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allisji wrote:

comp73 wrote:

allisji wrote:

allisji wrote:I ordered an Alien Gear belt and holster combo on 1/13. It's supposed to deliver tomorrow. I'll give my first impressions on Friday.

Took longer than I expected to deliver, I guess they probably had a backlog of orders. In October I ordered a pair of holsters, one for me and one for a Christmas gift, and they were both delivered in 8 days.

I'm wearing mine today. My initial reaction is that it seems to be an Ok belt, but I'm not super impressed with the quality. The leather feels a little like cardboard and I clipped on my High Noon single clip IWB holster and the edge of the belt got a little shear force applied to it and started to fray. The inside of the loop where the buckle attaches is not dyed and is visible from the front, so I will probably color it black with a marker or some shoe polish or something.

I have never had a nice leather gunbelt to compare it too. But I can compare it to my 1.5" carhartt Detroit Belt that I've had for about a decade. And the carhartt belt seems to have better materials and better construction and is only $35.00. In other words, at this point I would say that the alien gear belt isn't worth near $60. Maybe I'll change my mind and re-review after a few months if it seems to take the time and abuse better than I expect.

I got a black one was considering getting a brown as well, but having checked out my black one I think I will probably have to pay up for a Beltman next.

I wonder if you just got a bad one? They claim a 7 day test drive on their website. You might try calling them to see if they will send you a replacement.

Good idea, I'll wear it through the weekend and give them a call next week if I don't warm up to it.... especially if I have trouble with the edges coming apart...