With Cyber Monday/Holiday sales happening right now, I thought I’d post a sample selection of the nylon belts I currently own, with some notes and opinions on each one. I have gone through a couple of different brands throughout the years, including a few nylon belts that aren’t here (sold/tossed/etc.) and leather belts (I don’t use these often, only when the wardrobe requires it), and currently have the following: the belt that shall not be named, Vedder V3, BAG Low Profile EDC, and (my new favorite) the EDC Belt Co Foundation belt.Imgur of all belts: https://ift.tt/3180NYQ that shall not be namedhttps://imgur.com/a/9yVNbwDSo I bought this belt back when their marketing team was spamming this sub. I thought it would be my newest favorite belt, so I even bought a second belt and their hanger tool to store them in my closet easier. The first time I wore it was (yeah I know…) on a 20+ hour cross country road trip. Honestly it wasn’t too bad during the drive because I’d just click the button and loosen in the car. Being able to tighten and loosen it discreetly was a huge plus. However it was way too stiff for my liking. I didn’t wear it long enough to see any wear or QC issues like others have (re: that recent post), but the belt formed a perfect circle around me. Back then I was pretty lean so it actually pushed my pants out and would print against my shirts. Also it caused unnecessary wear on my clothes because of this (shirts and pants rubbing against the belt) and was uncomfortable/felt weird to wear because it pushed my pants out. Sitting down was also weird because I’d have to pull my pants up (especially from behind) and slightly loosen it every time. They sell for $60ish each and for that money I’d go with one of the others on this list. They have a sale going on but I still wouldn’t recommend it (to not even mention the crummy marketing techniques and sub brigading that caught me too).Vedder V3 belthttps://imgur.com/a/ZI9G4r2So this one is actually kind of cool. I’ve owned a few hybrid/cobra belts for EDC but never really liked them because I carry AIWB and even when offsetting the buckle I’d get some unnecessary printing (it would also push into my hip which was very uncomfortable). This, however, serves like a hybrid belt (as in the length remains the same and it is not difficult to put on or remove), but has no effective buckle (in terms of printing or footprint) AND comes with a small builtin loop where the material folds over itself (at the buckle). This may seem unimportant to most of you, but I place this “buckle” at me 3:00 or 9:00 and like to keep my keys (just a few, nothing too bulky) on carabiner on the belt loops at that location. With this belt (and the BAG belt), I’m able to tuck my keys (even if just some of them) into this built in loop within the belt and keep my keys from dangling off my hip, which a) looks better and b) minimizes the jingling sound from my keys (stealthy af). I’ve spoken to both BAG and Vedder and they confirmed that they use the same distributor for their materials, so as far as materials, they’re both both the same stiffness (which is my goldilocks stiffness). The buckle here is some type of metal (not plastic) and I don’t doubt its integrity. And because some people do worry about this: I don’t think anyone can easily undo the belt in a tussle or struggle; they would have to slightly tighten the belt, bring the loop up (maybe at a slight angle too) and undo it that way. Because it isn’t a common belt loop, I doubt anyone will be able to do this without seeing the buckle prior (which shouldn’t happen if you have a shirt over your waist). The velcro prt is just for initial setup, then you place the included rubber band on top of it, and you’re set (until you want to adjust it again and remove the band to do so). If you like hybrid/cobra buckle style belts and carry AIWB, this would be a great alternative. If you go with Vedder for a holster (their LightTucks are popular), especially during a sale (see link below), I recommend just adding one of these and saving the $9 on shipping (so between the sale and $9 shipping the belt would be like $40).https://ift.tt/3FVqjzL Low Profile EDC Belthttps://imgur.com/a/eBfnhUCSo this belt used to be my absolute favorite daily driver belt for the last couple of years. The black belt pictured had been my EDC for the last 2ish years and is still holding up great. I have purchased maybe 3-4 of these belts from BAG (and 2 outer/inner belt combos for duty and range use) over the past couple years and they are what I always recommended to new members of this sub. Up until this year they were $35 and came with all the features of the V3, except it’s a velcro style buckle belt that is sized each time you don the belt. Velcro might not be the most discreet adjustment, but it’s easy and quick to do if necessary (long car trip, big meal, or even need to tighten a bit more if in a non permissive environment). It also has that built in loop feature that I use to place my keys in. BAG doesn’t really run sales (and they are upfront about that). Definitely still recommend.https://ift.tt/3cTcCF8 Belt Co Foundation Belthttps://imgur.com/a/8XtcQKIOk so here’s the new guy. I bought this a couple weeks ago and have been EDCing it for the past week or two. I’d like to say it’s like BAG, but it isn’t really. The buckle is worn upfront (metal) and I lose that key keeper feature, but oh well. It still has that velcro adjustability that you can do on the go and the supportive stiffness that BAG offers. The biggest thing here though is that the entire back area is not stiff. This has been a game changer for my daily comfortability and even clothes wear. I find myself working in an office environment and taking a backpack along with me daily. What I mean by this is because the belt is stiff all around, it pushes the pants outwards slightly (not to the degree no name belt does though) + it’s a stiff belt with nylon edges/material; when sat against or carrying a backpack, clothes tend to create friction and this creates wear on them. Having a non-stiff back allows it to function as a carry belt in the front and a regular nylon belt in the back. This is my new absolute favorite belt. To memory I bought this for $49 shipped after a redditor from this community sent me his, which did not fit him correctly, ended up being too big for me, gave it to one of my friends who absolutely loved it, so I bought my own. I noticed there’s a sale going on rn ($38 + $5 shipping) that puts it very very closely to BAG’s belts, so I bought another:https://ift.tt/3DXpV38 note about this belt: I bought my first one a size up from my pants, which worked great for my double stack, side car style carry set up (had some more space for tightening). However, carrying my single stack Glock on its own (no IWB magazine), the belt is ratcheted to its absolute tightest, which works great as well, but can’t tighten it further. To memory I measured my waist (instructions on that website), according to the side car style setup, so it worked as measured, but if you have slimmer setups, maybe go a size down (since you can loosen it up to 3 inches but can’t tighten it further).A good carry belt is necessary for comfortable, secure, effective (you want the gun in the same place, at the same angle, same tilt, every time you go to draw), and discreet carry. I’d feel comfortable recommending any of the last three (BAG, Vedder V3, and Foundation Belt) to anyone looking for a low footprint nylon belt.Let me know if you have any questions! via /r/CCW https://ift.tt/3xwFyfA
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