Our president, Ralph Holzhaus, had been using an early iPhone for a while, but was less impressed with the belt cases available. With a little extra inspiration from longtime customer Tim C., he decided that the revolutionary smartphones deserved a better case that would offer ruggedness, security and convenience. The resulting Wilderness Smartphone Case is everything you would expect from us. 

Made from rugged 1000d Cordura nylon, it has our signature wraparound belt loop that is wide enough to fit duty belts. This belt loop adds a high-density polyethylene liner for stiffness and an extra hook-and-loop patch so that it can be folded back upon itself and used as a paddle inside snug pants without a belt. Several of our staff have been using it this way and are very pleased.

The case body is lined with a thin layer of closed-cell foam to cushion shock and allow the case to snugly form fit your specific phone over time. Sizes to fit common smartphones, including iPhones, Blackberrys, Androids, and PDAs in many low-profile protective cases*. Full-flap with hook-and-loop closure protects and retains the phone.

*While the case provides great protection, we also like to keep our phones in the case with the screen facing inward to the body. This adds more protection to the fragile screen in the event of a serious impact with a sharp or blunt object.

We now simply list the basic flat internal dimensions †due to variances in the thickness and volume of the multitude of phones and add-on cases. Please consider that your phone's thickness will reduce the length and width accordingly. As a rough guide, if your phone is 1/2" thick, subtract at least 1/2" from the width and depth dimensions listed for the cases to compensate and achieve a proper fit. A phone that is 3" wide and 1/2" thick will require a case whose internal flat dimension is at least 3-1/2" wide. We try to give common examples of phone compatibility for each size as a guide, but we are unable to answer specific fitting questions in most cases.

Small and Medium Smartphone Cases still fit older phones as well as ever, but they are also a rugged, padded, low-profile belt case for lots of other things like compasses, minimalist wallets, nitrile gloves, or first-aid/survival/breath mint tins! Check the pouch dimensions.

Small - Fits iPhone 3, 4, 4S, iPod Touch (any generation) with no case (*JUST BARELY FITS Magpul Executive Field Case for iPhone 4; we advise the Medium size), many older, smaller phones.

• Interior flat dimensions: Wide 3-1/8" x Deep 4-3/4" - 5" (*variable due to hook-and-loop flap adjustment)

Medium - Fits iPhone 3, 4, or 4S, iPod Touch (any generation) with no case or with low-profile cover including the Magpul Executive Field Case

• Interior flat dimensions: Wide 3-1/2" x Deep 5-3/8" - 5-5/8" (*variable due to hook-and-loop flap adjustment)

Large - Fits Motorola Droid X, Droid Razr Maxx, Blackberry or similar with no case. †iPhone 5/5S/5C/SE plain or with the thin, low-profile Otterbox Commuter case.

• Interior flat dimensions: Wide 3-3/4" x Deep 5-1/2" - 5-3/4" (*variable due to hook-and-loop flap adjustment)

XL - Fits iPhone 6/7/8/X/XR/XS/11/11 Pro/SE2/12/12 Pro/13/13 Pro with no case, iPhone 4/5/5S/5C/SE †with OtterBox Defender case (slightly difficult to remove due to the soft, tacky silicone of this case), iPhone 4 or 5-series with Lifeproof cases, Droid X, Samsung Galaxy S9, Blackberry and similar with low-profile cases.

• Interior flat dimensions: Wide 4" x Deep 5-7/8" - 6-1/8" (*variable due to hook-and-loop flap adjustment)

2XL - Fits iPhone 6 Plus/7 Plus/8 Plus/XS Max/11 Pro Max/12 Pro Max/13 Pro Max with no case, 5/5S/SE/6 with OtterBox Defender case (easier to remove than from the XL size), Droid X, Blackberry with thicker cases, Galaxy S5 and Note 7/8/S8+/ 9/S9+.

• Interior flat dimensions: Wide 4.5" x Deep 6-7/8" - 7-1/8" (*variable due to hook-and-loop flap adjustment).   This is the case I use for my Samsung S21 Ultra.

3XL - Slightly wider than the 2XL to fit more large phones with protective cases, including the Samsung Galaxy S9 with OtterBox Defender case (6.3" x 3.2" x 0.6") and S9+ with OtterBox Defender case (6.7" x 3.4" x 0.6"), and the iPhone Xs Max with OtterBox Defender case (6.7" x 3.6" x 0.6"). More iPhone and Samsung case compatibility TBA. Will also hold a pair of packaged Pop-Tarts® in their Mylar wrapper. : )

• Exterior dimensions: 7" Deep x 5" Wide; interior height dimensions are variable due to hook-and-loop flap adjustment.

NOTE: Stock images and factory description.  Select size from drop-down menu.  This ad is for one case, only black available, phone not included.