I ordered a belt that says it fits a 21" to 41" waist. When I received the belt it fit my 33" waist, but there is no way it would fit anything over 36" without causing a lot of discomfort. Seems to be a decent quality belt, I'll update my post if I find out otherwise. I gave 3 stars for the misleading description as I know customers (you and I) suffer when we are misled by a misleading description. PS I measured from the buckle to the 1st ratchet and it was 36" again, waist over 36" doesn't fit! I'm starting to wonder if they sent me a returned (cut) belt. If I find it to be true I will definitely give it 1 star there, more for the handling than the quality of the belt.