Kiwi cop
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One of the problems of being of "ample" body shape in Kiwi Land is that most clothing stores only stock decent belts up to around 40" (I'm 42-43" waist depending on whether I'm gaining or loosing weight this month 
).
When I do find a belt that is long enough it is usually so thin and soft that the leather stretches and the belt tension is distributed over a small part of the width. This has lead me to punching "in between" holes in my belts. Even so they were so uncomfortable and required 'resetting" so often that a few years ago I had suspender buttons sewn into the waistband of both my duty and "casual dress" trousers and wore both belts and suspenders.
Earlier this year I placed two De Santis 1 1/2" E25 gun belts onto my wish list at Midway USA, intending to pick them up while passing through Columbia. Before we got there, however, we were shopping in Walmart in San Antonio when I came across a nice leather belt in the right size. Not as heavy as a proper gun belt it was heavier than the belt I was wearing so I bought it as a "jeans" belt. It was a fraction too large on the shortest hole but even so it was quite good at holding my jeans up.
When I picked up the De Santis belts the stiffness surprised me. Although I had correctly measured my "waist" according to Midway's instructions these too were quite loose, so when I got home I punched an extra four holes in each belt before setting one of the E25's on my uniform trousers and the other on my "casual dress" pants.
All three belts have shown me just what I have been missing in comfort most of my life. I no longer have to wear the suspenders as well s the belt. The tension, especially on the De Santis belts, covers the whole belt width and while I do need the occasional "reset" it is usually only once or twice a day, not every time I get out of the car when working.
A decent belt is now something I will always insist on, even without carrying a holster and pistol.
).When I do find a belt that is long enough it is usually so thin and soft that the leather stretches and the belt tension is distributed over a small part of the width. This has lead me to punching "in between" holes in my belts. Even so they were so uncomfortable and required 'resetting" so often that a few years ago I had suspender buttons sewn into the waistband of both my duty and "casual dress" trousers and wore both belts and suspenders.
Earlier this year I placed two De Santis 1 1/2" E25 gun belts onto my wish list at Midway USA, intending to pick them up while passing through Columbia. Before we got there, however, we were shopping in Walmart in San Antonio when I came across a nice leather belt in the right size. Not as heavy as a proper gun belt it was heavier than the belt I was wearing so I bought it as a "jeans" belt. It was a fraction too large on the shortest hole but even so it was quite good at holding my jeans up.
When I picked up the De Santis belts the stiffness surprised me. Although I had correctly measured my "waist" according to Midway's instructions these too were quite loose, so when I got home I punched an extra four holes in each belt before setting one of the E25's on my uniform trousers and the other on my "casual dress" pants.
All three belts have shown me just what I have been missing in comfort most of my life. I no longer have to wear the suspenders as well s the belt. The tension, especially on the De Santis belts, covers the whole belt width and while I do need the occasional "reset" it is usually only once or twice a day, not every time I get out of the car when working.
A decent belt is now something I will always insist on, even without carrying a holster and pistol.
