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Posted: 11/29/2020 9:59:19 PM EDT
Switching over from strong side IWB, and the belt I was using (ares enhanced ranger) isn't low profile enough. Any suggestions?
Link Posted: 11/29/2020 10:42:10 PM EDT
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Link Posted: 11/29/2020 10:42:24 PM EDT
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Beltman or hanks for leather.

The Wilderness Instructor belt for Nylon.

These 3 brands make high quality belts that will suit your needs.
Link Posted: 11/29/2020 10:49:14 PM EDT
[#3]
Mastermind tactics, formerly Graith Specialist. Thank me later.
Link Posted: 11/29/2020 10:51:52 PM EDT
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I like this one
Link Posted: 11/29/2020 10:56:00 PM EDT
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Another vote for this.
Link Posted: 11/29/2020 11:23:56 PM EDT
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This again. I carry a Government 1911, Wilson EDC X9, and Glocks AIWB on one of these.
Link Posted: 11/30/2020 1:28:22 AM EDT
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I ordered from Kore Essentials... heard of em through Garand thumb and Mr. Gunsayadayada

2 belts for $98... one casual one for daily... ordered yesterday and already have a tracking number.

Was discounted and used their Black Friday code for the discount
Link Posted: 11/30/2020 4:46:30 AM EDT
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Another vote for Kore. I have been rocking one for a year. Very stiff, low pro, and comfortable.
Link Posted: 11/30/2020 7:53:45 AM EDT
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Color me surprised the Aegis belt is not low profile enough for aiwb carry.
Link Posted: 11/30/2020 9:53:48 AM EDT
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@sek7562  I'm surprised the Ares isn't low profile enough, but you are really skinny.  I use a Trayvax belt or a Blue Alpha gear.  Trayvax is more low profile and way cheaper.  Its also my preferred belt to fly with.
Link Posted: 11/30/2020 10:56:01 AM EDT
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Blue alpha edc vlecro
Link Posted: 12/3/2020 9:36:15 AM EDT
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My current AIWB carry belt is a Blue Alpha Lo Profile EDC.   I use it to carry a G19 with RMR/TLR7A and a spare mag.   So far it's been great.

Pardon the pic, as it was  taken looking while looing into a mirror.  I am actually right handed.

Link Posted: 12/15/2020 9:29:28 PM EDT
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KORE essentials - I have 8 now I think.
Link Posted: 12/19/2020 3:53:20 AM EDT
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Beltman or hanks for leather.

The Wilderness Instructor belt for Nylon.

These 3 brands make high quality belts that will suit your needs.
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+1 for the wilderness.
I’ve had two belts in 10 years from them. Not because one wore out, but instead I “grew out”
Link Posted: 12/19/2020 10:09:17 AM EDT
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Volund Gearworks G-Hook.

Link Posted: 12/19/2020 4:05:38 PM EDT
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Whatever you get just slide the buckle so it rides on the side of your hip.  It'll give you more room to place the gun where you want it.



Link Posted: 12/20/2020 9:50:18 AM EDT
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Whatever you get just slide the buckle so it rides on the side of your hip.  It'll give you more room to place the gun where you want it.



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Normally this but by using a DDC monoblock I can keep the buckle front and center with holster to the right and mag pouch to the left of it.
Link Posted: 12/20/2020 10:13:46 AM EDT
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"low profile"... as in gray man?  If so, the answer is right under your nose: Ares Aegis.
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Link Posted: 12/21/2020 2:43:48 PM EDT
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Nexbelt Appendix has been going strong for me, I prefer it over KORE. I have the original model, I believe there has since been refinements made to current ones.
Link Posted: 12/24/2020 11:43:31 AM EDT
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I use both a Crossbreed Classic gun belt and an Ares Gear Aegis. Both are excellent quality, but while the Aegis is more precisely adjustable, I've found that the Crossbreed doesn't irritate my hips as much after a long day of carrying my G19/spare mag.
Link Posted: 12/27/2020 11:42:10 PM EDT
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Blue alpha edc.

blows my leather belt man and wilderness 5 stitch out is the water.
Link Posted: 12/28/2020 10:17:53 AM EDT
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Blue alpha edc.

blows my leather belt man and wilderness 5 stitch out is the water.
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BAEDC belts arent very "gray man"...
Link Posted: 2/20/2021 12:31:03 AM EDT
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BAEDC belts arent very "gray man"...
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Sure they are, I AIWB, So my belt is always covered up. So I want a low profile belt with no big ass buckle.
I currently use a web belt that is an inner velcro belt. I'm about to pull the trigger on a Mastermind tactical.
Link Posted: 2/20/2021 6:39:53 AM EDT
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Take a look at a Mastermind Tactics Pro,
I'd used a Blue Alpha daily for the last
year and when the hook / loop started
to fail decided to try Mastermind's Pro.
As happy as I was with Blue Alpha, I
prefer the Pro, it's not quite as thick,
conforms and moves with you, I find
it very solid with a 4" M&P AIWB 14hrs
a day and more comfortable than the
B A and under $30.00
Link Posted: 2/22/2021 9:15:47 PM EDT
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I like the Blue Alpha Gear Hybrid Cobra belt.  Typically rotate the buckle to sit near my right front pocket leaving an uninterrupted section of belt across the front of my pants.

https://www.bluealphabelts.com/product/hybrid-edc-belt/
Link Posted: 3/3/2021 3:14:52 PM EDT
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The Wilderness LowPro EDC belt

Link Posted: 3/5/2021 2:20:12 AM EDT
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I have a stack of carry belts including many of the ones mentioned here and prefer the Nexbelt. The ratcheting closure and buckle sized to pass through belt loops takes all the pain points away from carrying. I'm shocked by how.much I like it.
Link Posted: 3/5/2021 10:25:18 AM EDT
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I have a stack of carry belts including many of the ones mentioned here and prefer the Nexbelt. The ratcheting closure and buckle sized to pass through belt loops takes all the pain points away from carrying. I'm shocked by how.much I like it.
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Same, I really like it over all my other carry belts. However, during the election cycle I kept seeing ads for them and it was showing a Biden buckle. Makes me wary of their politics and donations.
Link Posted: 3/5/2021 10:34:27 AM EDT
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Never understood the fascination some have for a CCW specific belt.

The vast majority of 1.5" belts work exactly the same way....or certainly close enough where splitting hairs over them is absurd.
Link Posted: 3/5/2021 6:25:35 PM EDT
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Another Kore user here, the Nexbelt does look interesting. I like the ratchet of those two.
Link Posted: 3/6/2021 10:30:17 PM EDT
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Something that works good as a Tourniquet!

Your gonna need it when you blow your junk off
Link Posted: 3/6/2021 10:57:28 PM EDT
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https://ciguera.com/

everything else is fucking trash
Link Posted: 3/6/2021 11:05:32 PM EDT
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Been rocking one of these for 3 months now, pretty solid so far. They make one specifically for AIWB, the belt buckle is smaller to give you more room for the holster. That's what I got and it works great.
Link Posted: 3/7/2021 10:46:29 PM EDT
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Link Posted: 3/8/2021 9:57:09 PM EDT
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@sek7562  I'm surprised the Ares isn't low profile enough, but you are really skinny.  I use a Trayvax belt or a Blue Alpha gear.  Trayvax is more low profile and way cheaper.  Its also my preferred belt to fly with.
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Switching over from strong side IWB, and the belt I was using (ares enhanced ranger) isn't low profile enough. Any suggestions?


@sek7562  I'm surprised the Ares isn't low profile enough, but you are really skinny.  I use a Trayvax belt or a Blue Alpha gear.  Trayvax is more low profile and way cheaper.  Its also my preferred belt to fly with.

The Aegis is thinner and stiffer than any of my leather gunbelts. I couldn’t imagine needing a thinner belt. You are putting the buckle off to the side right?

Edit: I carry either a G43 or a P220 AIWB and, honestly, it makes me have a flatter stomach than if I’m not carrying
Link Posted: 3/9/2021 1:44:35 PM EDT
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Nexbelt for me.  From Central TX, to AR, TN, to Chesapeake Va.  Three days driving and truck camping each way was no big deal.  

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Link Posted: 3/10/2021 10:53:07 PM EDT
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Nexbelt appendix
Link Posted: 3/12/2021 10:02:38 AM EDT
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FYI, Ares Gear has gen 1 belts on 50% off.  Get them while you can if they appeal to you.
Sold out
Link Posted: 3/12/2021 7:12:47 PM EDT
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Thanks for the head’s up on a good deal!

Arf costs me all kinds of money.
Link Posted: 3/14/2021 1:08:21 AM EDT
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I would wear the hook and loop out on wilderness so I stopped buying them. I tried Aegis Enhanced and they would bunch up or get a bump under the tensioner so I stopped buying them. I went back to leather. I’m considering another synthetic but...
Link Posted: 3/14/2021 7:02:15 AM EDT
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I would wear the hook and loop out on wilderness so I stopped buying them. I tried Aegis Enhanced and they would bunch up or get a bump under the tensioner so I stopped buying them. I went back to leather. I'm considering another synthetic but...
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SpecOps Better BDU nylon belts are plenty rigid, work with every CCW pistol I have and cost $25.


Link Posted: 3/14/2021 12:59:38 PM EDT
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SpecOps Better BDU nylon belts are plenty rigid, work with every CCW pistol I have and cost $25.


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I would wear the hook and loop out on wilderness so I stopped buying them. I tried Aegis Enhanced and they would bunch up or get a bump under the tensioner so I stopped buying them. I went back to leather. I'm considering another synthetic but...

SpecOps Better BDU nylon belts are plenty rigid, work with every CCW pistol I have and cost $25.




I guess I didn’t realize he’d asked about appendix carry. I carry owb.
Link Posted: 3/14/2021 6:00:02 PM EDT
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The emissary belt
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Link Posted: 3/17/2021 1:52:20 PM EDT
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Liking the Aegis belt so far, pretty stiff while still being fairly thin.


Link Posted: 3/29/2021 12:37:58 PM EDT
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Another vote for Kore. AIWB my G29 with it. Fantastic belt.
Link Posted: 3/29/2021 12:46:50 PM EDT
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Blue alpha.

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