Best EDC Belt? Blue Alpha vs Wilderness Tactical
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- Опубліковано 27 сер 2024
- Blue Alpha reviews are ALL over UA-cam and gun sites. Wilderness belts have a long proven history but very little content.
Let's compare the two! This is my best attempt at a fair review.
Love my Blue Alpha, but yeah, they can improve in some areas. The velcro is fine in my experience so far. I dont have the "loop" problem you are showing, and the simplicity of being able to adjust the belt by just pulling it open to tighten is one of the benefits in my opinion. Simple and elegant. Never comes loose.
Good points as well. Thanks for the comment
Wanted to come back here and say thanks for the review. I bought a LowPro 3 stitch 2 weeks ago because of this review and has a made a huge difference in my edc. I had previously been running a Kore Essentials and although it is a good tough belt, it was just too rigid for my body type and would cause discomfort and printing for aiwb. Now that I’ve been using the LowPro I don’t even notice when it’s on me. I only needed my belt to do two things; move with my body and hold my gun. And it does those 2 things just great.
Thank you! Love that this was helpful and making a difference for you.
I've also noticed this between these two belts. Great honest review though so keep it up.
Thanks! Appreciate your comment
I've had a wilderness instructor belt and it lasted 30 years before the velcro finally just started giving away..good belt
Appreciate the comment - That is an incredible endorsement of their quality
@@MickAlister they are local to me (PHX,az) I might just see if they can replace the Velcro.
You saved me some money man, we need more people like you doing these kinds of reviews
Appreciate it! Thanks for the comment. Looks like I need to review some more products...
Good honest review. I love my lowPro edc from the wilderness. I started with a 5 stitch it works well. But I wanted a stiffer belt still so I bought a polymer lined one just recently. Love it!
Nice, I did try a 5-stitch first but I found it to be too stiff for me. I have a really active job and found the 3 works well to bend and flex with you during the day. I bet the Polymer one is really nice for a range specific setup. Appreciate your comment!
Blue Alpha must have seen your review on this belt, because I bought one about three months ago and it looks a lot like yours.
I paid $70 bucks for mine and it’s holding up pretty well.
Bought one on Amazon from fox tactical and paid forty for it and it’s very much like blue alpha.
Next one will be where you got yours, very impressive!
@@armyrat206 Sorry for the late reply. Thanks for your input!
The easier adjustment ability of the blue alpha is not a quality issue, it’s a design decision which I want it to be Velcro dependent. It makes it easier for me to adjust depending on me standing or sitting or leaning
Just bought the wilderness low pro belt. Seems to be a great company and good quality. Thanks for the review.
Awesome, good to hear
Great review dude, had a BAG belt for years and it was okay. Gonna try the Wilderness off your recommendation!
appreciate it! thanks for watching
you nailed exactly what i didnt like about the blue alpha, that gap bugged me when carrying aiwb
Thank you for an excellent, practical, review. Wilderness is a tough act to follow. I got my first one back in the late 80's. It appears they're still the same, high quality, that they were then.
Appreciate you watching and the comment
@@MickAlister Your welcome. It's nice to see a review on UA-cam from someone who's actually used the product and is not a corporate shill.
Thanks for the honest review, I just ordered my wilderness edc low profile
Awesome, glad it was helpful. Thanks for commenting!
That triglide doesn't lay flat. By its design it is forced to be at an angle that will focus pressure at a single uncomfortable point. By contrast when you pull thr blue alpha snug that gap you showed disappears.
Well naturally its not completely flat since it is a triglide - but it is more secure. I've not personally experienced that pressure point you are referencing - If Blue Alpha works for you, glad you found it.
Great review. I’m in the market for a new belt and the choices available are overwhelming. This helped me a lot.
Excellent! Glad to hear. Yes, like a lot of products (holsters, sights, etc) there can be too many choices. I find its best to stick with a 'tried and true' so to speak if you are new to an area.
thank you I feel like this video has saved me a little bit of money and time!!! 👍👍👍
You are welcome.
For EDC I picked up a KORE, and honestly it's super nice. Rigid, comes on and off easily, can let the belt out easily in situations where I need a little more room and cinch it up easily in situations where I don't. I did consider a more expensive option before I went with KORE but honestly 99 USD for a belt wasn't something I was trying to swing at the moment. Would I change some stuff about the belt if I was making it? Probably, but I'm assuming it would increase the cost. I've seen people saying their KORE is still running strong after 3 years so I'm interested to see how it holds up long term.
Yeah that is my main curiosity as well. My initial thought is that anything with a plastic ratchet system like KORE will break with daily use. I dont have one so please report back on your long term findings. Thanks!
@@MickAlister I’ve worn mine every day the belt is very strong and durable
Kore is too stiff. Feels like a piece of iron around your waist and prints really bad because hula hoop effect.
I too noted the total dependency on Velcro (which, will deteriorate like all grades of Velcro over time) to secure the belt. Also, what I realy found especially troublesome were the deceptive pictures on their site. Every picture of the Blue Alpha, Low Profile EDC Belt give the appearance that the lead portion of the belt that is fed through the buckle, and has the "hook" section of the Velcro, is "mated" just short of the buckle and all the way to the end of the webbing. But look closer and you can see the Velcro stitching begins much further down from the buckle. You demonstrated this large 'loop' in this video. UNSAT.
Excellent review. Thank you sir
Thank you for watching! I'm going to do a few more of those "I wish someone would review" items.
DID THEY GET ANY BETTER??
I went with the Wilderness Low Pro.
Thanks for this good content it really helped me make my choice.
excellent. glad to hear
Have you tried the VDevelopment Megingjord or the Tenicor Zero?
See my response below on the Tenicor Zero. Thanks!
I looked at both belts but I chose blue alpha because of the custom size I'm a 56 in waist wilderness only goes up to 48"
Thanks for sharing, did not know that.
Nice review! How easy to conceal is the Wilderness? Is it very thick?
Thanks. I would say its as easy as can be -- it lays completely flat. Not overly thick.
What's the name of the wilderness belt that you have will you post a link to where you can purchase this at
Go to the Wilderness Tactical website. Its called the EDC belt. Can't miss it.
I was looking at these 2 and deadeye carry solutions belts..: tons of color options
I'm not familiar with them, but thanks for the rec.
What about the Tenicor one?
Thanks for spotlighting that, I actually didn’t know they came out with a belt. I am a huge fan of Tenicor. I own their Certum holster. Long story short, I believe in everything they put out so I’m sure it would be great too. If you look at the fine print, wilderness is actually the manufacturer - “Sewn by Wilderness Tactical Products”. It’s probably awesome!
Is the 3 stitch version adequate for carrying a subcompact/compact size gun appendix?
I would say more than adequate - its ideal. For me and others, flexibility (3 stitch) in a belt for appendix is very comfortable. A super stiff belt did not allow the belt or gun to move with me, but was very rigid as expected. Stiffer is probably better for 3 -5 o'clock I would guess. Go watch the video on Active Self Protection about appendix carry.
You think for appendix carry the frequent flyer would be a good option? I’m worried about the two rings printing. Figure I can move them to the side but not sure how thick they are together. With tucking in shirts I’d like to have the better looking buckle than the edc belt.
I think they are both great options, you can't go wrong. Also, according to Wilderness, the Frequent Flyer is a stronger belt overall. Meaning, the two polymer rings take more of a load than the EDC Low Pro tri-glide. So if you want the use a belt for other more intense things (think weekend gun courses, etc) FF might be good choice.
KD4 wears a Frequent Flyer for appendix. I copied him. I'm right handed. So, I wear the belt with the velcro to the left side. G19 on Tenicor Certum LUX. All good.
@@newgunguy4176 I don' know who KD4 is, but good to hear! Thats almost identical to my setup.
@@MickAlister Kyle Defoor. A truly legit firearms instructor.
@@newgunguy4176 Well yeah I know who he is! ha
How do the belts compare in thickness?
From memory it was about the same. I returned the Blue Alpha, so I couldnt say for sure!
Kore makes the best.