Side by Side Comparison of: Atitlan Leather vs Shacke vs CTM

This belt is really well made. The material is really nice and the secret compartment for money was a unique design that made it roomier for more currency without looking bulkier. Very nice...I recommend this product.

So far so good. I've had this belt for a few weeks now and am wearing it as my everyday belt. It looks good and is comfortable and has held up well. The real test will be to see how it is a year from now though. But it's been great so far. A note about sizing. I wear a size 36 pants for the waist size and ordered a size 38 in this belt and it is perfect size wize.

Works perfectly for its purpose and looks like a regular belt. Used it during a trip to store money and passport copy and it gave me the security of keeping a subset of my money in a safe place.

Good belt. Solid construction Holds about 15 US bills without being obvious.Looks like a regular belt not like a belt made as a money belt which I regard as a safety feature.My only fault -- and I was warned -- was that this comes with bright shiny nickle hardware. I could not get brass (which I prefer) and had to order a belt buckle separate.

It looks decent and looks like an ordinary belt after putting money in the zipper. The only issue is the size, order bigger than your waist, despite the seller's instructions. I wear a size 34, I ordered the 36, after reading the reviews about fitting, and it barely has enough slack to tuck (I used the 2nd to last notch). Other than that, the belt feels great.

This is my 3rd (and maybe last) Dress/Money Belt. Unlike the other two it seems to be real leather. Smart looking and you'd never know it has the hidden zip compartment. it easily holds 5-10 bills plus copies of Drivers Licence & Passport. We travel a lot in the USA & abroad and its a comfort knowing that we have backup cash & documents in case of a loss.A tip. the website says to order a belt length one size bigger than pant size. I found it better to order 2 sizes bigger. I wear 36" pants and I ordered a 40" belt which is just right.

This is my MOST FAVORITE accessory of ALL TIME!!!! I use it for travel and when I am going out. I am famous for LOSING my personal belongings when I go out and I love how easy it is to attach to my belt and keep everything secure. Even though I am a female, I do not carry a purse, I only carry a small pocket pouch I can attach to my belt loop (I LOSE STUFF). I can keep a small squeeze light, hangover pills, extra cash, gum, and other small things in this pouch and I don't even feel it all ever, regardless of how heavy/full it is. I CAN NOT TELL YOU HOW AWESOME THIS POUCH IS. It's also great for travel, keeping ID's/passports, extra cash, tickets, etc.. . .just get it and use it!!!

This was a hit when I traveled to Cuba in 2017.Simply put my Passport and Cash and just tucked it inside my pants.I never really felt it as I walked around Cuba and Havana for a few days.If I needed more cash, I just excused myself to the bathroom and took it and transferred cash to my temp wallet (in case of pickpocket thieves I would only loose 20$ in cash)Loved this, far better than a money belt, it held Passport, ID's Cash and Tickets!

Really good idea, and well executed. Perfect to hang on your side, inside pants/shorts so it is comfortable when sitting. Holds passport, ID, cards, and cash in a way that doesn't show a bulge. Your belt threads through the [wide] short strap so it is very secure and won't come loose. Discreet. Briefly tried the neck configuration and it seemed just as discreet. Built in RFID protection means I don't have to use protector sleeves. Looking forward to trying it out on our next trip.

I bought this for an upcoming trip to South America. The key reason is protection from pickpockets as well as protection against "proximity" reads on my credit cards with chips. It appears well made. It has three zippered pockets which is a nice feature. It has a soft side to protect against chaffing while tucked inside your pants.

I just had a chance to try this out on my recent trip to India and I have to say I was very impressed with its design.How well does it work? Pretty darn well.As per the instructions this can be worn in the front of the thigh or the side. I wore it in the front and I had no issues. To access it, it looks a bit awkward at first but once you got the mechanics down, it becomes second nature. The material appears to be sturdy and I see no sign of wear or damage after my 10 day trip with daily use.The size is adequate. It can fit a passport perfectly as well as a few other items, such as insurance papers etc and of course, money. There are 3 main compartments, all of which close with a zipper.I was even able to fit my Samsung Galaxy S5 Neo phone. If you have an overly thick case, you can probably still fit it in the large compartment but I was able to use the top zipper compartment.How well is it concealed? If you wear your shirt outside your pants ,nobody will see it at all. Somebody has to be looking for it otherwise (the seeming extra ring on the belt).If you are looking for a travel wallet, do not hesitate. This wallet works well and it did not hinder my mobility. It does require that you wear pants with a belt on them.

I'll be able to give a more rounded return after my travels, but it appears to be very well constructed, and fits easily inside my pant leg (or shorts). The breathable mesh lining (that is supposed to face the leg) is quite soft, so I don't even notice that it is there. The stitching appears solid, and the strap loop is strong. The zippers work smoothly, and they aren't so big as to create any discomfort. All in all, I'd say that this will be a very fine product that should last many years. I can't review the RFID blocking technology because I have no way to test that. However, if it works, it's a great feature to have. Time will tell, but I am very pleased with my purchase thus far. I was very happy to see the company respond to a previous customer's suggestion that the loop be black in color, so it blends quite well with any black belt. It also fits well enough that any untucked shirt should be able to cover up the loop, anyway.

I am about a 31" and ordered the 34". I am still on the last notch or two, so I probably should have ordered even bigger. It does run small. I was hoping for a bit thicker belt, but it was pliable enough to fit dollar bills folded in 3rds lengthwise. It looks really nice and will do the trick.

I bought a black and a brown. My waist is 32, so I ordered 34. The belt fits me very well and appear to be well made. I hope my waistline doesn't expand; otherwise I'll be out of luck as I'm using the last hole of the belt.1. The brown one was shipped via Amazon Prime but the black one was shipped direct, costing $1.00 more after adding the freight. They arrived two days apart.2. The brown one has an additional leather loop that I like as it will hold excess belt length in the event the belt loop of the pants is too far away. The leather loop was stapled together, cheap looking and tacky, probably won't last long.3. The black one has NO additional leather loop. I wonder it was overlooked by accident.I wish the seller, Walter3, will send one to me, if it is supposed to have one.4. The money pocket is zippered, about 20 inches long. I tri-fold, lengthwise, hundred-dollar bills (US dollar) and line three bills end-to-end to stuff them inside the pocket. The maximum I can stuff were 12 bills or ($1200). One reviewer claimed to have $3,000 inside the pocket. I would like to learn how the dollar bills were folded to stuff that much without making the belt look too obvious for a money belt..5. I'll put both to use for my vacation trip next month and provide update after the trip.

First the good, why I gave 4 stars. All I wanted was a stylish casual comfortable belt that fits. Got it, looks and feels good and I love it. Now why it's missing the 5th star: Yes, it has a well hidden zipper pouch on the inner part of the belt, but it was darn right impossible to fit my drivers license in there or my ATM card. You might be able to hide a couple of dollar bills, but you really have to fold them very small. So far I have found no use for the inner zippered pouch, good thing I don't actually need that feature; and the belt itself is a good belt at a reasonable price.

The belt itself is amazing! It looks great and serves its purpose well. If you do not over stuff it no one will ever know that it is a money belt. However, I had a horrible experience with the shipping. I ordered it a month before a month long trip and only got it two months after getting back! It took 4 months total to get to me!!! So order early with this one.

Nice belt, well made. But, I like a stiff belt and this is maybe semi-stiff, like 3/5. It is also like an inch short. It fits, but only on the next to last hole. According to the instructions, it should have fit the middle 3rd hole. I like the engraving, the stitching is well done and the buckle is not flimsy but has a good feel to it (not light in weight) and a good finish. I would recommend this belt to everyone, except if you want a fairly stiff belt.

Bought this to take on a recent trip to Ecuador. It's a heavy-duty, quality belt...with room to conceal about ten bills for extra security if you fold them correctly. I'd buy this again.

It is well made, has separate zippered pockets for paper money, credit cards, and your passport. A strap connects it to your belt. Shacke includes instructions, very helpful. I wear it in between my pants and underwear, very comfortable. I gave it 4 stars because it is a little cumbersome to get in & out, but it certainly provides the BEST protection from pick pocketers I have ever seen. Much better than a neck pouch! Would definitely recommend it!

Just the ticket for my recent travels to the UK. The large outside top pouch was just right for the weird sizes of the various denominations of the British pound and the lower pocket was great for my travel credit card. I felt very secure with my passport on the inside pocket. The only drawback I found (hence the 4 stars instead of 5) was that it was awkward to flip the wallet inside my pants but I found that with my belt through the loop and the wallet in my pants pocket I was confident in the safety. That way it was easy to get to when I needed to pay.One suggestion for improvement would be add identical pockets to the outside reverse of the wallet to facilitate carrying multiple currencies.

I purchased this for my first time out of the country for vacation/cruise. I ended up not using it as much as I thought I would mainly due to I spent more time in swim clothes in or around water than walking around land in normal clothes like I thought I would. The time I did use it though, I was able to put 2 passports, IDs, credit cards, and a little cash without it being to bulky. Like others said, it is a little bit of a pain to pull out, so if there is something (cash, card, etc.) that you are going to need frequently, it would be better to not store it in this.

This product is very well made. I just came back from a 12 day trip where I had to carry my passport at all times and it fit nicely in the large compartment. I wore the wallet inside my pants when walking and found it very comfortable, however sitting down, I found it more comfortable to flip outside, and then tuck back in when I got up. This was a small inconvenience and due to carrying the stiff passport. The other thing I had to remember was to take it off for security check-in at the airport, therefore I kept it between the buckle and first loop for convenience.

I recently received this item for a trip to China. It worked as advertised and arrived quickly. The missing star is for attachment options. As an inside the waistband type cache I wish the loop had a button hole. As it is, the loop must be attached outside your pant ( or you ladies with a skirt) around your belt. This is less than obvious but still easily detected. And yes, you might be able to hide it behind a camera or cell phone case, but I carry neither on my belt.A fine product otherwise and to my knowledge is RFID safe.

It has a good pocket design and layout - easy to use. I knocked off a star because of the gray belt loop others have commented on. But I got it to look fine with my black belt by working it over with a wide permanent market pen.

Belt is good. But cheap buckle. Broke within 2 months

I wear 36-38 pants, ordered a 40" belt, and it fit in the first hole. If I had to do it again, I wold have ordered slightly larger. The belt itself is wider than my normal belt - which I suppose is to be expected as it needs to actually hold things. That said I had one pair of pants where the belt loops were too small to fit the belt. I would not wear this belt for comfort, but it did its job on a trip.

nice product if all you want to do is secure is paper money, guess I just useit as a belt.

I got a decent money belt, but not a really good or great money belt. The way it is made a person could tell that it is a money belt by looking at it when it is worn unless you stuff it with $20's all the time. The point of a money belt is to not be noticed as wearing a money belt. Good color, leather, stitching and hardware, but just lacking in the belt design.

Leather is low grade. Lumpy looking. Bought this for a trip to Europe. Will probably work for what it is intended, but I'm not confident that it will last with long term use. Doesn't hold more than 3 or 4 bills, which have to be folded several times. Size runs small. Based on other reviews I ordered a 38 ( I wear a 36 waist). Only buckles in first hole. If you order go at least 2 sizes bigger than normal. Glad I got this with AMEX points, so I didn't pay real money for it.

Quality product but expensive. Bought this item instead of another that cost have the price based on reviews.I think the other belt would have worked just fine for a lot less since its not an every day use item for me.Be sure you order two size larger then your pant waist size. 34W get 36W belt and so on, might even consider a 38W, mine fits on the second or third hole towards belt end.

Seems well enough made and, in theory, it's a sensible idea. One major issue is that it "prints" against thinner pants fabrics irrespective of leg position. This should be alright with jeans, but I don't travel in those so it's a deal-breaker for me.

I love this wallet/ passport rfid blocker! I only gave it three stars because the main top zipper came off track. I went all over P.I. with this and felt secure with my passport and cash. the zipper seems to be fragile once the material is broken in. I have a friend whom can put a new Zipper on it but wish the zipper was heavier duty.

Mine snagged on someone and broke as I was boarding a flight overseas. I had it on my shoulder.I guess if it was inside my pants hidden this wouldn't have happened.If the connecting point (stitching was stronger) where the string meets the pouch, this would be a 5 star product.The service was good though as I requested a return since the product broke.I guess it's worth the money, just don't wear it around your shoulder or on your arm, it will get broken easily if you just brush up against someone lightly.I would give 3.5 but only allows whole stars

It certainly did the job but it was a bit awkward to stuff in my pants and pull out when I needed to access it. I attaching to my belt and stuffing in my pocket but it stuck out of my pocket too much. We ending up using a waist wallet halfway through our trip which worked much better and was less awkward. This product might be good for others but I feel like other options are better.

I purchased this to use on my first trip out of the US when I was backpacking in China and Japan. I tried using it attached to my belt inside my cargo shorts but honestly it was very annoying when trying to pull it out when I needed it at a restaurant or a shop. Its okay if you were just using it for your passport and never really needed to pull it out. But if you plan to use it as a replacement to a wallet, it doesn't work out well. Just having to keep pulling it out of your pants is just inconvenient and awkward. I ended up just putting it in my buttoned cargo pocket on my shorts and pulling it out as needed from there. Would probably next time use an around the neck one that is water proof too.

I like the idea of having a belt loop so that it's easier to get to, but this thing was just too big to be practical. I wear fairly loose pants and a belt, but I still had a hard time getting this in and out. I ended up not using it very much on my last trip. I just did what I normally do by storing my most important stuff in a safe back at the hotel and keeping a modest amount of cash, one credit card and a photo copy of my passport with me in a front pocket.I did use it for travel days through busy train stations in Europe. But I would not want to use it for my passport while traveling through airports, it is just too cumbersome.

When I received (October 2017) this belt, it was coiled tightly. When uncoiled, it resulted in vertical puckering all across the back of the belt. I thought perhaps it would improve after being hung up for a while. Nothing changed. I have had a leather money belt for years and was very satisfied with it. Upon closer examination, I have some concerns about this belt. Although the vendor states that the belt is bovine leather, under magnification, it appears the backing is a different material. Also, the backing is twice the thickness of the outside (whereas outside and backing of my old belt were nearly the same thickness and material). This belt is significantly thicker (35%) than by old belt making it more difficult to fit into belt loops as well as making it stiffer. I feel the puckering could come from either the outside being much thinner than the backing or the material of the backing does not have the same flexibility as the outside. I also feel the thin leather on the outside of the belt would bluge with anything more than a few bills in the zipper pocket. I am generally disappointed with this product. However, I did like the longer zipper pocket.

Bought Size 32. This item seems to run shorter. Buy next size up

The pocket is a good size to hide money, but the belt is very cheaply made. I looks like it's going to come apart and I have not even wore it yet. Next time use better material and charge me a few extra dollars. I don't think it's made out of leather. I think it's made out of some other material.

The belt itself is reasonable quality. The amount of storage space is tiny and getting anything into it (even a couple of $20 bills) is s pain. For this reason I doubt I will ever use the storage.

You get what you pay for , mostly. Ordered a brown somewhat stylish belt. Got a burgundy cheap belt with a really long narrow zipper. The leather belt holder wouldn't even allow the belt in. Apparently its cheap staples made it too tight. Stitching and seal was cheap and black! Never again from that company.

Returned it. Not the quality I an used to.

After the 2nd day of our tour in spain that it's been strapped to my belt and tucked in behind my pant's pocket, the strap attached to the belt starts to come off. They should have double thead or some allowance instead of sewing it next to the edge of the strap.

This was way to big and bulky for my liking. In the past I've used another brand that I did like but wasn't RFID blocking. I ordered this one but when I tried it on it's too bulky and you can see if underneath my jeans. I'm afraid it had to go back. I'm going to go ahead and use my old leg safe and use the RFID block sleeves on my passport and credit cards.

Returned item. Decided I wouldn't use it. Looked a little bulky & uncomfortable.

Received travel belt in time for my trip. I have been using it for less than a week and the stitching on loop already coming apart.

SKIMPED ON DIMENSIONS: DIFFICULT GETTING PASSPORT, CREDIT CARDS IN/OUT. INCONVENIENT TO USE ON A DAILY BASIS.

This is very thin, small and cheaply made. I don't see how you can put much in this "wallet". I think if this was something you were just going to use for an individual it might work but don't expect it to hold much. Item returned. Also the feel and make appears very cheaply made. Visualize thin reusable grocery bag material and that's what this is. It doesn't' appear to have the strength to make to last past one trip. .

Complete Garbage.......first time my husband put it on right before an overseas trip, the tongue broke completely off!! So, useless!!! Leather (I doubt it is real) is so cheap can't even use it for a strap. DO NOT BUY ANYTHING FROM ATITLAN!! Amazon must do a better job of checking who they are selling for!

This is my second belt of this type. After only three months of wearing this belt, the metal clasp snapped in two. I have never had that happen with a belt before and the first one lasted for over a year.

Runs very small. Not what we were looking for.

I do not like this product.it is cheaply made and only lasted for a week

it really poor quality belt. . smell bad and back money pocket is tiny and narrow. totally not worth the money.

Awful, as others have said, the belt is too small. I wear 34 pants, and 34 belts, I ordered a 34 but cannot even buckle this belt! I used the online sizer, I measured, but it's way too small. I really think I'd need to order a 38 for a good fit ( a good fit would be the middle hole on a belt with my 34" waist).What really sucks is I need to pay return shipping to get my money back. THAT'S CRAP! I didn't order the wrong size, the product itself is the wrong size. At the end of the day, I will lose at least 6 bucks to return a belt that I can't wear!I will never order anything from this company again since they will not take care of this situation.Edit to add: you now have the option of having this fulfilled by Amazon Prime. Use it! Also, do what the others suggest and add 2"-4" on your measured waist. Don't go by the guide unless it's updated to reflect how it really fits (Currently it states that a size 34 belt works for a 34" measured waist) But, be aware, this is not a durable belt, as other mentioned it degrades quite quickly.Have a great day!

Came on time. Worked great for the three weeks we were in Europe except on the last day when the zipper broke. I would have given if 5 stars if it had lasted longer as it worked well when the zipper wasn't broken. I did not ask for a refund as it was inexpensive.

Product pictured with belt loop and strap, strap and attachment points missing on product

I can get this bag on the streets for far less then US$17.99. I can get this for less than US$10 in Chinatown NYC. I felt I got cheated. Don't buy. Go to your local Marshalls for much better products from Swiss Army for $9.99.

product broke first time I used it, zipper came right off

Had to order a replacement. I would suggest not buying this ever.

Dear Sirs:I just received my Pocket Vault from Amazon. There was a card inside askingthat I contact you before leaving a negative comment. Although there isnothing you can do about my concern, I thought I would be polite and honoryour request.The Pocket Vault is well made and cleverly designed with its multiplecompartments. As I fully expected (from reading other reviewers' comments)the stored contents are not immediately accessible as this sits inside mypants. That is okay since my prime reason for purchasing your product wasonly to disguise the fact that I have valuables hidden on my person.Unfortunately, it doesn't accomplish this with its grey belt loop. All of mybelts (as I suspect many other people's) are brown leather. The grey beltloop on the Pocket Vault contrasts sharply with my belts advertising that Ihave something hidden inside my pants.If you ever manufacturer a Pocket Vault with a brown or black belt loop, Iwill consider repurchasing one. For now, I will be returning your product toAmazon for a refund.Thank you.Steve-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dear Steve,After reading your e-mail I had to stop and pause for a minute and really think about what you said. I asked myself, "Wait why didn't we make the loop black"? And to be honest I think it was a major oversight. We were concentrating so hard on the other functions we let this one slip. I'm talking to our engineers now to produce a black loop over the gray.Thank you so much for your input, we really appreciate it.John