Siege Belt FAQ

Belt length is generally more than one’s pant size. Follow the steps in this image to get an accurate measurement for your belt order. If you have any questions or need assistance, please contact us!

We precision laser-cut each belt and its holes to the length needed. Since we switched to using a laser cutter, we have been adding extra hole positions to provide additional range for our CCW IWB customers.

For dress clothing, formal wear and work attire the Standard size buckle is more popular with both men and women. Both the Large and Standard buckles are popular for casual wear. Men tend to gravitate toward both the large and standard sizes, while women generally prefer the standard size and bantam buckles. The standard buckles are thicker, so that at 5.5 oz their weight is relatively close to that of the 6 oz large and oval buckles. The performance is therefore much the same for both size buckles. When we asked the master about the 3.5 oz buckle blanks (what we call “Bantam”), he said not to bother with them, but since we have a number of them, we made a few buckles and they were snapped up at the next show we attended. Our thinking was that they would be best suited for smaller individuals, but when exhibiting at shows we have been happy to see adults of all sizes buy them, albeit not to the same extent as the 5.5 and 6 oz buckles. For those who wear belts with oval buckles — especially cowboy belts — our 6 oz Oval buckles are a great option, as well as for anyone wanting to add a new look to their repertoire.

Most belt customers appear to be happy with their color choice, but if you change your mind, the nuts can be taken off using a 7/16″ hex wrench, and the webbing flipped over. If you want both black and brown belts to go with different outfits, we recommend ordering a second complete belt with buckle. Black is the most common choice because it goes with anything, but brown is also popular and looks great too!

Existing Siege Belt owners can order replacement straps for their belts for $25 plus shipping. Contact us with your requested belt length and we will get back to you. 

Each belt comes with a lifetime warranty. This covers defects or failure of the product from normal use during the lifetime of the original wearer. If there is a defect or failure, contact us and, depending on what’s required we will replace the webbing and repair or replace the buckle (buckle replacements may come with a different finish) at no cost to the owner other than shipping. Depending on what’s available, we might need to use a different strap material. Abuse of the buckle or webbing is of course not covered (for example, hitting solid objects such as walls, rocks, etc. with the buckle, and cutting or melting the webbing on a stove, etc.), but replacement ballistic webbing can be purchased for the nominal cost of just $25 plus shipping, and we may be able to repair and refinish a damaged buckle for less than the cost of a replacement. Normal wear is to be expected and is not covered. In spite of the strength of the webbing, it is not intended for other uses such as towing your truck out of the mud :). Webbing will shape itself to the wearer (a good thing), and will eventually show some age if worn regularly over a long time. Thus far we’ve never had anyone need to repair or replace their buckle or webbing for any reason.
At shows we attend, visitors to our booth sometime express disbelief that a belt we’ve worn almost every day for 11 years is that old considering how it looks almost new, but that’s nothing — we’ve met people with Siege Belts (formerly Alp Belts) over 20 years old who are wearing them and they look great and function perfectly. Recently, by chance we encountered someone wearing a 20-year old belt that he said he wears every day, and it looked fine! He had no desire to replace the nylon and, delighted to see that we are bringing these special belts back, and knowing what a rare find and fantastic value they are (he had even contacted our late mentor, Ken in the intervening years, wanting more, but he had ceased production), he and his friend ordered more to add to their collections of “must-be-with-me” belts.

When the master began his search for a belt material that would be on a par with his one-of-a-kind high-performance buckles, he tested a wide range of options. He zeroed in on Nylon, which performs much better than leather for several reasons: 1) Nylon is stronger than leather, 2) Nylon does not crack or rot with age, 3) Nylon permits swimming and wading and any other activity in which you might get wet, including salt-water, 4) Nylon slides out of belt loops easier, 5) Nylon is more flexible. However, he found that even Military-spec Nylon webbing stretches too much and does not provide anywhere near the strength or durability that we required. So, never one to compromise on performance, he found a specialist US manufacturer and worked with them to engineer custom webbing to meet his exacting standards. Woven to a super high-density on special equipment, SIEGE_® Custom Nylon webbing for our Standard size buckles sports an estimated 7,830 lb. tensile strength, — almost 4 tons! and for our Large and Oval buckles an estimated 9,400 lb. strength — almost 5 tons! The high-density of the weave results in the belts having extreme durability. After holding it you will immediately see and feel that this is unlike other nylon webbings. After wearing one of our belts almost every single day for over 10 years it still looks almost new. Should your strap ever get to look old, a replacement can be purchased from us for just $25 plus shipping.