I really like this thing. I've been a carpenter for over 20 years. and I wore a precise (well-fitting) pillow belt. I wore these things EVERY DAY. But the one I wore at the time had a thick leather belt with two holes through the loops. I carried two leather pouches on my belt. This one from Condor has a very strong velcro on the outside! You don't have to take everything off to put on the new addition to this belt. You simply undo the velcro and attach it to your belt, then reattach the velcro! A great idea. This is a police or military version of the one I wore many years ago. My belt has a bag of nails, a tape measure, chalk line, a square, a nail puller, and a frame hammer. In one word I would say: HEAVY. Soft belt changed the world! It was such a relief to drop this heavy belt at the end of the day, even with padding. HOOT!. THIS THING is much nicer. Although I was one of the first to wear these things, this one has seat belt loops. That's a fantastic idea. I tried putting on some suspenders but they just stretched and broke. Thats much better. You guys with a straight web belt will enjoy relief.