PMCI - May 2021

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KIT: NEXBELT EDC GUN BELT
NEXBELT EDC GUN BELT
Volumes upon volumes of articles are produced each month globally about EDC (Every Day Carry)
gear. Guns, knives, tourniquets, flashlights, spare magazine holders and more are debated as to
which are the best and how they should be carried. Unfortunately, one crucial piece of gear is rarely
discussed which ties it all together, the gun belt. Without a quality made gun belt, many of these
items could not be carried or done so securely enough to be as safe as possible. This issue, we
feature a new take on the traditional gun belt that offers better safety, durability and versatility
from a company called Nexbelt. -TS
Let’s start with addressing the elephant in the room
named “comfort”. Everyone has heard the saying
about carrying gear over long periods of time as
“ounces become pounds quickly”. The only people
who have ever gotten excited about that concept
were drug cartels and that is for an entirely different
context! The rest of us dread constant weight
dragging us down and the less securely it is attached
to us, the worse it’s going to feel. When you carry 3 lbs of
handgun, spare mags, knives, tourniquets, flashlights and more,
it sucks by the end of the day regardless of how it’s carried.
Modern gun guru and direct discipline of Col. Cooper,
Clint Smith of Thunder Ranch said it best when he stated,
“Carrying a gun isn’t meant to be comfortable, it’s meant to be
COMFORTING.” By this, we can take that the firearm and gear
we carry is there to give us a piece of mind that we are better
equipped with it than without it if any of it is needed in an
emergency. Simply put, comfort be damned.
Like many, I have always employed one of two types of gun
belt for EDC. The first being the tactical “gun guy” favorite, the
Condura “instructor belt” with the steel rappelling ring that is
never used by anyone casually. This style belt screams, “I’m
carrying a gun” but to its defense, it carries gear well while
maintaining a clean and professional appearance. The slide loop
adjustments allow for the perfect fit with or without the Inside
the Waistband holster in place. This belt is great for the training
but does not necessary blend well in everyday wear when you
are not trying to look “tactical”.
The second type belt I use regularly is the traditional
leather gun belt from either Crossbreed holsters or from custom
holster maker, Ben King of King’s Holsters. The belts from both
manufacturers are well built and have lasted years but feature
the standard belt hole adjustment design. These are set to
allow for specific set adjustments in which my waist always
falls in between. On one notch its too loose and I feel like I am
pulling my pants up every 5 minutes and, on another notch, it
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