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warnmar10 wrote:Please forgive my ignorance but why does IWB require a gun belt or reinforced waist band?

Could it be because my EDC is a mouse gun that I don't experience problems wearing a standard "mens" leather belt with my EDC?

I've tried wearing my IWB without a belt at all which works fine with jeans first thing in the morning but as the jeans start to relax & stretch my pistol wants to pull my pants down, so bad idea.

My daily holster is an Alien Gear Cloak Tuck III and my usual carry gun is an XDS45. My experience IWB is if my pants won't fall down my EDC will ride all day just fine. Please advise.

jason812 wrote:Y'all are missing the market. Do women wear belts like men? I would be willing to bet no. I'm no expert but do women's pants even have belt loops? I know the stretchy yoga pants do not, I may have looked.

Tex1961 wrote:I run a small business where we come up with our own product ideas and put them out to the market. The logistics on this can be enormous. Time consuming and depending on the product, expensive... Expect to put out about 10k just on the patent itself.

I would be more than happy to chat with you over the phone, or if your in the Plano area, over lunch or something.. Maybe my 15 years of experience doing this might help you out...

Like you, I am currently in the design phase of a new firearm related product and am just about to bring it to market. I've been working on this for the past month averaging 4 - 6 hours per day on it.. And this is just a little small thing..

I think you are on to a good idea, I can see where there would be a market for the product. The problem is how big is that market, what % of that market would even be interested in your product, and then what % has the $$ to purchase it... It can start getting pretty small pretty quickly.

Then you will have to decide what size pants your going to offer... 28 thru 48 ????
Color
Material Type
Jeans
Shorts
Are you going to manufacture them yourself, or try and hook up with an existing brand??

The options, questions, decisions, etc just go on an on...

You might even end up with a completely different product by the time your finished...

Again, If you would like to chat, send me a PM with your cell phone # and I will call or text and we can go from there.

Mike

flechero wrote:

allisji wrote:
So... gun belts are so stiff and so thick and they don't even fit in belt loops of some of the pants that I own.

I love the innovative thinking and wish you luck with the idea! It's not for me but it could be the ticket for many others.

My only observation is- done right, your pants waistband would be equally as stiff, wouldn't it?

I have no issue with jeans or slacks, even with a reinforced, double layer leather belt- maybe I am lucky. For my own use, I think a stiffer belt is actually more comfortable... you don't have to cinch them down on a heavy gun... although I bet each person's "shape" has a lot to do with that.

superstar wrote:The plastic would be feasible and economical as opposed to metal. If you plan to fly you might have to take your pants off or get the famous TSA's borderline sexual groping.