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I picked this up on the last round and thought I'd share some impressions just in case anyone is on the fence about picking one of these guys up. Since I'm thinking about picking up another one I thought it might be useful for some of you (and to my own brain) if I detailed why -- even though it's my favorite belt -- I'm not totally sure I'm going to buy another one.
But hey, I did just say it's my favorite belt, didn't I? And if you're on the fence, you should probably pull the trigger -- you're going to get use out of this thing. I think there's been three days in the last month that I haven't worn it. That being said, what follows is why buying a second one isn't a total no-brainer. And I mean, this is massdrop, so I figured all considerations -- however pedantic -- should be thoroughly articulated in the comments section, right?
1. The buckle finish is more easily scuffed than you'd expect. I got the flat because it's the coolest looking, but if you care about such things you may want to consider one of the raised patterns instead (unless CT has retooled the finishing process, of course). To clarify, I've only worn this thing to work... and I'm a librarian.
2. I thought the tail-tuck thing would be weird, and only ordered it because it could be worn tail to the side (that is, folded over the locking post). But as DkPond pointed out below, if you do that it sticks out at enough of an angle that it's not the kind of thing you could wear to an office and not have people tell you your belt's messed up. Buuuuuut as it turns out I really like the tail-tuck thing after all! It's a fantastic way to wear a belt and I pity my previously ignorant self.
3. That said, tail-tuck can get kind of slippy. It's not like your pants are going to fall down unexpectedly, but I generally tighten it once during the day. If someone with a typical degree of strength grabbed your belt from behind and jerked back, they're going to get a fist full of belt... and then your pants might fall down. Note I got the single-layer; I can't speak to the double-layer.
4. I don't know if it's the locking post itself or the tooling on the inside of the male buckle, but the action of the locking post is super janky. Like you go to push it forward (to thread the belt through the buckle) and it'll get caught somewhere so you have to wiggle it, push it back and then kind of wiggle it again and push it forward. Once the belt's in it's fine; it's just not as buttery of an experience as you might expect.
5. The webbing material that makes up the belt itself (and inadvertently leads to item #2 above) is beyond fantastic. Immensely superior to my 5.11 belt, for instance. Handily the most durable belt I own -- and the workmanship is beautiful.
6. I wear 36" pants. I ordered a large and wound up cutting 10" off it. So if you're not sure if you need the bigger size or not, you probably don't.
Yeah. Hopefully that wall of text addresses some people's existing concerns. Again, if you haven't picked one of these up already, my minor niggles shouldn't stop you -- at the end of the day, it's the coolest buckle and the most durable belt.
Cheers! RM