Hi,

I have been wearing Safariland leather Belts for about 10 years. The first one I had was the Model 820 with the Safari-laminate inner liner. After about 5 years this inner liner split at the buckle and the sharp plastic edge started to cut the leather. I sent an e-mail to the Customer Service Dept. of Safariland and 3 days later a new belt (Model 830 without the inner liner) arrived at my office free of charge, terrific service.

The 820 can be seen here http://www.safariland.com/product.aspx?pid=L820

The 830 can be seen here http://www.safariland.com/product.aspx?pid=L830

I wear the Model 830 daily with many heavy items on it and it has served me well.

The only trouble is that after 10 years (and a few pounds) I am now on the last notch of the belt, could it be that the leather is shrinking?

Mike