Klik Belts Tactical Belt –2 PLY 1.5" Nylon Heavy Duty Belt Quick Release Cobra Buckle - Unisex

The Good:- Awesome buckle that is fast and easy to connect/disconnect- Great quality with no fraying of materials or loose stitching- Good balance between a rigid belt and a comfortable one- Absolutely does not loosen throughout the day- Made in the USAThe Bad:- The buckle doesn't fit through most belt loops so you have to unthread it from the buckle to put on and remove- Silicone ring included for holding loose end of belt is sufficient, but velcro would be MUCH betterSummary:I purchased two of these belts, one for myself and one for my wife. The intended purpose was for use with carrying a firearm which I think it does quite well. It is stiff/rigid enough that it holds my firearm in place and doesn't take my pants down, but still not so rigid as to be uncomfortable and not stay close to your body when you bend over. I knew going into the purchase that you have to unthread one end of the belt to go through most pant loops which is fine. This doesn't bother me a lot, but when I carry alternate gear like my Gerber multitool and streamlight penlight on the belt as well it can be a real pain to thread everything through and past the silicone ring that is used to hold the loose end. I still think it is a great belt and would give it a full five stars if they put velcro on the belt. If these two things are a deal breaker for you I would recommend my next purchase which fixes both of my complaints and is also made in the USA:  Blue Alpha Gear 1.5 Hybrid Cobra EDC Belt (Black, 32 (Pant Size))

First off, I see a few bad reviews on here. As they say here in Texas, some people would complain if they were hung with a new rope! I bought this 2-ply belt to replace a Midway copy of a Wilderness Instructor Belt that didn't last more than six months. If I'm not at work or in another no-go area, I'm carrying a Glock 19 Gen 3 with 16 rounds loaded and a backup of at least (1) 21 round mag, sometimes two or three. That's weight. Plus I often have an ESEE Izula sheath knife and then all the stuff in my pockets; hearing aid remote, backup hearing aid batteries, wallet, pocket comb, two bandanna handkerchiefs, Streamlight ProTac 1L, Benchmade Triage auto knife, car key, sunglasses. That's a bit of weight.This belt has been better than any other belt I have tried for carry including the original Wilderness Tactical Instructor Belt that I paid $109 for ten years ago. Once you learn the trick of putting it on, there's zero problems. Here's how that goes: Leave the male end of the buckle engaged when you slide the loose end of the belt out. Set the tail keeping loop aside and pull the belt out of the loops by the buckle. Slide the tail keeper back on. Next time you gear up, slide the tail keeper off, slide the belt through the loops and reverse the process. If you're the kind of person that carries, that's how you have to do it. I slide the loose end through the first loop at right front on jeans or trousers, then add my OWB holster, then on through to my 9 o'clock and add mag pouch or pouches, then through to the last loop. Add the tail keeper, reloop the buckle and tighten.If you;re gonna wear those pants two days in a row, leave all the junk on and just unclip and when you slide them back on, just reclip. The buckle maintains position with no fussing. It's only because I carry that I have to release the tension.I have a black single ply that I got as a gift and wear for work. Also extremely comfortable and quick and easy to unclip and reclip.

I decided to take a risk on this belt despite its cost and its slightly unsavory paramilitary vibe, because it appeared to be the most durable belt available on Amazon. That impression holds up in person; however, I'm still unhappy with the belt, and I'll explain why.First, the buckle. The mechanism is somewhat sticky and doesn't really release reliably. It's certainly a lot more finicky than a normal belt. I wanted to get the "original" rather than a knockoff because I assumed it would have the best mechanism, and maybe it does, but I'm disappointed that it's not better. Also, the buckle doesn't fit through belt loops so you have to unthread the belt from the buckle to change pants. Worse, there are no discrete holes to choose from; in order to slightly tighten or loosen the belt you have to partially unthread the belt from the buckle and rethread it to the correct length. This is more annoying than you might think, since the belt material is quite stiff and tends to return to its previous position even when you're trying to adjust it. The whole idea of a continuously-adjustable belt buckle seems strange to me, and I'm not sure why you would want one. Maybe people who carry a lot of weight (tools, guns, etc) on their belt wear through normal latching buckles faster. The only thing I carry on my belt is my pants, so the buckle design is just pure downside for me with no benefit.So about that stiff belt material... this stuff is ludicrous. It's less of a belt and more of a lifting strap or a heavy cargo tie-down. It seems to be heavily stitched and glued for extra strength, which is usually a good thing for nylon but it's taken to an extreme that is just too much for an article of clothing. The fourth picture on Amazon is not representative of how the material feels and behaves in person, at least not without years of breaking in to soften the fibers and the glue. It is not soft like it appears in that picture, although to be fair mine has come a long way since I took it out of the box and it wasn't clear that the belt would even bend into a complete circle without snapping in half.I'm going to say flatly that there is no reason for the two-ply version of this belt to exist. It's uncomfortably stiff and cartoonishly heavy, about 215 grams for the 34-inch version. There's no way that your belt loops are going to be stronger than one of those plies, so why have both? Even if you think you're going to be in some survival situation where you need to use your belt to hold a heavy weight, only one of the plies fits through the buckle, so it's just going to fail on the one-ply part of the belt. That's right, the second ply is sewed/glued onto the middle section of the belt while leaving the ends presumably identical to the one-ply version. This means you're carrying nearly double the weight with negligible improvement to strength.So in the end you have a heavy, uncomfortable, inconvenient belt that costs almost as much as a decent pair of jeans. I just don't think this product makes sense at this price point, unless you're eating through belts like mad at work. If you're carrying a lot of weight on your belt and regular buckles aren't doing the trick, then this belt might make some sense, so I'm giving it 3 stars.