Well, all the tips online said to order a belt size that is 2 inches longer than your waist size. Well I did, and now I have 4 inches more belts than I need. I wear pants with a 32" waist. So I ordered a 34" belt size. Each of the 5 straps I received are really longer than I wanted. These are good belts, but I think I'd take the advice of 2". should no longer follow.