23/09/2024
Last November, Blue Alpha did a cheeky run of their Battle Belt Lite in desert MARPAT as a gag for the Marine Corps Birthday, which was something that I had suggested to them months prior. They provided me with this belt with matching pouches as a nod for suggesting that.
Unfortunately, this iteration wasn't up to the same standards as the mainline product, experiencing significant fraying on nearly every edge of the belt and pouches after fairly light use, since I've only shot a handful of ranges with it. The fraying is unsightly, but it doesn't really affect the function of the belt.
HOWEVER, it should be noted that my friends who purchased Battle Belt Lites in less crayon-addled colors such as Coyote Brown, Multicam, Ranger Green, and M81 have had none of these issues with their belts fraying.
I spoke to Blue Alpha and they said that the material used for the desert digital laminate is different from the laminate that they use on their standard colors, and doesn't fuse on the edges during laser cutting as well. They offered to provide me a replacement with better materials immediately, provided that I send them this one so that they can see what went wrong.
All this to say that maybe going for hypebeast novelty colors can lead to issues with materials and durability, especially in the first run.
