Can somebody clarify the difference between a dual-layer belt and single layer? What advantages do a dual-layer belt have to justify the extra cost?
Thanks!
My understanding, taking Filson as an example, is that "dual layer" is two pieces of leather sewn together one on top of the other to make a 2x thick belt. (This is NOT ... repeat NOT ... the same as the cheap belts you get in Walmart or wherever where a thin piece of leather is glued to a chunk of whatever for thickness and then glued to a thin piece of "back leather" to make what cosmetically looks like a leather belt.)
The "dual layer" is presumably for those who need ... or want to think they need* ... an uber-strong belt for heavy tasks and such. I gather that the double layer can be popular among those who wear a holster or drape other heavy items from their belt, but otherwise one layer of full-grain leather is all you need.
*in the same vein as the old maxim that some fishing lures are for catching fish, and some are for catching fishermen.