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I needed a belt for when I carried my pistol and chose the 5.11 basketweave after looking at other options (riggers belt) and other brands. I decided on this belt for two primary reasons: first the reviews all said it was a great belt for IWB and OWB carry (my intended reason for purchasing), and the belt itself looked dressy enough that I could wear it to work, out with my wife, or to a nice event and not have it stick out like a sore thumb.Out of the box this belt is STIFF as heck. You can't twist it like a cheap leather belt, and it has retained this rigidity after 10 months of everyday wearing. I'll carry a sidearm, extra magazines, a flashlight, and a knife on this belt with almost no problems. I've found the belt is a bit too thick for the Sig Sauer magazine pouches I bought a little while ago, but that is the only brand I've had problems with. Because the belt is so stiff, it keeps everything where I want it. I'm somewhere between a 40 and a 42 inch waist and I bought the XL size. It's big on me, but I'm ok with that.
I have 2 small complaints. First, in the part of the belt where your back is, 5.11 added a handcuff key pouch. This pouch would catch when trying to get the belt looped through a magazine pouch with belt loops. I ended up cutting the handcuff key pouch off. Problem solved. My second small complaint is in the area where I tent to carry my magazine pouches, the black leather has rubbed off somehow, and there was a white color showing through a black sharpie fixed that. Neither are deal breakers and both were easily remedied.
Overall I am very satisfied with the quality and construction of this belt. If you need a dressy belt but still need to carry a sidearm and all the other components that go with that, consider this belt to be your #1 choice.
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