provide you with an item you’re happy with so here’s some advice that will help you with ordering.
- If you have questions or concerns, reach out to us. We’d rather get you the info you need before you order! We’re happy to give advice or talk shop. Calling, texting or emailing is the best way to get in touch with us. Messaging through our social media is much slower.
- If you need to make a change or correction to your order please send us an email with your order number and what needs to be changed. This must be done before the order is marked In Progress.
- Please read the Measurements section of this site and double check your size info before you order. If you make a mistake, send us an email and we’ll get the order fixed. If the measurements you provide us are unusually small or large, we’ll email you to confirm they are correct. Unfortunately, we can’t help if you order the wrong size, only if we make it the wrong size.
- We don’t second-guess customer picks for leather, thread or paint color combinations; we make it exactly as ordered. However, we’re happy to provide our opinion if asked for advice. If you make a mistake, let us know by email ASAP and we’ll fix the order.
- With stamping, we recommend keeping it pretty simple. A ton of stamping can look awkward and may not fit if space is limited. If it won’t fit, we’ll reach out to you. On items like Truck Belts, having a lot of stamping may cause it to be partially covered by your attachments. Obviously, a shorter strap or belt will comfortably fit less stamping compared to a longer one.
- Most items are offered in two leather types: our standard harness and traditional latigo leather. Both are top-quality leathers but the traditional latigo is ultra-resistant to hard use. The downside is while we can stamp it, we can’t paint it. It just won’t adhere well. If you want ultimate utility, go latigo. If painting is important to you, go harness.
- You shouldn’t select paint colors that match your leather color, the paint won’t show up. For example: black paint on black leather, brown paint on brown leather, etc. Also, selecting the same color for both body and outlining paint tends to look off. If you want both the body and outline painted, we recommend doing different, contrasting colors. You don’t need to do both; you can have just the body or just the outline painted.
- We can’t be responsible for incorrectly entered shipping addresses or stolen packages. Tracking is provided on every order. All orders are insured up to $100 and extra insurance is available on checkout if desired. We generally don’t recommend having your order shipped directly to your firehouse. While it’s usually fine, we’ve had multiple orders ‘disappear’ after delivery.
- Once orders are In Progress, Shipped or Ready for Pickup, we can’t do cancellations or refunds. Orders over $50 that are cancelled will have the credit card processing fees deducted from the refund.
Order Process
Our ordering process is straight forward. You’ll receive emails when you order, when your order is picked/started by a leathersmith and when your order ships. If you do not receive an email after ordering, let us know so we can double check your email address.
Awaiting Processing – When you place your order, you will be emailed a copy and we will review the details.
Approved, Placed in Queue – Once we review your order, it will be marked approved and queued.
In Progress – When your order is up in the queue, one of our leathersmiths will start work on it.
Shipped or Ready for Pickup – When completed we will send you tracking or pickup info.
Hand-Crafted
Every item is unique because every item is created by hand. All items are crafted using traditional tools and techniques.
Durable
We only use high quality leather tanned in the US using domestic livestock. Our latigo leather resists moisture and heat like few others.
Functional
Our items are built to work hard. They look good but the first priority is always to function and make your job easier.























