Top 3 EDC Belts for 2025: Nexbelt vs Kore vs Klik Belts

Today we're talking EDC belts, and I'm only showing you stuff I personally wear. There's no product on this table that isn't in my actual rotation: ask my co-workers, they see me in these damn things all the time. I've tried pretty much every EDC belt on the market; these are the three styles that stuck.

The one I wear the most is the Nexbelt, because of its versatility. It's a ratcheting belt with a very small buckle, and that small buckle is the whole trick: if you run a two-clip holster and like riding close to 12 o'clock for appendix carry, the clips spread on either side of it. Bigger buckles force you out toward 1 o'clock. It's stiff (probably the second stiffest here) and you cut it to your own size, with marks from 25 to 50 on the back, so sizing is a non-issue. Mine got frayed because I wear it so damn much; I hit up their normal customer service on a belt I'd bought myself and they sent a replacement. Fair warning: ratcheting into place in a public bathroom sounds weird. It just does.

Next is the Kore belt: technically mine came through Tier One Concealed with their logo on it, but Kore makes it. Same ratcheting idea with a little release latch on the bottom edge, and it's stiff, just a hair behind the Nexbelt. The edge has a coating on it, so unlike my Nexbelt it hasn't frayed at all. The downside is the buckle: it's a honker. The first dual-clip holster I tried to stretch over it (an Incog X from Safariland and Haley Strategic) flat wouldn't fit, so I couldn't wear this belt with that holster. That's really the only knock on it. Mine's multicam, which apparently is my style most days anyway, but it's not the one I wear to work.

Then there are the three from Klik Belts, which have genuinely earned a spot in the rotation. These are cobra-buckle belts, and the buckles are very, very well made: they even put my logo on the back, which was a classy touch. The clever part is the construction: the main run is double-ply and seriously stiff, while the tail that wraps back through is single-ply. You get a firm attachment point on your strong side for a clip like my Alpha Omega mono block, but less of a pressure point on the front of your hip. It surprised me how comfortable that is. The third Klik belt adds a hook-and-loop section so the tail straps back onto itself: no floppy excess, no keeper needed. One reality of cobra buckles: they don't fit through normal belt loops, so you're taking the buckle end off to thread it unless you're in operator pants.

For sizing reference, I wear a 34 jean and I'm a medium in Klik's sizing: if you're 32 to 34, medium works. The Nexbelt and Kore cut down to size, so you don't have to think about it at all.

What about everything else? I'm a huge fan of Groove Life belts (the magnetic buckle tech is fantastic), but your gun's going to sag out and your pants are going to sag down. If I'm not wearing a gun, which is hardly ever, I'd grab one happily. And I have not yet found a leather belt stiff enough for real EDC. If you're a company that makes one, hit me up. I'd love to be proven wrong.