Daltech Force also makes a very good biothane belt called the Super Bio. I have two, one for work and one for dress. I was buying a new belt every six months until I tried the Daltech belt. I do handyman work and wear tools along with the pistol and mag pouch so I am hard on belts and clothes in general. I carry strong side and would not recommend this belt for AIWB carry. It's too stiff.
That's the belt that caused this thread.Originally Posted by Oldherkpilot
From Older Offspring after a discussion of coffee:
"If it doesn't come from the Kaffa province of Ethiopia, it's just hot roasted-bean juice."
I wear a Graith Specialist.Al belt everyday. It's basically the specialist with an aluminum buckle/slider thing.
I have a dress belt, but it's a cheap department store deess belt. If I'm wearing a dress belt I'm probably tucking in my button up, negating the need for a gun belt. Others may be different.
I strongly perfer 1/4 zip pull overs to hoodies most of the time. I wear hoodies when I'm in the woods or something but think 1/4 zips are more presentable. All of mine are from walmart, TJ Max, Ross, or label shopper. Places like that.
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Based on this thread and the discussion regarding the Mastermind Tactics Specialist Pro, I ordered one up to try out, haven't been on in a while. They were having a sale, why not? Been wearing Wilderness 5-stitch instructors for years and the Ares Rangers and Aegis belts. I've tried a couple others over time, but the Wilderness and Areas Gear just works very well for me. The Specialist Pro arrived and first thought out of the packaging was, meh... that's it?, not much for stiffness compared to my Aegis I was wearing. I was concerned it may start to bunch in the rear at the rear belt loop(s) at the top leading edge of the belt with wear due to not being as thick as my other belts.
I then threw it on and carried my G43 a bit and a Glock .45, carry time was minimal due to most of my work time wearing a Lead Devil Tactician and drop leg rig. I did some short wear time in the office before having to gear up and it seemed to work decently in my short time span of initial use. It's not bulky by any means and keeps the profile much closer to the body due to the minimal bulk (hence my light bulb moment regarding the design). Gun in AIWB carry, spare mag, phone and Colonel blade worked out. The only other thing I've found is it isn't quite as fast in undoing the buckle area, maybe some break-in, when needing to get out of the belt. Again just my thoughts thus far, with not a lot of time in it. As the OP and others have stated, a good belt is needed and makes all the difference for AIWB carry or any carry. With some more wear away from work, we'll see how it shakes out
Having the Mastermind belt and a few Graith Specialists, two of which have the aluminum buckle, I appreciate the added friction of the Mastermind buckle. The aluminum Graith buckles will not provide sufficient friction to keep the belt tight without the hook and loop being secured. Not at all a problem with the Mastermind buckle.
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