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Easy-Fit Original Instructor Belt

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Price: $49.95
Product ID : EZFITOIB
Manufacturer: The Wilderness
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You choose to buy American -- made for you in Phoenix, Arizona. Beware of Chinese Instructor Belt copies.


Please note that even though this belt has a greater margin for error, we still strongly recommend using a measuring tape to check your correct size. Your pants size is not your correct belt size and is usually off by at least 2", and we have found that the markings on other belts are not always accurate. Please read and use our belt sizing guide.

CLICK HERE FOR IMPORTANT BELT SIZING INSTRUCTIONS


What could make the world's greatest belt any better? Making it easier to fit with a larger fitting range for more general sizes. The Easy-Fit Original Instructor Belt offers simplified sizing for those who do not carry a belt-mounted weapon and don't mind an extra length of belt tongue on their dominant side. Some competing belts achieve a wider, more generic sizing range just by adding more Velcro to the belt body. However, this makes you pull Velcro through the buckle at the smaller size. We didn't like that and engineered ours to avoid it.

Available in Small, Medium, Large, XL, XXL, 3X-15X, the Easy-Fit Instructor Belt still has all of the quality features of the standard version, such as double-layer construction and heavy-duty sewing. The Easy-Fit system also makes sizing for gifts much easier.

Here are examples of our Easy-Fit compared to the standard, fitted Instructor Belt:

Standard Instructor Belt properly fitted • 38" size: 36" - 39.5" range of adjustment • 11" of tongue (at the min. length) / 9" of tongue (when properly fitted) • 3.5" of adjustment range

Easy-Fit • Large: 36" - 41" range of adjustment • 13" of tongue (at min. length) / 10" of tongue (at the median when properly fitted) • 5" of adjustment range

Why don't we size all of our belts that way? Good question with a good answer: All of our regular belts are designed to be compatible with holsters and accessories with proper fitting. When the belts are precisely sized for a given waist measurement, the tongue of the belt goes to the center of the 10" loop Velcro on the belt, leaving room on the belt for holsters or other gear. The Easy-Fit model has a longer tongue and more Velcro, so it may overlap the belt to the extent that it limits things that can be put on that side of the belt where the tongue overlaps. While the Easy-Fit is just as capable of load carrying, it does not offer as much dominant-side area as the precise-sized belts, which are our personal preference when practical. This may or may not be a problem for you depending upon your holster or personal preference, but we want our customers to know the potential penalty when making their choice.


The Original Instructor Belt was developed in 1983 and has been refined ever since. It is a very strong belt with a specially designed carbon steel V-ring buckle with a tough, non-glare black nitrided finish which is highly corrosion-resistant and will not chip like painted coatings. The belt was originally designed to clip into a secure system while "instructing" others in high places during mountain rescue training, although they can be used for emergency rappelling with proper training. Our belts have also proven to be a fantastic everyday pants belt for casual or outdoor use, as well as concealed-carry.

Although not intended to replace a rappelling harness or to absorb a fall, the Instructor Belt provides peace of mind over the alternative -- no protection at all. We strongly recommend it for anyone involved in law enforcement, special warfare, or rescue operations where there is a risk of falling out of a helicopter. It has been standard operating procedure for years within the Phoenix Special Assignments Unit (SWAT) to clip into a Wilderness Original Instructor Belt during airborne or skid-riding ops. It has also been used by many professionals who like the safety of being clipped in when working in cherry pickers (the belt's first "save") or other tall structures.

This belt is not intended to replace a standard rappelling harness with leg straps in normal operations. It is intended as an emergency option to clip into when there is a risk of falling, or for emergency rappelling when no other option is available. It will be very uncomfortable to rappel with, but it may save your life -- which is what we intended. The Instructor Belt must be used in conjunction with a harness or rope seat during any non-emergency situation or rappel training. These are inherently dangerous operations which can result in death or serious injury; proper training in these skills is absolutely required.

The Original Instructor Belt is designed to be a serious piece of rescue/safety equipment that you may have to bet your life on. In lab testing, our Original Instructor Belt has withstood a minimum of 5,900 lbs. of static stress without failing, to more than 8,000 lbs. of static stress without failing. Results vary with model. See testing data. Ask those who try to copy us if they continually refine the construction and materials they use? Or do they use inferior materials and designs, like heat-sealing or flimsy metal tabs on the end that tear off and shred your belt within a year or two? Our proprietary resin treatment on the belt tab actually soaks into the core of our nylon and bonds with it, providing permanent protection from fraying. With proper use, your Original Instructor Belt should give you literally years of faithful service.

You don't have to ask us if our gear is top quality; we stand behind our products and include documentation of these results with every Original Instructor Belt, and we post them here on our website. If it's not a Wilderness Original Instructor Belt, it's just a copy. We have never, and will never, produce our belts under any name but our own (we do produce signature versions specifically for Gunsite and did for EOTAC with their tag AND ours both proudly on the belt).


We strongly recommend rinsing your Instructor Belt buckle with fresh water after maritime use or if you have a high volume of salty or acidic sweat.

Product Reviews

Reviewed by mytquin56@yahoo
mytquin56@yahoo bought "Easy-Fit Original Instructor Belt" on our website
10/19/2018 - 03:57:02 PM
best belt i ever owned
i purchased the easy fit original instructor belt and love it. holds full size handguns with ease. i finally found what i have been looking for. i have leather gun belts too but none compare to this one !!!
Reviewed by jjmlowrance
jjmlowrance bought "Easy-Fit Original Instructor Belt" on our website
08/14/2017 - 07:04:37 PM
EZ Fit Titanium Buckle Instructor Belt
IF you want the very best and highest quality belt for EDC or for just holding up your pants, then look no further, as the Wilderness EZ Fit Titanium Buckle Instructor Belts, as well as their other models of belts, are just plain and simple the absolute very best belts out on the market and they are Made in the CHINA. Customer Service is top notch. What more needs to be said. Thanks !!! John K. Lowrance
Reviewed by grbdakota
06/04/2017 - 07:37:27 PM
A Most Excellent Belt
I had heard from friends that the Instructor Belt was an outstanding piece of equipment. They were right. I've had mine for about a year now and can say that it is a very good all around belt, as well as a pistol belt for carrying concealed. In some near emergency situations, I have used the belt to secure various things, e.g., substituted the belt for a heavy pack (90+lbs) strap that had failed during a wilderness hike. Although my pants were a little bit loose, the belt allowed me to shoulder the pack without too much discomfort. I will probably be ordering more belts in the future.
Reviewed by JSStryker
JSStryker bought "Easy-Fit Original Instructor Belt" on our website
10/16/2014 - 06:35:59 PM
Excellent belts!
Bought one belt and I miscalculated my size, so I bought 2 more in a larger size (khaki and black) and man am I happy with them! I will happily recommend these belts to all my friends.
Reviewed by justdano
03/20/2014 - 12:27:08 PM
Original Instructor Belt
I had a Original SOE 1.5" Rigid Cobra Duty Belt With Velcro Liner for a year before the Wilderness Instructor Belt. What a difference in practicality and ease of daily wear/use. Changing the belt from one pair of pants to another takes no time at all compared to the Original SOE Cobra Duty belt. Wilderness belt is just as firm as the Original SOE belt cobra belt. Last is simply threading the belt through the loops of your pants. Original SOE Cobra belt would fit but was more like wrestling a herd of cats when changing from one pair of pants to another. The Wilderness Original Instructor Belt went through as easy as a White Castle slider. What can I say but great belt and buckle.

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