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sdmahoney wrote:I'm very happy with my belt from Old Faithful Holsters. I got the kit and just left it unfinished and wipe on some neatsfoot oil once in a while (which has darkened it up a bit). Overall it has stayed pretty stiff without the reinforcement.

What size is your belt? If I remember correctly when reading their website they recommended reinforcing for the larger belts?

I'm looking at purchasing my first gun belt, and would like some advice. I'm a larger guy i.e. fat. What should I look for in a gunbelt? do I need to have the kydex reinforcement that some belt makers offer? Also I've been talking with a maker about adding more then the normal 5 or 7 holes. I'm hoping to loose weight and keep it off. So want to try to extend the useful life of the belt before I have to get a new belt. I can get it made with 10 holes. He said he would even do more then that, but he wasn't sure how much if any strength the belt would lose because of a bunch of extra holes. What do you guys think?

I guess I could just go with 10 holes and if I have to purchase another soon thereafter because I'm losing weight I'll be happy.