Charlotte_resident
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As an OC'er, I wear a police-style nylon duty belt which I attach my holster to. This has several advantages which simply strapping the holster directly to your pants or dress belt does.
To be clear, a duty belt as I am describing it is a somewhat thick leather or nylon 2" wide belt which is meant to be worn over your normal pants belt, usually covering it completely. This is the same general thing that cops wear and attach their gear to. It helps to wear one with what are called belt keepers, which are a set of four thin pieces of leather or nylon which fasten into small loops by way of velcro or snaps. Once you see them you'll knwo what I mean but trust me, it helps to have them. They go around both your dress belt and the duty belt, fastening them together and offering more stability for the duty belt.
Of course the main advantage of a duty belt is that it keeps your pants from being pulled down by your gun, and rather well at that. Depending on the type of leather or nylon, the belt can match the finish of your holster. While no one who is not LE should be passing themselves off as such, a duty belt does help with the impression that you are someone who is well equipped to carry a gun, probabky does so often, and therefore maybe has some official reason to do so, increasing your chances of avoiding an OC-related hassle.
Many leather holsters can fit rather tightly on a dress belt and can be a hassle to take on and off every day, but with your holster on a duty belt, you can just leave the holster on the belt all the time and when you want to go unstrapped, just take the duty belt off, which is easy enough. No need to take the holster or other gear off of the belt every day. Oh, and gentlemen, when you head to the washroom and undo your duty and dress pants belt, the duty belt and keepers keep the holster from pulling your dress belt through your belt loops and hitting the floor. Just re-fasten the dress and duty belt and you're good to go again, so to speak. No re-adjusting everything again.
The good news is that while some leather duty belts can be pricey, a decent nylon one with keepers (sold seperately) can be as cheap as $20 or less total.
Does anyone here wear one of these with your holster?
Jeff
As an OC'er, I wear a police-style nylon duty belt which I attach my holster to. This has several advantages which simply strapping the holster directly to your pants or dress belt does.
To be clear, a duty belt as I am describing it is a somewhat thick leather or nylon 2" wide belt which is meant to be worn over your normal pants belt, usually covering it completely. This is the same general thing that cops wear and attach their gear to. It helps to wear one with what are called belt keepers, which are a set of four thin pieces of leather or nylon which fasten into small loops by way of velcro or snaps. Once you see them you'll knwo what I mean but trust me, it helps to have them. They go around both your dress belt and the duty belt, fastening them together and offering more stability for the duty belt.
Of course the main advantage of a duty belt is that it keeps your pants from being pulled down by your gun, and rather well at that. Depending on the type of leather or nylon, the belt can match the finish of your holster. While no one who is not LE should be passing themselves off as such, a duty belt does help with the impression that you are someone who is well equipped to carry a gun, probabky does so often, and therefore maybe has some official reason to do so, increasing your chances of avoiding an OC-related hassle.
Many leather holsters can fit rather tightly on a dress belt and can be a hassle to take on and off every day, but with your holster on a duty belt, you can just leave the holster on the belt all the time and when you want to go unstrapped, just take the duty belt off, which is easy enough. No need to take the holster or other gear off of the belt every day. Oh, and gentlemen, when you head to the washroom and undo your duty and dress pants belt, the duty belt and keepers keep the holster from pulling your dress belt through your belt loops and hitting the floor. Just re-fasten the dress and duty belt and you're good to go again, so to speak. No re-adjusting everything again.
The good news is that while some leather duty belts can be pricey, a decent nylon one with keepers (sold seperately) can be as cheap as $20 or less total.
Does anyone here wear one of these with your holster?
Jeff