#BellyBand

It’s totally unfair: The Europeans get an awesome 5.11 concealed carry/EDC belly band, and we don’t?!?! Made of proprietary materials, this band is built for comfort and utility, carrying a pistol (left or right hand) plus the ability to carry a radio/ AR Mag, spare pistol mags, multi-tools, and even a basic IFAK under your shirt. James Reeves pleads with you to leave a comment or contact 5.11 about getting this in the US – take our money!

Holsters are somewhat of a confusing topic for me. Not because I don’t know what I like or what to buy but because it seems like holsters tend not to follow the same rigid rules of quality and function that other guns and gear do in the firearms industry. I find that holsters are often popular with certain people mostly for personal preference rather than pure form or function. Of course, you have some holsters that are almost universally vilified for one or two silly reasons and then there are those that many will almost universally praise but a large majority of holsters out there are either favored or forgotten based on a weird combination of personal preference combined with largely the same features. I say all of this because today we’ll be featuring some of my personal favorite holsters. So let’s get jolly and look at some ho ho holsters!

Belly Band holsters have been a favorite carry style of mine for some time now and I find that I use this method of carrying about 90% of the time. The primary reason for my choosing to carry in the belly band holster style is because of its increased level of comfort during my daily activities combined with its supreme concealment characteristics.

As a big fan of the Belly Band form of concealed carry, I’m always on the lookout for new additions to the lineup of available belly bands. Galco Gunleather has just released their newest addition to both their line up and the belly band category: The Underwraps 2.0. This new belly band holster is an update to their previously released Underwraps version and sports multiple new features.

Crossbreed Holsters partnered with trainer Rob Pincus to introduce a new modular belly band holster system for concealed carry.  The new system uses a wide elastic band, which is typcial for belly band style holsters.  However, the band has a wide strip of Velcro to which the wearer can attach a kydex holster.