This rubber belt concept is great but the quality is far from up to scratch. I tried to wear this for a month. Bought for work as I work in the heat and sweat. I'm 33 in the waist so the problem isn't that it's small. As long as I'm standing up straight, it's fine. But if you plan on bending or squatting, forget it. It opens on a latch that holds the buckle on the belt. Finally I heated the belt and melted the rubber around the buckle. Yes. I know it's a redneck but it worked the rest of the day until I got home to take out the trash. Btw they made me put a star just for posting a review.