FAIRWIN Ratchet Belts for Men - Nylon Web Belts for Golf Work Casual, Adjustable Webbing for Daily/Outdoor/Business

This belt lasted 5 years! We got this belt because my husband was looking for something sleek looking and not leather (or worse, that fake stuff), something that would go with whatever he was wearing whether he dressed up or dressed down. This belt was all of that and more. He loves that the end of the belt tucks in behind the buckle so there's not that end piece that always ends up sticking out. I was a little concerned that the material wouldn't hold up, but it did. While the buckle did just gave out, I will point out that this was the only belt my husband used for 5 years, so it got a lot of use! We ordered another one and will be ordering a few more in different colors so that He has options!

This was a great belt until the buckle came apart. It's easy to use and the ratchet feature allows you to tighten or loosen for that just right fit. I read where some people have trouble with this, but I don't. Really does a great job of holding up your pants or shorts that need a belt. Looks good too! But...and this is a biggie...the buckle is held together with 2 of the tiniest Philips screws I've ever seen. One of these screws worked its way loose and the buckle just came apart. I remember thinking this could be an issue when I opened the box and found a tiny cellophane baggie with 2 tiny little replacement screws inside. Luckily, I kept them and using a tiny screwdriver and magnifying specs and a headlamp I have for fixing watches and my wife's jewelry I was able to repair the buckle. I added some superglue to keep the screws from coming loose again. I think the female threads were stripped out where the screw goes in also. But so tiny I couldn't see to say for sure. Hopefully that will take care of the issue, but what a pain in the ass. Just plain old poor design a two-piece buckle is. Rivets or even better a solid buckle instead of two pieces would be better design. Moral of the story is keep the replacement screws because you will need them. I'm not returning anything, and I be damned if I buy another belt or exchange it. If the screws fail again, I'm drilling out the holes and fixing it with pop rivets lmao.Update 03/07/2023The super glue fix worked great so I’m bumping my review to 4 stars!!Update 04/02/2024…Glue still holding belt works great lolUpdate 01/19/25 super glue fixes still working belt is great last update I’m doing for this item lmaoUpdate 03/15/2025 Must have jinxed myself on Jan 9. The superglue fix finally failed, no surprise. So now hopefully here's the easy permanent fix. You will need 1/8" drill bit to drill out the female thread posts, and I used 3/16"pop rivets with 5/8" grab because the buckle thickness with the belt layer is 3/8". Then use the Dremel tool to cut the nubs flush to the buckle plate. You will need to do this, or the belt can't pass through to the ratchet mechanism. I included pictures of the screws so you can see how incredibly tiny they are. You can still see superglue residue on them. I wouldn't be going thru all this if I didn't really like this belt. Fairwin, you keep making them and we'll keep fixing them!!

This belt is a mixed bag. I’m seriously overweight, and there are some aspects of this belt that don’t work well for me personally, but overall, I still find it is generally superior to more traditional cloth/leather belts.Good stuff:The webbing seems durable with no discernible stretch. When it is tightened, it stays tight, and it doesn’t roll even under my substantial girth.On first glance, the ratcheting/latching mechanism looks like it is going to be uncomfortable, but I was surprised by how little I felt. The underside of the buckle didn’t cut into me, and it was only after more than seven hours of slouching forward at my desk that I noticed my belly was getting a sore spot from the top of the buckle. It is hard to describe, but my point is that I had been wearing it for weeks and hadn’t noticed anything until that point. It is way more comfortable than it looks.The buckle has a tension release lever that makes it easy to quickly remove the belt, even when you realize you’ve had too many beers and nuts and need a fast visit to the nearest toilet.Lastly, in spite of having no particular mechanism to grab onto, the ratcheting mechanism holds securely (with a caveat below)Not so good:The release mechanism can be triggered by the zipper area on your jeans (mine, anyway). This can be overcome by adjusting the buckle of the belt left or right or “center”. My belly mostly conceals where “center” is, but on someone else it might look a bit odd. Then again, if you lack the big belly to mask the buckle, maybe you won’t have such a hard time with the release either.The only other sort of negative mark is that the loose end of the belt goes behind the secure part of the belt. This is one of those things that is probably more of a problem for me than for someone who has more of a butt or is simply in better shape. For me, it can be hard to get as much tension as I would like, and then having achieved that tension, it can be hard to get the loose end tucked in. Even though it can be a bit uncomfortable and require more than one attempt, the smaller increments of adjustment make it a lot easier to get the belt, “just a little tighter.”I think my ideal version of this belt would be a similar design, but one where the loose end lays atop the tightened belt and it would have some clever way of protecting the release mechanism without making it noticeably more difficult to release the belt. I love that there isn’t a tension adjustment “region” like there is on another belt for which I’ve seen ads. I have hopes of losing at least some of my weight, and I like the idea that I don’t need to worry about either outgrowing or un-growing tot he point that this belt will have to be replaced for those reasons.