Gear-doo time!
Everybody always wants to know, what’s the best holster?
What’s the best gun?
What’s the best sight?
What’s the best blah, blah blah…
An often overlook thing to be thinking about is a belt.
You can have the best holster…
Look at that, Make 2 Carry’s latest newest of the new.
Their Glock 17 holster.
Totally sweet, but if you using something like this… what good is a fantastic holster
as this thing is dropping down to your knees.
We need to have a solid platform, not only because you’re moving about the world everyday
right?
In and out of your vehicle.
In and out of different spaces and places.
It’s just down-right uncomfortable to have that thing dragging.
When we thing concealed carry, it needs to be concealed, right?
So if we are constantly having to manipulate our stuff, something’s not right.
I will say, this is a foundation of our gear right?
We could have the best gun, best holster, best ammo, the best sights…
We could even be the world’s best shooter… but if we don’t have a good belt to hold
this stuff onto our body, it’s all for naught (nothing).
I’ve seen guys on the range go to drag their gun out… and the whole holster comes out
with it.
I just undid the clip to make that happen, but that’s not what you want… especially
when you need it.
In addition to that safety issue, it gets very uncomfortable constantly having to adjust
and fix your belt.
And there’s an issue where you want these things stiff…
But you also don’t want an iron band around your waist.
Sang, what are your thoughts when you’re thinking about, “I need a new belt.
I’m picking a belt.”
What should you be looking for?
It’s really going to depend.
We talked about it earlier, it’s going to be situational dependent.
I’m not going to wear a riggers belt or something like a thick nylon scuba/mountain
climbing belt if I’m wearing a suit.
If I’m wearing a suit, I’m going to look for a leather belt that has some rigidity
to it.
Not something that’s really flabby and flimsy.
We are not trying to telegraph, or let people know we are carrying because the belt is hanging
out and has no structure.
We are looking for the right belt for the job we are trying to work out.
Which is why we have multiple belts here.
This is a belt I use often, not is a dress setting, but where someone might need to see
my belt… not need to, but my shirt might be tucked in.
This is made by Blade-Tech and has a kydex insert.
The whole inside of this belt is kydex.
It’s getting a little worn, but this is what you get for about a $100.
This is their Looper Belt.
Great belt.
Super durable.
This has about two or three years of good use on it.
The problem with a belt like this is it’s thick.
Which is why guys love the nylon…
Which is where our guys at Blue Alpha Gear come in.
They provided us a few of these.
They have a low cost option.
A very basic buckle, but a very durable and robust buckle.
People love that word these days.
Robust.
They’ve been making it with the very tried and true Alpine Buckle (Cobra Buckle), which
costs a good buck, but is very sturdy and durable… and they just released, which is
fantastic, their new version, their Hybrid.
If you notice that… that’s the cats meow right there.
The female side actually passes through the belt loop.
Which if you’ve ever used one of these, in order to wear one of these, to get it on
and off your pants, you need to break the belt down.
Which isn’t the end of the world.
You can get use-to-it.
Do it in a minute or two, but it’s kind of a bummer when you have to do it everyday
and you in a rush.
So Sang brought up the riggers belts.
I see a lot of guys wearing belts and their very expensive.
They are actually built to climbing standards.
You brought up the point of picking for the mission.
Yes.
You’re going to work.
You’re in your suit and tie.
Even if your mission is being a Dad at the office, have the right gear.
Do I need a belt that can support me in a repelling situation when I’m at the office.
Don’t give us the, “What if” bullshit.
Where you tell us maybe I’m going to repel today.
Because if you don’t have a climbing harness with you, and a rope, and a climbing kit,
blah blah blah.
You’re probably not going to be repelling, right?
So, when we are looikng for a belt, we want it to be rigid.
Rigid, but not TOO RIGID.
We want it to be durable, and long lived.
We have to make sure, if you’ve ever ordered a holster, you see different clip sizes.
What are some common ones.
The most common your going to find is the 1.5 inch… and then a 1.75 inch.
Ok, so these belts are all an inch-and-a-half.
If you guys ever see a 1.75, those fit pretty tight in most trouser loops.
So make sure you measure your belts before you order a holster, or if you’re getting
a new belt, make sure you know what clips you have on your holster.
All of the ones here are setup for that, unless you’re looking at, like this Blade-Tech.
You can adjust this from the widest down to the narrowest on the market… which is handy.
It makes it easier for them.
They don’t need to inventory a ton of different clip mechanisms.
There’s a chance, at some point in our life, we could be involved in a violent confrontation.
One of use could become injured.
A good belt, allows a good drag point.
That’s not ideal, but if Sang and I are out and about… and I had to pick him up,
Mmm, I might pick him up by a belt.
A weakly or poorly made belt like this, it’s definitely going to break.
Where something like this, that’s built for duty use is going to be able to handle
that.
So back to your point of whether the mission dictates it, know what you’re getting yourself
into.
What do you hang on a belt?
What stuff is actually attached in a concealed carry circumstance?
What are you putting on your belt?
What do these guys need to think about?
Why do you need all that rigidity?
What’s that?
It’s a magazine holster.
So not only are we putting a couple pound gun on there, We’re also putting, possibly
a magazine or two onto our belt.
And then you see guys who are, maybe attaching even more gear onto their belt.
And even if this isn’t on your belt, your pants have to stay up from all of that good
stuff.
So you want a good sturdy belt.
Our suggestion, there’s so much good stuff out there, Blue Alpha Gear has been super
kind to provide use some of their belts.
They make a good product.
I’ve been wearing one for months.
Since they started last year.
Sang’s got one.
We’ve got a couple here.
We’ve been testing them.
Occasionally I’ll wear a leather belt.
I don’t like looking Johnny Tactical.
If you guys have followed us, he likes to look like a ninja storm trooper, and I kinda
want to be like soccer mom.
The opposite.
That’s the right title.
This is Mickey Schuch with Carry Trainer dot com.
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And there’s an issue where you want these things stiff, but you don’t also want an
iron band around your waist like when Sang was a little boy and he had to wear the chastity
belt.
That thing was tight.
And it hurt him, he said.
Then I found you and used my black-smith skills.
I got that chastity belt off of you.
And I love you for that.