Gentlemen,

 

I'm looking for a leather belt with a non-metallic buckle. I have checked the "airport friendly" belts which seem universally to be a cheap nylon belt with an equally inexpensive looking buckle. I need a bit more support/quality that what appears to be offered.

 

Ideas?

thewilderness makes some good belts, but they are the "instructor" type belts and non leather .

thewilderness makes some good belts, but they are the "instructor" type belts and non leather .

 

What do they mean when they say "instructor" type? I saw that in the Midway USA catalog and I don't quite get it.

Do you need a buckle?

 

http://www.thebeltman.net/nobuckle.htm

Safariland model 99

Thick leather belt with no buckle and has Velcro backing for carrying in the waist band holsters etc. I wear one daily and it is 20 yrs old going strong

thewilderness makes some good belts, but they are the "instructor" type belts and non leather .

 

What do they mean when they say "instructor" type? I saw that in the Midway USA catalog and I don't quite get it.

 

www.thewilderness.com

 

They usually have the extra "tie-in" loop. Supposedly, for when an instructor is doing stuff on a repelling course, they can tie in with a safety rope, or it can act as an emergency harness.

I have one of the 5-stitch "original instructor" models that I use for gun classes, and they're great! The also make the "frequent flyer" model which uses a delrin buckle instead of the steel v-ring buckle they normally use.

I wear a 5 stitch model every day

Leather with a non metallic is going to be tough. I wear a Wilderness traveler whenever I fly and love it. It's far from a cheap nylon jobbie, it's nyl;on reinfoirced and I've used it on the range many times.

Hello Safariland, Not tuff, All leather many many models