I gave up on belts from anywhere except a leather shop. My current belt is a money belt style from a local craftsman that has the rough inside. For field expedient stropping it should have no problems. For dedicated stropping, I use an old single layer belt similar to the Filson w/ a rough back that I used for years until it started to roll. I use the section where the sheathes for Maglite & knife rubbed the back smoother & looks like it's been "loaded" with buffing compound.