I just went on email search and I bought nylon 5.11 belt on Mar 11, 2012. It has been 6 years, and works fine. Just the end of the belt are getting sloppy. I am going to use heat (lighter) method like paracord to see if it gets stiff.

I might have to go with 1.5 instead of 1.75. Few of my holster will not accomodate 1.75 belts.

lastly, I am sure lots of you guys remember that I sold bunch of leather 5.11 belt here about 7+ years ago? I kept few, and they are still running solid.