The many uses of a belt loop

Pockets are handy (I occasionally wonder who invented them and why), as are belt loops. Before we left for South Africa, I wandered through a discount store looking for travel items. Did I ever find some! The biggest score was a toothbrush with floss in the handle. Unfortunately, there was not a second one available for Brian.

Down on a bottom shelf was a box of "High School Musical" pocket-sized hand sanitizers. Not only were they a nifty size, but they had a D-ring connected through a tab on the bottom. Strangely, there was a whole bunch of these available for $1 each. I bought three.

As we traveled through South Africa, I always had one clipped to a belt loop. If the restroom facilities were not to our liking (though many of them were bigger and better than any I've seen in the States), I could still wash my hands. After several hours of driving, we could sit down in a restaurant and wash our hands before eating. In the three weeks that we there, we only used half of one 53 ml container, and we all stayed clean. I highly recommend these, if you can find them, or something similar that you can clip to your belt loop or keep in your pocket.

If you don't want to carry your entire backpack around (who would?), just keep a few coins and a bill in your pocket. This will see you through toll roads and snack shops.

I seldom wear belts but bless the person(s) who invented belt loops and pockets.