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**pittbug** · 02-17-2007, 11:57 PM

I just received a double layer bullhide gun belt from www.thebeltman.net in the mail today. I got it in black with the plastic stiffener inside and the nickel buckle. The belt is almost 1/4" thick and it feels like the only way to bend it over would be to run over it with an SUV.

There's an option to get velcro on the inside, but since I have the comp-tac paddle holster and not the c-tac with v clips there wasn't much point. The buckle is removable using screws, so you can replace the buckle with whatever you like.

I used to use a thick single layer 1.5" leather belt, but this is in a totally different league. As you can tell, I'm very impressed and can't wait until the next IDPA event.

Thanks Jim!

rodnocker1 · 02-18-2007, 06:54 AM

Right now I am using a Wilderness Instructor 5 stitch belt but definitely have plans to get one like you have from The Beltman. I've heard nothing but good things about him.

bowhuntr09 · 02-18-2007, 06:59 AM

I just got my belt from thebeltman too. It was in the mailbox yesterday. It only took about a week and a half to get it, which was much quicker than I was expecting. Quality is outstanding!

UtahConcealer · 03-19-2007, 03:29 PM

Do you feel that the 1.5" is definitely the way to go versus the 1.25"? I only ask because this will be my daily wear belt obviously and I'm a younger guy; I don't want something that is going to look too huge or dressy you know? Thanks in advance.
*Edited* would the 1.25" be sturdy enough?

**Need For Speed** · 03-19-2007, 04:26 PM

1.5 is wide( i prefer the 1.25 for a CCW dress belt)

I have 3 of them, they are great!

**pittbug** · 03-19-2007, 10:43 PM

I wear the 1.5" daily with jeans and slacks and it doesn't look out of place or make me look like I'm obviously carrying - that's also my wife's opinion and she's quick to tell me if what I'm wearing doesn't look right.

jhickok17 · 03-19-2007, 10:51 PM

It sounds like it is a great way to go for ccw. I hadnt heard of him before, I will have to check his site out. Thanks...

andyadler · 03-20-2007, 06:32 AM

How about getting the 1.5-inch belt tapered to 1.25-inch? I'm seriously thinking of going that route.

UtahConcealer · 03-20-2007, 09:22 AM

now thats a good idea, hadn't thought of that, is that extra to have it tapered?

andyadler · 03-20-2007, 09:47 PM

The Belt Man charges $15 extra to taper a 1.5" belt down to 1.25" in front. Sounds reasonable.

02-17-2007, 11:57 PM	#1
pittbug XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 117	New gun belt! I just received a double layer bullhide gun belt from www.thebeltman.net in the mail today. I got it in black with the plastic stiffener inside and the nickel buckle. The belt is almost 1/4" thick and it feels like the only way to bend it over would be to run over it with an SUV. There's an option to get velcro on the inside, but since I have the comp-tac paddle holster and not the c-tac with v clips there wasn't much point. The buckle is removable using screws, so you can replace the buckle with whatever you like. I used to use a thick single layer 1.5" leather belt, but this is in a totally different league. As you can tell, I'm very impressed and can't wait until the next IDPA event. Thanks Jim! __________________ "It's strong hand and support hand, because there's nothing weak about what I do" Scott Warren

02-18-2007, 06:54 AM	#2
rodnocker1 XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Leona, Texas Posts: 597	Right now I am using a Wilderness Instructor 5 stitch belt but definitely have plans to get one like you have from The Beltman. I've heard nothing but good things about him. __________________ Rodney

03-19-2007, 03:29 PM	#4
UtahConcealer XDTalk 3K Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: So. Ut Posts: 3,676 Blog Entries: 4	Do you feel that the 1.5" is definitely the way to go versus the 1.25"? I only ask because this will be my daily wear belt obviously and I'm a younger guy; I don't want something that is going to look too huge or dressy you know? Thanks in advance. Edited would the 1.25" be sturdy enough? __________________ UtahConcealer Husband, Father, and LEO Classics, not textbooks Mentors, not professors Inspire, not require Structure time, not content Quality, not conformity Simplicity, not complexity You, not them -unknown

03-19-2007, 04:26 PM	#5
Need For Speed XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Cincinnati Area Posts: 776	1.5 is wide( i prefer the 1.25 for a CCW dress belt) I have 3 of them, they are great! __________________ I'm your huckleberry. Marines usually come in two sizes. Big and Mean or Skinny and Mean. "You cannot exaggerate about the Marines. They are convinced to the point of arrogance that they are the most ferocious fighters on earth, and the amusing thing about it is, they are." Kevin Keaney 1st MarDiv Chaplain-Korea

03-19-2007, 10:43 PM	#6
pittbug XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 117	I wear the 1.5" daily with jeans and slacks and it doesn't look out of place or make me look like I'm obviously carrying - that's also my wife's opinion and she's quick to tell me if what I'm wearing doesn't look right. __________________ "It's strong hand and support hand, because there's nothing weak about what I do" Scott Warren

02-18-2007, 06:59 AM	#3
bowhuntr09 XDTalk Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Midlothian, VA Posts: 91	I just got my belt from thebeltman too. It was in the mailbox yesterday. It only took about a week and a half to get it, which was much quicker than I was expecting. Quality is outstanding!

03-19-2007, 10:51 PM	#7
jhickok17 XDTalk Newbie Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Valley of the Sun Posts: 17	It sounds like it is a great way to go for ccw. I hadnt heard of him before, I will have to check his site out. Thanks... __________________ SpringField XD-45 ACP Service Bi-Tone SpringField XD-9 SC Bi-Tone Desert Baby Eagle Compact 9mm Black ...Virtue, morality, and religion. This is the armor, my friend, and this alone that renders us invincible. These are the tactics we should study. If we lose these, we are conquered, fallen indeed...so long as our manners and principles remain sound, there is no danger. -Patrick Henry

03-20-2007, 06:32 AM	#8
andyadler XDTalk Newbie Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Louisville, KY USA Posts: 7	How about getting the 1.5-inch belt tapered to 1.25-inch? I'm seriously thinking of going that route.

03-20-2007, 09:22 AM	#9
UtahConcealer XDTalk 3K Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: So. Ut Posts: 3,676 Blog Entries: 4	now thats a good idea, hadn't thought of that, is that extra to have it tapered? __________________ UtahConcealer Husband, Father, and LEO Classics, not textbooks Mentors, not professors Inspire, not require Structure time, not content Quality, not conformity Simplicity, not complexity You, not them -unknown

03-20-2007, 09:47 PM	#10
andyadler XDTalk Newbie Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Louisville, KY USA Posts: 7	The Belt Man charges $15 extra to taper a 1.5" belt down to 1.25" in front. Sounds reasonable.

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