Is a gun belt necessary?

Most leather belts will sooner or later start 'curling' up esp w/ dunlap disease. They guy pictured above, probably wont have nearly so much of that problem.
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Yup, I can attest to that. Got dunlaps disease and until I got a belt with a nylon insert, curling is exactly what happens. I have three good ones now so as to be able to rotate them and let one dry out while wearing the other. Look at 5.11 Tactical http://www.511tactical.com/ and the Beltman http://www.thebeltman.net/ . Both are good but the 5.11 is more for dress.
 
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Here's a couple I've made recently...the double row of stitching adds to the stiffness of the already stiff 1-1/2" x 1/4 thick belt.
Good reviews so far from those who wear them daily.

I'm sure only time will tell, but I'm betting these are "dunlap-fold-over" proof.


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The three things I've noticed the most from a good gubelt are 1) The extra stiffness pulls the butt in a lot closer to the body regardless of what holster/gun I'm carrying, 2) The extra stiffness keeps the belt from shifting a lot, particularly on the draw, and 3) The double layer construction of a good leather gunbelt keeps them from stretching as much as belts I used prior. I was skeptical when I bought my first gunbelt, but am now glad I bit the bullet and made the investment. :cool:
 
Those look very good rayban!

I finally broke down and bought a heavy duty gunbelt about 6 months ago. World of difference with a 1911 IWB.
 
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