Side by Side Comparison of: Eagle Creek vs Belton USA

I absolutely love this and do not travel abroad without it. I like to wander around Europe and spend a lot of time in train stations, bus stops and just walking through the streets and particularly in Italy and other Mediterranean countries there are lot of pickpockets and I know several people who have walked through a crowd only to find money or passports missing. Well, I keep most of my money folded up in this belt and then wear another belt on top of it to hide it and my money has stayed safe, despite me wandering into places that maybe I shouldn't have. I also print a copy of my passport and fold it up in there, just in case. As a bonus, I use it to help control my spending as I only pull out a certain amount of money each morning and since it's such a pain to get to, it helps me not to splurge on gelato. I've been I travel a few times a year and if I'm carrying cash, then this baby comes with me. It's comfortable and doesn't really show any wear. Well worth the peace of mind.

This is my third Eagle Creek money belt. I wore one out and have another in black. It's solid. I've tried two other brands and the buckle gave out on both. Not the Eagle Creek. The buckle holds well and is durable. Just don't step heavily on it. I like the looks and use this as my everyday belt. The belt lays flat with a few bills rolled up inside so it's not obvious what it is. Having a plastic buckle doesn't set off airline security alarms.When I lost my wallet on a long road trip, having some cash with me made the difference between a nightmare and simple inconvenience. I'll always travel with a money belt and it will be this one.

This belt has very sturdy construction with an all plastic construction. Initially I was worried about the buckle holding up, however, my fears have been proven unfounded. It is certainly lightweight and sturdy. The hidden money pocket takes a little practice to learn how to get the bills in, but once you know where to fold each bill it goes pretty quickly.Important note: Despite other reviews which talk about only fitting about 6 bills, I have EASILY fit 10 -12.My only reservations come from the zipper pull itself. It is a small pull but just dangles (like they are want to do) at the end. Other products have a bit of fabric to tuck this pull under for a bit more security. In all the time I have been wearing the belt, the zipper has not worked itself even the tiniest bit open, so I am more and more confident that this will never be an issue.Buy this belt, you will not be disappointed.

Kept my money secure while in Brazil.You will have to fold the bills long ways, and probably multiple times.The zipper is pretty long, at least a foot or 2 long. What I did was take 4 or 5 bills, fold them 4 times long ways, put them in and zip it up some. Then fold 4 mill bills the same way and place them in the belt and zip it up some more.I carried a fake wallet, with about R$100 in it and some expired credit cards along with the credit card offers they. Every morning I would replenish my fake wallet for my daily transactions. If someone mugged me I could happily hand over my wallet, or if I was pick pocketed it wouldn't be a great loss.I wore the belt through the airport with no problems. That was nice as it's one less thing you have to take off.Also I had to cut a few inches off the end, I re-melted the end on the gas stove to prevent fraying.

I ordered this belt a month ago for a trip I'm planning this fall. I decided to give it a good test before I take my trip. I have used this belt every day since it arrived. it is well made and stands up to having heavy equipment like knives, hatchets hung on it when I camp. I was concerned that the plastic buckle would not hold up but it's great and so is the inside zipper. I did a test on the bills it will hold and easily got ten bills in it. I could have done fifteen but twenty would have been a stretch.This is an edit to my earlier review. It is now January and I have worn this belt every day for 7 months and it is like brand new. The buckle has never gave me a problem, the belt is in like new condition still. I wear it with my leisure slacks, camping, hunting, fishing, out to dinner. I even started to wear it to work once in a while. it is a good belt with or without the money stash feature that worked out great by the way one month over seas the zipper got used a lot and is still fine. I ended up getting 15 bills in it plus a reduced copy of my birth certificate and driver licence.

I've been using my Eagle Creek belt since 1997 as my regular daily belt. I like it so much that I've bought additional belts over the years just to have a variety. First great thing about it, I'm a "big" guy (46 waist) and it works just fine. Second great thing, it's a great money belt but doesn't look like a money belt. Third great thing, it's all plastic (why is that great?), which means I don't have to take it off everytime I go through a metal detector, which happens often at my place of work. Excellent quality. Always looks good.

Great way to store your extra cash. Great for vacation. It looks like a normal belt so no one will know it's a money belt. Most money belts have a quick connect. This one has a regular belt buckle. So, it would be hard for someone to steal it off of you.

This worked wonderfully for our latest travel. It was nice to know we had a little back up cash in case of emergency or the little mishaps that can happen away from home. Basic, but good quality. The zipper pocket is pretty thin, so you have to fold the money quite I few times to get it to fit.

Arrived a few days after ordering which were the few days before Christmas, but better than that, I made a ridiculous mistake during my order (while I was still wrapped up in the "YESSS! I FOUND EM!" moment) which I caught 'after' I hit "place order." The dread of the impending pain of 'cancel, wait for it to go back on my card, reorder' harshed my "GREAT SCORE!" high. I sent my shamefully embarrassing email & what I didn't expect was customer service to fix my mistake, but they did without the added pain of 10 detailed reports...their reply to my 1st email was a summation of my error (That was cute! I totally deserved it! hehe), a note restating the correct way I meant to place my order, and a note that said my belts will be shipped how I wanted! THAT is an example of IMPECCABLE CUSTOMER SERVICE! The customer's kind of customer service! I only had the chance to wear 1 of the belts once so far, but no complaints there either!

THIS IS FOR THE BLACK BELT - I wanted to order a brown and a black belt. When you click on the Black option, it was $14.73 with Prime shipping via Amazon from Belt Outlet.. The brown option was from Leatherboss, with $1.15 shipping at $10.63. So they had to be 2 separate orders. I bring this up because I am not sure if I can actually leave 2 separate reviews. Well ... back to the Black Belt - This was well worth the $14.75, It isn't a Coach ( I have several and they're just "OK"), but it is a decent quality. The buckle is fairly sturdy, and the leather is fairly nice.THE BROWN BELT - It came a day after the Black Belt, it was a sharp contrast to the Black one. It looked cheap, and the buckle was definitely not as sturdy as the one on the Black belt..It actually looked a bit flimsy. It was definitely appropriately priced lower than the black belt. I would give the Brown Belt a 3 STAR rating. Maybe a 4 star - it WAS cheaper ( Er .. sorry, less expensive)..UPDATE - Just as well I did it this way - they are considered the same item.I also uploaded 3 photos comparing the black and brown belts I receivedUPDATE 05/23/14 - We just returned from our European trip, both the brown and black belts were used, Both worked equally well, but the black belt is definitely a higher quality than the brown. In BOTH cases, the bills had to be folded "quarterly".(in half length wise and then again).

Based on reviews of another belt, I ordered a belt 2 inches bigger than my pants size (I wear pants size 44, I ordered a 46 belt size). It fits perfectly and matches my other (non-money) belts in size.The belt is only 1-1/4 inch wide, not 1-1/2 inch wide, which is good because my pants only have 1-1/4 inch loops.Money will have to be folded into 3rds to fit into the money compartment. It will hold 2 folded groups of American money bills lengthwise and have 2-4 inches to spare for other things. I tried folding 10 bills in thirds and fitting them in, but couldn't get them in. But I could fold 5 bills into 3rds and fit them in, so I got a total of 10 bills to fit in the money compartment. An estimate of 18-30 bills is too high for American money in my opinion.

Purchased the money belt for a trip into Mexico. Since I would not be using it often, I did not want to spend a lot. I was pleasantly surprised when I received the belt in that it was really very nice. The leather was good and it was well stitched. It is not a fancy belt, but is casual and utilitarian.I folded six bills in half length-wise and put three together. Inserted them into the belt so that there were two lengths of bills (three in each). There was a slight bulge in the belt that could be felt, but was not noticeable when worn. If you use $100 bills, you can carry $600 this way. I did not try more bills, but they would have increased the bulge somewhat. This may not be too noticeable, but I did not need to try the additional bills.Overall, I was quite satisfied with the price and quality.

I wore this belt for 2 weeks traveling 1,300 across Morocco. I was able to keep $600 US, and a copy of my and my wife's passports. I wore it through security in the US, Spain, Morocco, Amsterdam no issue. In Morocco I had to go through additional security and they didn't seem to notice the compartment. Overall, I recommend anyone traveling abroad or if you live in a bad neighborhood to purchase this belt.

Worked great on my recent trip to Asia. I was able to keep a color copy of my passport and up to 15 $100 bills in the zippered compartment. The belt looked casual and went well with shorts and jeans. My only, very minor, complaint is that the belt size was not adjustable so depending on how big your waist is, there maybe a little extra belt webbing. I have a 38" waist and it was still slightly long and would like to have been able to cut down the length a little. I would definitely recommend this to keep extra money hidden and away from any pick pockets or accidentally losing your cash.

I got this to use as my primary belt for a post-grad backpacking trip across Europe. I purchased it primarily because I had heard horror stories of pick pockets, but also did not want to wear anything that would be annoying on my person for long periods of time.The belt is fashionable enough in the dark brown color -- it complements a pair of jeans pretty well without looking too cheap. The inside of the belt has a zipper in which you can easily fit multiple bills if you fold them up well. I carried a couple hundred Euros with me in my belt, though I'm sure you could fit more if you chose to as well. Simply put, it gets the job done if you're looking to inconspicuously carry cash on you while being a tourist in a foreign country.My one complaint is that it is not of high quality -- the material which it's made of started fraying quite badly 2/3 the way through the trip, and towards the end, the frayed threads looked a tad ridiculous. I used a pair of scissors to snip off the problematic regions, but this only makes it easier for it to unravel in the future. Granted, I did wear the belt for a 23 day journey. I've since thrown the belt away.All in all, while I wasn't targeted by pickpockets, I was definitely glad I purchased this belt. It could've been a life saver.

All terrain belt? Really? What kind of belts are people wearing these days? A dress belt will most likely make it through some outdoor terrain action. Unless it was acid terrain. Bananas.This belt, however, is dope. For real what have I been doing with my life not wearing a fiber woven belt with a plastic belt buckle? Yo, this is the most comfortable belt I have ever pressed up against my hairy belly skin. And now I can store...like a sheet of paper on the inside of it. Sure hope that comes in useful. I'm considering some world travel sooner rather than later and I look forward to folding my emergency pieces of paper inside my silky, durable all purpose/terrain belt. Hell yeah.

My father was going to Latin America on a trip. When he travels there, he always uses a money belt. He could not find his leather one from a previous trip so I ordered this one for him, primarily because it lacked a metal clasp. Items with larger metal pieces have to be taken off at an airport, and in my experience, you want to keep your money and passport as near as possible. I fully expected him to use the belt only until he could get a handcrafted leather one made in Guatemala or Mexico. However, he came back and actually continues to wear the belt as an everyday belt. While wearing the belt on his trip, he found it to be secure, easy to put on and take off, and outfitted with a strong zipper. He also loved that he never had to take it off at the airport. As with most money belts, the negative is usually folding your money enough so that it can be zippered securely. This required a bit of patience and persistence. All in all, a good purchase.

Bought it for trip to central America. Fortunately never had a chance to need it, but was very handy. Decent looking and innocuous. Once filled, found it helpful to pull the belt through my hands numerous times to soften the folded currency within. Only complaint is that they should lengthen the zipper pocket (not sure how this could be a negative and would allow more bills) and widen it because bills have to be folded down too much so they get thicker than necessary. This last really is a dumb point as if wider the bills would be thinner folded and thereby less easy to notice as a "bulge", also easier to fold and insert.In any event is worked fine and will use for years to come I hope.

worked as advertised, had to return as I got a faulty leather. seller answered my return request promply and to my satisfaction.

Nice belt, wish I could have used it. I ordered my waist size, not the needed belt length.. Ended up with a great belt that will only fit a small framed women or teenager. My bad I guess, I'm not a big belt shopper and just assumed.

Good Belt for it's true use. It is definitely NOT for everyday use. I purchase this to use for an international trip, not wanting to risk possibly losing all my cash. It definitely works as advertised. It is not top notch quality, but a good value for the price. It doesn't have a lot of room, but is adequate for paper money. Not sure a credit card will fit, seems it would be too narrow. The zipper is not very robust, but should hold up to occasional use.

Good belt for the money. I've worn it for work 4 days a week for over two months now. It's not a high quality material and probably won't last longer than a year, but for less than $11, I'm happy with the purchase (and the hidden money option) which is why I gave 4 stars instead of 3.

Looks like an ordinary belt, which is what I was going for. The zipper shows through the opposite side a little, but not too noticeable. Sometimes I can get through the metal detectors at the airport and keep the belt on, sometimes not. I don't want to put a wad of cash in it and have to subject it to inspection. Bottom line: I'd get it again.Update 20 Sep 2015: I saw a similar item at Cabelas for 4 times the price. I wore this belt most days for three weeks in Germany and it was perfect. Great product.

I got this belt for my boyfriend to keep some cash in while we are in Europe. The belt looks just like an ordinary belt and doesn't scream "tourist" as so many other security travel belts do. It is nice enough that it can be worn when not traveling as well just as a regular black belt. Obviously the down side to the belt is that you can only fit a few folded up bills. You cannot fit any credit cards or passports obviously, which other money belts like the Eagle Creek money belt can. I think this belt is great to just stow some emergency cash throughout the trip and use another money belt or secure bag to keep the rest of your money in.

THE CATCH MIGHT BE MADE OF STEEL.

It is OK for what it is, but the nylon is so thin that the belt wrinkles. I have a similiar, non money belt with heavier nylon that I prefer.

I bought this Eagle Creek money belt because my old eagle Creek money belt, though still working perfectly after ten years, needed a face lift I guess.The new belt did NOT have ykk zippers something eagle Creek usually always uses because of ykk's qua!Ity. Was it a knock off? I do not know. You can fit about 500 US dollars in twenty dollars bills in it (I cover them in cut to fit plastic sandwich baggies to prevent tem from getting soaked with persperation, which they will if you do not do this--trust me on this). I also bought a ZERO GRID money belt recently which is about one eighth of an inch wider and the money storage part, about five inches longer. It is over twice the price of the eagle Creek money belt, which is expensive, but worth it I feel. In the Zero Grid money belt you can fit four bundles of twenties US dollars (400 dollars of twenties in each bundle--that is twelve hundred dollars) folded lengthwise and wrapped in thin cut sandwiched baggies). This keeps that amount of money safe from would be thieves ( I sleep with my belt around my waist when I am traveling---better paranoid and safe than pennyless when traveling far from home). And NO I am not in anyway a spokesman for Zero Grid. ( I love eagle Creek products, but I feel the Zero Grid money belt is much better than Eagle Creeks money belt at least for me and my travel needs.) Hope this lengthy summary helps someone.

I loved this belt for traveling or everyday wear. The brown color goes well with jeans or hiking pants. It is lightweight and the buckle is easy to use. I loved this and wore it almost every day during my travels. And then the buckle broke! It just slipped off and after holding on to the strap and buckle for months hoping to find a way to fix it, I finally sadly threw it away. Will miss this belt but probably won't buy again because I do expect a belt to last more than a year.

Would rate as fair/okay; web belt fabric seems sturdy enough but buckle (and teeth pinching fabric) appears to be made of plastic) and the end of the belt has no clip over it to prevent fraying over time. I therefore question the durability of this belt over time. Also, belt itself appears to fit up to waist size 38-40; thus a bit tight for me to wear comfortably being 40-42 waist. It does look good, but if your waist size is over 40 I don't recommend you get this belt.

I've owned one of the Eagle Creek all terrain money belts for 5+ years. It has been great and I've used it for travel to Southeast Asia, Argentina, Mexico, and all around the United States, but I've also used it as a daily belt with jeans over the last several years.Some people have said that they dislike the plastic buckle, but that was one of my favorite parts of the original belt. It was nice to be able to go through metal detectors etc at the airport without having to remove my belt and I really liked the infinite adjustability of the original clamp versus the standard belt style with holes for specific waist sizes.Lately, after years of use, the belt fabric material on my original had begun to fray a bit, which makes the buckle a little more difficult to clamp and sometimes it has a tendency to pop open randomly. I have gotten a lot of use out of the belt and I've been very happy with it so I decided to order a replacement.The new belt I recently received has a re-designed buckle that pivots instead of clamps down. Maybe they did this to fix the issues with the clamp and frayed fabric. Unfortunately, this design seems completely inferior since it makes it much more difficult to adjust or remove the belt. The new belt has the same model name as the old style and the Amazon product that I ordered still currently shows a picture of the old style belt clamp. It's unfortunate that Eagle Creek has ruined a good design.

Belt seems to be much longer than expected. 42" belt is actually a 44" belt. Finish is weak. Surface was scuffed after only a couple of day's use. Materials are somewhat poor quality but the price is very competitive.

Belt looks fine, fit was ok, but the zippered pouch was much smaller that expected. Bills had to be folded over several times (lengthwise) to fit into it. Thank goodness we didn't need to take much cash along, lol.

Not durable over the long run. I have had mine for about 2 years now and now the leather is peeling off around the most used holes. I use it mainly in the cold weather season during work days. This is roughly 7 months/year. So maybe 14 months of weekday use.I leave money in it, but rarely use the zipper so havent had any problems there.It isnt a terrible value, but Im looking to replace it now and will see if there are other options available. If not I would buy another one.

Pretty clever idea, but you have to fold the bills up so tightly, that I didn't find it practical on a recent trip to Brazil and relied instead on the Eagle Creek Undercover Hidden Pocket. At least it still functions as a belt, so for $10 I can live with it. Perhaps a good approach might be to simply fold a larger bil once and put it into this belt for emergencies.

You really have to fold your money a lot of times in order to get it to fit inside the zipper. I used this belt while traveling abroad and managed to mash $800 in hundreds in there. It really can't hold too much cash, definitely not worth putting $20 bills in there. I was traveling with $3,000 and didn't want to leave my cash in the hotel, I ended up getting one of those pouches that you wear on your stomach inside your pants, held a lot more money. The belt was ok quality, didn't break, but it did scratch up easily. It was really inexpensive, I guess it's alright for the money.

The belt itself is pretty good for the price.But the zipper fell apart the 3rd time I used it.If you put more that 3 bills folded thick, the zipper cannot handle the thickness.So, that REALLY limits the number of bills the belt can handle.

Sort of cheap. Not much room for bills

The internal compartment is too small to hold anything of value - the height of the compartment is 1/3 the height of a dollar bill - try folding your money lengthwise into thirds and see if you can do it (Maybe if you are a street magician you could force a few bills into it). It certainly cannot hold any kind of credit card or government issued ID. Maybe if you had something really long and narrow to hide, or just wanted a place to store a handful of coins, then it might be worth it. Otherwise, I would pass.

very small hidden compartment compared to the pac safe belt that is the same price. I ordered both and returned this one.

I'm a 32 waist it was 42 I trimmed it back because it was obviously hanging and continue to unravel. Not happy with it though it did conceal the money and it was good for the one trip

Yes it is a money belt with a secret compartment. However, in order to make money fit in it you have have triple fold the bills because its really thin. Also, the quality is somewhat lacking.I got this for my son to wear on a trip to DC and the buckle broke in four days.I guess it will do in a pinch, but there are better products out there.

I bought this belt to avoid the hassle at airport security.This belt with the "plastic buckle" WILL NOT PASS Through security.It happens to have a metal zipper and it sets off the alarm every time.(3 times before we figured it out)Also, I don't like the way the buckle operates. Additionally, the webbing is very long and unless you are very wide, you'll have to cut it and burn the end to keep it from unraveling ........

Planned to take this on our trip to Ireland. It's perfect except it does not fit true to size. My husband has worn the same size for at least 15yrs and this was too small, lol. I plan to order another because we still need a an inconspicuous money belt for the trip. Just order up.

Don't bother, we had to place in $100 bills and could not believe the price for a leather money belt. If you want to spend an inordinate amount of time trying to placed a tri-fold bill into this thing, be my guest. After stuffing in two bills, we figured this was a waste of time. Stick with the Eagle Creek belt that is nylon and not as fancy. For 9.95, guess this really is a belt and a poor money belt!! I gave it two stars because it fulfilled the belt part, but flunked the money belt section. Our belt was sewn so tight, you would have a issue placing in a dollar bill!

Had to return first one because it was too small. Exchange went quickly. Used second belt on our trip to Ireland. Put cash inside. No problems until we got home and tried to unzip it. The pull broke off of the zipper and we had to use plyers to pull open zipper to get cash back out.

The internal compartment is too small to hold anything of value - the height of the compartment is 1/3 the height of a dollar bill - try folding your money lengthwise into thirds and see if you can do it (Maybe if you are a street magician you could force a few bills into it). It certainly cannot hold any kind of credit card or government issued ID. Maybe if you had something really long and narrow to hide, or just wanted a place to store a handful of coins, then it might be worth it. Otherwise, I would pass.

I bought this in 2015 and less than a year the black began to peel away from near the eye holes and around. I tried to juse a black sharpie to color in the holes which sort of worked but I was disappointed in that the black of the leather flaked off in the first placeI guess for about 10 dollars what can you expect. I will be looking for a replacement belt in a different type or from a different manufacturerI am sorry I cannot recommend this product.

The belt arrived with a broken zipper. I am sure the seller would be happy to exchange but having to pay for shipping and deal with going to the post office is such a dang hassle. Plus, who is to say I won't get another broken one after all of that since it does not appear that they check the merchandise before they ship it out.

Looks cheap and pocket doesn't seem to hold much/

This would have been a 3-star review until this morning, when the belt simply broke -- 5 months after purchase. I bought it because I really like another Eagle Creek belt I've had for a couple years. This one had a redesigned clasp which just didn't work as smoothly or hold as well as the first one. But now there's no point in discussing the clasp because what used to be a belt is now trash.I'll try getting a replacement from Eagle Creek. I'll update this review if they come through with a new belt.

I wore the old style Eagle Creek buckle for several decades before it broke. This newer design is NOT an improvement, much less secure.

My husband bought this for some shore excursions. We returned it immediately. We weren't expecting Gucci, but this belt looked even worse in person than it did in the photo. Didn't have a lot of confidence that it would hold up for three days of excursions, let alone hold a few hundred dollars in cash. Refund process was prompt.

They have changed and cheapened the buckle. I've had two of these belts for years and have gone everywhere with them. The original buckle was attached to the belt by overlapping a piece of the belt and sewing it to itself. Very secure. No way that buckle can become detached. New buckle is clamped on to one end, not securely overlapped and sewn. If that clamp breaks or gives out, belt will come off with all your bux in it, and you'll never know. Eagle Creek took a good thing and really cheapened something that is designed for security. You don't compromise on security! I am returning asap.

I was expecting the belt to be a little wider. The pocket on the inside was almost too small to fit anything. I had to force the zipper shut in order to carry a folded up piece of paper.

Had to send it back. It had a chemical / mildew smell. Not the usual 'new leather' smell you typically get.

I'm so glad I read the other reviews that warns of smaller sizing. I wear a US 32 inch waist, bought size 32 and 34. I returned the size 32 because it couldn't fit and the 34 barely fits. Warning the sizing is incorrect. I advise buying 2 or more inch bigger.

My husband was excited to get this belt for our travels. Unfortunately, we've only used it on a few trips and it's falling apart. All the leather is separating. Very disappointed in the quality.

Within less than a week of first wearing it, the black "leather" started to peel badly at the point where it loops into the buckle - right at the very visible front of the belt when being worn - exposing the light grey material that the belt is made of. It reminded me of a light grey suede belt that has been painted black, essentially. Within two weeks it also lost its small belt loop at the base of the buckle. Good for the garbage at this point.

In less than a month's time, the belt showed several spots of excessive wear. It really wasn't leather and just a cheap imitation.

After four months the belt is now ugly because what appears to be a vinyl coating over the leather has peeled away where the buckle pin enters the belt. I assumed that the belt would be 100% leather based on the description!