Huh, I wasn't aware of Thunderwear.
I recently ordered a SmartCarry -- now, I haven't been able to use it outside of my home b/c I'm still waiting for my permit -- but I have worn it around the house quite a lot. I like it. (I also have an IWB and I prefer it, but the SmartCarry is plenty comfortable and seems to work great). I would order it again if needed b/c I know there will be times that it will be better than an IWB and the SmartCarry works very well.
I don't know anything about ThunderWear except how strikingly similar they are to each other (even down to both featuring a female model in very skimpy wear in order to pitch the concealability of their product!)
Three points ( 2 positives and 1 negative):
+ : From what I have read about SmartCarry, it uses a better moisture-barrier product than "other brands" -- given the almost exact design between the two brands, I would say "other brands" is meant to be read "Thunderwear" -- but I don't know if that's true or not. Also, according to SmartCarry's website, the "other brands" use baby-diaper material as their moisture barrier product, which since diapers absorb moisture they are actually delaying the problem only to accelerate it once they become saturated. Again, I don't know how true that is, it's just what their website says.
+ : When I was asking here about holsters, I read tons of recommendations for SmartCarry. I don't recall ever hearing about ThunderWear. Given the experience level of quite a few of the guys here, those recommendations carry a lot of weight with me.
- : When I ordered my SmartCarry I put in both my actual-measured waist size following the guidelines of the website as well as I included my jean-size. I figured with the two measurements it would be easier for them to make sure they got me a holster that fit really well. Unfortunately the band of my holster is just barely long enough to wear low on my hips and if I put on any extra weight it's going to start becoming an issue unless I wear it higher. Fortunately I'm working on LOSING weight not gaining so I don't anticipate this being a big problem.
Otherwise, though, I like my SmartCarry. If I were to order another of these types, I would order a SmartCarry.
I recently ordered a SmartCarry -- now, I haven't been able to use it outside of my home b/c I'm still waiting for my permit -- but I have worn it around the house quite a lot. I like it. (I also have an IWB and I prefer it, but the SmartCarry is plenty comfortable and seems to work great). I would order it again if needed b/c I know there will be times that it will be better than an IWB and the SmartCarry works very well.
I don't know anything about ThunderWear except how strikingly similar they are to each other (even down to both featuring a female model in very skimpy wear in order to pitch the concealability of their product!)
Three points ( 2 positives and 1 negative):
+ : From what I have read about SmartCarry, it uses a better moisture-barrier product than "other brands" -- given the almost exact design between the two brands, I would say "other brands" is meant to be read "Thunderwear" -- but I don't know if that's true or not. Also, according to SmartCarry's website, the "other brands" use baby-diaper material as their moisture barrier product, which since diapers absorb moisture they are actually delaying the problem only to accelerate it once they become saturated. Again, I don't know how true that is, it's just what their website says.
+ : When I was asking here about holsters, I read tons of recommendations for SmartCarry. I don't recall ever hearing about ThunderWear. Given the experience level of quite a few of the guys here, those recommendations carry a lot of weight with me.
- : When I ordered my SmartCarry I put in both my actual-measured waist size following the guidelines of the website as well as I included my jean-size. I figured with the two measurements it would be easier for them to make sure they got me a holster that fit really well. Unfortunately the band of my holster is just barely long enough to wear low on my hips and if I put on any extra weight it's going to start becoming an issue unless I wear it higher. Fortunately I'm working on LOSING weight not gaining so I don't anticipate this being a big problem.
Otherwise, though, I like my SmartCarry. If I were to order another of these types, I would order a SmartCarry.