MoJo wrote:Have you considered a Wilderness instructor belt? Less than $50 works great, no buckle holes quick delivery.
The Instructor belt I'm using has been awesome for several years........as my weight has gone up and down. And not wanting to give exact specifications out of embarrassment, daniel2002p, let's just say you and I are in roughly the same ballpark. It is by far the best belt I've ever bought. I got the one with the extra 5-stitch reinforcement, but without the polymer liner, and I bought in October of 2010, so nearly 3 years ago.......and I've worn it pretty much every single day since. I ordered mine in a custom size, and it came to $54.95 plus $9.95 shipping. You just can't beat that for value for a custom made belt. Also, mine has held up everything from a 13 oz scandium snubbie to a 40 oz 5" 1911 and a lot of magazines. The secret to making them last is to not be afraid to reverse the direction you put it on periodically so that it keeps its shape, but I'll likely die of old age before the thing wears out. Also, if you want to save money when you order a new one, you can just send them in your old one and they'll reuse the belt buckle on the new one they make for you.
I'm fixin' to order another one, just to change up the color a bit so I can have two of them. Mine is a coyote brown, but I think I'm going to get either a black one or a OD Green one.