I wear a Hanks belt daily. Have a black and a brown and rotate every month. I like the Gunner Utility as it has holes throughout the length. Made in the U.S.A. 100 year warranty. Great buckle.
Quality Leather Belts?
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I purchased a very nice casual belt from Popov Leather. Good price and perfect for jeans.
For dress belts I like Coach and Allen Edmunds (I do have a Coach belt that is too stiff for my liking, but seems to last forever). I did get a pretty nice belt from a Johnson & Murphy outlet at an attractive sale price years ago. It's a black dress belt, so I have not had a chance to wear it out - but still looks good.
For dress belts I like Coach and Allen Edmunds (I do have a Coach belt that is too stiff for my liking, but seems to last forever). I did get a pretty nice belt from a Johnson & Murphy outlet at an attractive sale price years ago. It's a black dress belt, so I have not had a chance to wear it out - but still looks good.
I make my own belts as well. You're definitely right about only needing a few tools that won't break the bank, and for those that haven't worked with leather, it's great and easy starting point.
I've been wearing the same belt every day for the last 14 years and it's still going strong.
The Equus leather belts are very nice. I have one a kind person bought me about 30 years ago and it still looks fantastic, with just two or three treatments with a light wax mixture over the decades. However, I think you do pay for the name to some extent.
Another narrower belt I had made for me about 20 years ago by a UK-based firm called Beaver Bushcraft is of equally good quality (the hand stitching is wonderful) and cost a fair bit less. Cheaper again (about £40) but also of excellent quality is my newest belt, made by Awl by Hand, a very small business based in Northumberland. They had a stand at an agricultural show I attended, and it was nice to talk to them about the stitching they use, and the leather — good bridle quality stuff, properly tanned, not split and plastic coated rubbish. Well tanned leather can improve with age, given a little care, but split leather just looks worse and worse, then fails.
Another narrower belt I had made for me about 20 years ago by a UK-based firm called Beaver Bushcraft is of equally good quality (the hand stitching is wonderful) and cost a fair bit less. Cheaper again (about £40) but also of excellent quality is my newest belt, made by Awl by Hand, a very small business based in Northumberland. They had a stand at an agricultural show I attended, and it was nice to talk to them about the stitching they use, and the leather — good bridle quality stuff, properly tanned, not split and plastic coated rubbish. Well tanned leather can improve with age, given a little care, but split leather just looks worse and worse, then fails.
All my best longest lasting belts were bought by local type craftsmen.
Unfortunately they have all seemed to shrink in the last year since I've retired!
Unfortunately they have all seemed to shrink in the last year since I've retired!
I have this problem as well. I think it's the body building shampoo - it runs over everything as I rinse.
I have always enjoyed doing business where it matters to the owner. No doubt that is true of many already mentioned. Here is another fellow located in Mississippi that I had make up my belt and a few others for those I know. That was some years ago now and with no care at all mine has been a terrific purchase.
Here is his site: Belts - http://bigrobsgunleather.weebly.com/belts.html
Now, having seen this picture I am off to treat it properly with some leather preservative!
Here is his site: Belts - http://bigrobsgunleather.weebly.com/belts.html
Now, having seen this picture I am off to treat it properly with some leather preservative!
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This is our (former?, haven't seen him around for some time now) member Eaglestroker. Rob Dorris has made me four superb belts, and nothing else I have seen, and handled, comes near them! Thanks for posting this, I can now contact him and get another one or two, due to my recent weight loss, they are a bit long now for me.
I have a Bullhide Belt that will probably outlast me. They offer a variety of colors, buckles and thickness options from dressy to double thick.
www.bullhidebelts.com
No affiliation, just a satisfied customer
Bullhide Belts: Handmade Leather Belts for Men
Bullhide Belts has a wide selection of leather belts made by hand in the USA. Made of full grain leather, it will last you for years to come.
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Hadmine and my grandson's made here. We got the bridle leather with chromed screws, fantastic quality ! ....... Bridle Leather Belts<br> - http://leathergoodsconnection.com/brlebe.html
This thread made me think to myself about my my brown belt that was probably bought a little over a year ago in the Pentagon, when inexplicably my belt was suddenly missing a buckle. I was going to need a belt for the day, so I walked into the small clothier there and asked for a brown leather belt. There is a small rack, little selection, and mismatched brands in there at the time. The woman was a little concerned because it priced in at (probably just under $80) and I guess some other customers had complained of price. I looked at the belt and it looked like good leather, good thickness, didn't seem like the buckle was going to be suddenly missing when I pulled my gym bag.
To this day I have no idea what the brand it is so I can not recommend it, but it is a fantastic belt. It looks good in a suit, works in jeans, and I wish I had another one in black. I would probably take an additional in brown. I have no doubt i will get a few decades of use out of it, even if I can't find another.
To this day I have no idea what the brand it is so I can not recommend it, but it is a fantastic belt. It looks good in a suit, works in jeans, and I wish I had another one in black. I would probably take an additional in brown. I have no doubt i will get a few decades of use out of it, even if I can't find another.
If you guys ever get to tossing an old belt and it has a nice buckle, cut the leather and keep the buckle. If you ever get a nice belt that has rivets that can be removed with a screwdriver you can swap buckles if you wish very easily.
I have purchased several gun type belts from better belt USA here in Houston, Mike is a local guy with a small one man shop and stands behind all he makes
Try thebeltman or bullhide belts. I have numerous belts from both and the are of excellent quality.
I have ordered my last two belts from these ppl:
and have really liked what I've gotten
Narragansett Leathers - Handcrafted Leather Goods - Home Page
Narragansett Leathers has been creating hand crafted leather products for thirty years in Damariscotta, Maine.
www.narragansettleathers.com
Look at belts from any number of holster manufacturers. They're top quality for a reason. I've been wearing one from Relentless Tactical for years.
My current one is several years old and holding up very well. It came from aliengearholsters.com
Wilsoncombat has sharkskin belts that last.
I wore one for 30 years and the leather still looks great.
I wore one for 30 years and the leather still looks great.
I always buy my leather belts from the same company that also makes the shoes. Almost all mid to high-end shoemakers offer matching belts, too. And it looks extremely nice when shoes and belt match perfectly in leather, colour and design.
I used to do that sometimes but then I found Equus Leather and don't buy leather belts anywhere else.
I generally find that if brown shoes and belt are "close" in shade then that works very well.
