Good Ol' Boy
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I recently posted a thread about leather, belts and holsters. My issue was my combo was very squeaky and the belt had stretched. I mentioned I was in the market for a new belt.
NOTE, my old belt was a quality solid 1/4" thick locally USA made leather belt. It has been a great belt but over a couple of years had worn/stretched to the point where I was unhappy. Also the squeaking, and yes I tried everything suggested on here and the rest of the web to ease that.
So to make this story longer, today I bought a Blade Tech ratchet belt. I got one of the nylon ones in order to try and appease the squeaking. After wearing it for just an afternoon I will say my impressions are positive. I love the adjustability with the ratchet system. The belt itself is not overly stiff but seems plenty adequate for an EDC belt. The squeaky has lessened a lot although I have now found that some of the noise is coming from my leather pancake holster. I may end up switching out to a kydex even though I love my leather.
So we'll see how this belt looks in 6-12mths and who knows, maybe I'll end up buying one of the higher priced ratchet belts. But as of right now I'm thrilled with the Blade Tech.
NOTE, my old belt was a quality solid 1/4" thick locally USA made leather belt. It has been a great belt but over a couple of years had worn/stretched to the point where I was unhappy. Also the squeaking, and yes I tried everything suggested on here and the rest of the web to ease that.
So to make this story longer, today I bought a Blade Tech ratchet belt. I got one of the nylon ones in order to try and appease the squeaking. After wearing it for just an afternoon I will say my impressions are positive. I love the adjustability with the ratchet system. The belt itself is not overly stiff but seems plenty adequate for an EDC belt. The squeaky has lessened a lot although I have now found that some of the noise is coming from my leather pancake holster. I may end up switching out to a kydex even though I love my leather.
So we'll see how this belt looks in 6-12mths and who knows, maybe I'll end up buying one of the higher priced ratchet belts. But as of right now I'm thrilled with the Blade Tech.
