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Why Your Gun Belt Sucks! | Kore EDC Gun Belt Review, Concealed Carry
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Feb 4, 2024
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When it comes to concealed carry, stiffness does matter and I'm going to show you why
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So stick around. Hey guys, welcome back to the channel
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What we're going to be talking about today is a product from a company called Core
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And Core is a manufacturer of gun belts and it's become really apparent to me with doing
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concealed carry that the belt that you have your rig on is really important
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It is crucial. And what I want to do is I want to show you this product that I got from them
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I want to show you how to set it up, put it together, and then also talk about and show
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how it actually works with a concealed carry weapon and why the stiffness does matter
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And hopefully you guys can really see the quality of this product and I can highlight
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it for you because it's pretty awesome and I'm pretty excited to show it to you
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So let's get right into it. So this is from Core and the link for their company is down below so please check that out
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Now Core makes a variety of gun belts. This is their EDC gun belt
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It is a 1.5 inch belt and it supports up to 8 pounds of weight
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What's interesting about this belt is, and if you're not familiar with Core or these
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types of belts, this is a ratcheting belt system. What that means is it gives you a lot of adjustability, a lot of comfort, and it's just so far superior
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to a traditional leather belt that has the traditional metal buckle with the holes in it
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And I'm going to show you why because it's going to blow you away how cool this thing is
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Now I've done a review of Core belt before, it was quite a while ago, so it was really
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time for an update and show you what they have. This is one of their newest belts and hopefully you guys can see this in the video
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We'll do some close up shots, but this is in Multicam Black
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They now have a variety of colors in this size, but now they've also added Multicam
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so there's Multicam Arid, Tropic, the Black, and there's some other colors, some camo colors
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as well. So really cool stuff. It's a really good looking belt
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So we got the belt. This is what comes with this. You get to pick out the belt color that you want, and there's solid colors as well
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So I picked out Multicam Black. Then I picked out my buckle, and the buckle is, I believe this is the X6, which is a really
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cool black material, or a black coating on it
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And then we have the sizing instructions and setup
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Also came with the optional hanger, so I'm able to hang this on my closet
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Then we've got the hardware and a hex wrench. So what makes this belt so different than a traditional belt
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Well, first thing is, you don't have to order a very specific size, and that is one of the
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huge benefits of these types of belts from Core, is that it is a one size that you fit
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to yourself, and then once you fit it, you still have plenty of adjustments
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So if you lose a little weight, you gain a little weight, maybe you don't want to wear
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the belt so tightly because you're not carrying a weapon at that time, you can do that
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And you can't do that with a traditional leather belt because you're always stuck with just
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a few adjustments, and once you outgrow that belt, well, it's time to go to the store and
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buy a new one. But this has a lot of adjustments. So the belt goes from 24 to 54 inch waist
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There's about 40 plus size increments that you can adjust to within that range, and there
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are quarter inch increments of adjustability within the belt. So what you do is with this, it's pretty simple, and we're just going to follow the directions
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and I'm going to walk you through this just like I was setting this thing up brand new because it's time to pop on the old man reading glasses
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So the first thing we want to do is, on the back of the belt, there are ruler markings
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that you find your pant size. Flip the belt over, and you're going to look for your pant size on here
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So I'm right at about, I'm kind of in between a 40 and a 42, but to be safe, I'm going to
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go with a 42. And then next it says to add four inches to your pant size and cut using sharp scissors
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If you're using an inside the waistband holster, you add six. So if I'm adding four to that 42, it's running at 43, 44, 45, it's continuing up to 46
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That seems like a lot to me, but it says in the directions, for example, if your pant
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size is a 34, cut the belt at the mark at 38
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So to be safe, we're going to follow the directions. I'm going to cut it to 46, and it says to use sharp scissors
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So I'm going to cut the belt. Now I think I should have used my EMT shears
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These are not quite cutting it. Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha. All right
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Hang on. Try the EMT shears. That's a little bit easier. Boom
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So it says gently loosen the screws with the included hex wrench
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Loosen those just a little bit. Okay. Insert the cut end of the belt into the buckle teeth and clamp down firmly. Okay
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So you see that I've loosened the screws, and there is this little mechanism right here
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And as you can see when you flip that open, there are teeth in there
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So it says to insert the belt, the cut end into this
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So you have to really loosen those like almost completely out for them to get past, because
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the belt has to go underneath and past those screws. So then you flip that down
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Make sure you get the belt firmly pressed into the buckle when you're clamping it down
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because when you clamp it down, it's going to have a tendency to shift back just a little bit
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There we go. And you're going to want the belt to extend about three or four inches beyond your first
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belt loop. That's what they're saying. So, okay, there it is. It's all set up
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Pretty easy. Got to cut to my size. All right. So I've put the belt on, and what I've done is I've put on a white T-shirt so you can
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see the belt and how it looks. Can you hear that
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That is the size adjustment. If I tighten that down, I'm probably about two inches beyond my belt loop, but these
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are work pants. These are my LA police gear pants, and the belt loop, the first belt loop is pretty far out
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Like if I was wearing jeans, the belt loop would be more up here, so it would definitely
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be three inches or better. So I think the fit is fine
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I wouldn't want to go any smaller than that, but I still have plenty of adjustment
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To loosen these kind of belts up, what you do is there is a little switch, and you activate
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that, and that releases, and then it comes loose that way. Then what you do is you just push the belt into the buckle, and now it's clicking against
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the teeth, and it's adjusting. That's how you get all this adjustment in this kind of belt
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At the beginning of the day, typically you haven't eaten, you're just waking up, so you're
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able to get that belt down nice and tight. Of course, if we're going to do this review properly, I want to show you the belt with
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a holster underneath a shirt concealed. This is my normal setup. As you can see, there is no flex
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It is solid, and I've got it tightened down pretty good. I can go about one more click
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That's a good, solid platform. Gun stays where it's supposed to
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It keeps it down close to my side. It's pulled in nicely
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It's not flopping out. That way, the weapon is not printing underneath my shirt terribly
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Definitely, a good belt is a necessity. That is how to set up the Core Belt
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That's how it looks when it's on. That's how it adjusts. All pretty simple stuff, nothing too complex
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Now, why is the Core Belt different than other belts, and why is it good for concealed carry
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When you start carrying, you quickly realize that the belt becomes really critical
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If you've ever started carrying, and then you start off with your normal leather EDC
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belt that you've always worn, you quickly realize that it is not good enough
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The reasoning is because with a holster, of course, there is weight
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Then if you are drawing from that holster, that belt has to be rock solid
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It has to be a rock solid platform that is not going to flex or move in any way
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It needs to become part of you. When you do pull your weapon and then re-holster, that holster stays where it's supposed to
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be, and it's not moving around. With this particular belt, and with all Core Belts, stiffness is a big deal
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They do a really good job with these things. Like I said, this particular model holds up to eight pounds of weight
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That is way more than I'm going to ever carry concealed. There are other belts in their lineup that move up in size and also will hold more weight
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if that is more of a concern. They go all the way up to a gun platform, almost like a duty belt
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It's bigger. It has molly and things like that on it, so you can attach pouches and things
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More of a range belt, I guess I would call it. This particular model, the gun belt, is truly an EDC belt
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This is something you're going to wear every day. Just off the bat, I've got my concealed weapon on here
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This is the Canik Subcompact with the Canik holster. As you can see, just holding it like this, it's not flexing
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It's not drooping. It's not falling down. It's supporting the weight of that pistol in the holster, and as a fully loaded magazine
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so that's full weight. It's holding it perfectly. When I put this on me, it's going to stay where it's supposed to, and that's really
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key, and it's critical. You don't want that thing flopping out from your waist, because that's going to print
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People are going to be able to see it easier on you if it moves away from your body
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You really want it snugged up against you, and you want it to be in the position that
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you put it in, so when you do have to draw, it is there
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You are not guessing. You're not fumbling around, and these core belts are fantastic
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Now you can see there is flexibility with the belt. The belt is not hard in any way
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It's still comfortable. It's still going to conform to my body, but when I put the holster on it, it's rock solid
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It stays where it's supposed to, and that's why I love these belts
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I love the ratcheting system. They are fantastic. They are so far superior to a normal belt that you buy at Walmart or whatever
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Even if you don't carry a weapon every day, if you do carry things like a Leatherman or
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a pocket knife attached to your belt or flashlight or maybe some kind of other tool, these belts
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are fantastic. If you are working in the service industry, they are very comfortable because you can
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adjust them as you need. You don't always have to have them tightened down
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You can loosen them up if you need to. I think this belt runs right around $39.99
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That's a fantastic price, I think, for a belt that's going to last a really long time
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It's a very quality item. I'm really happy with mine. I've been happy with them in the past
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Definitely check them out. Such a cool looking belt. I really dig it
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I'm on the Core website and I just want to show you all the different products they have
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on here. There's a lot of stuff. We've got wallets, there's key rings, there's the belt hanger that I got
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Here's another interesting product that they also sent me. This is the belt protector sleeve
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What that does is if you want to put that in an area where you're putting a holster
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all the time, it will protect the belt. Of course the trucker cap, which I'm wearing today for the video
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T-shirts, there's some knives, there's a pack. All kinds of stuff in the accessory items
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Then going to the gun belt. Here's the EDC gun belt. Here are all the different options for colors
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There's leather, there's tan, gray, there's black, ranger green, of course there's all
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the leather colors there. There's the multicam colors, multicam, multicam arid, black, multicam tropic, and flecktarn
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which is pretty awesome. I kind of wanted that one because I love flecktarn but that was pretty awesome
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Here's your buckle selections. That's the X6, that's the one that's on my belt
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Belt keepers, there's that belt protector again. There's carbon fiber belts. This is all the different accessories and the different types of belts in the EDC line
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of belts. All right guys, I hope you enjoyed the review. Thank you to Core for hooking me up with this gear
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