All,
Does anyone have any suggestions on how to make stitched leather belts less susceptible to the threads getting pulled out/torn?
I have a leather belt that I have been using for daily wear that was velcro lined. I started carrying sometimes with a DeSantis universal holster with the metal clip. Since I've done that the velcro band has been cut through and the threads have pulled apart on that side.
I specifically use the metal clip holster because I can attach and detach it without needing to thread it through the belt. I do not want to unbuckle the belt and unthread/rethread a holster (any - I carry a flashlight in a holster, also, but it never leaves the belt - so in that case I'm OK with that holster "staying put" all day, but its still not ideal, either).
For an addition - I have ordered new belts. One with velcro and one without. The vendor is counter-sinking the threads on the non-velcro belt to help the back of the threads to stay more hidden and out-of-reach of abrasion. However, that doesn't eliminate my concern. Hence the thread here.
I do use a carabiner attached to the belt to hold thermoses and bottles regularly, also. I can see where the latch point on the carabiner can be snagging the threads, also. In this case I could thread a loop of 550 cord over the belt as a secondary attachment point, though it will drop the height of the bottles. That loop idea for a pistol won't work as the whole idea is to have the belt suspend and support it. A loop wouldn't support it at all.
Thoughts?
Does anyone have any suggestions on how to make stitched leather belts less susceptible to the threads getting pulled out/torn?
I have a leather belt that I have been using for daily wear that was velcro lined. I started carrying sometimes with a DeSantis universal holster with the metal clip. Since I've done that the velcro band has been cut through and the threads have pulled apart on that side.
I specifically use the metal clip holster because I can attach and detach it without needing to thread it through the belt. I do not want to unbuckle the belt and unthread/rethread a holster (any - I carry a flashlight in a holster, also, but it never leaves the belt - so in that case I'm OK with that holster "staying put" all day, but its still not ideal, either).
For an addition - I have ordered new belts. One with velcro and one without. The vendor is counter-sinking the threads on the non-velcro belt to help the back of the threads to stay more hidden and out-of-reach of abrasion. However, that doesn't eliminate my concern. Hence the thread here.
I do use a carabiner attached to the belt to hold thermoses and bottles regularly, also. I can see where the latch point on the carabiner can be snagging the threads, also. In this case I could thread a loop of 550 cord over the belt as a secondary attachment point, though it will drop the height of the bottles. That loop idea for a pistol won't work as the whole idea is to have the belt suspend and support it. A loop wouldn't support it at all.
Thoughts?
