Yesterday I put on one of the two belts for the first time. The tapes were well packaged. When I took the belt out of the box, I found that the belt is very strong and has a certain weight. My first reaction was impressive. The vomiting system was very easy to use. The belt fits perfectly through the standard loop on the jeans. The ratchet system seemed to work well and held the strap in place. I carry the extra weight on my belt in the form of an iPhone case that holds the phone. He held the phone very well on the side of my hip. The only uncertainty is the quality of the ratchet system. Having only used it once I'm not sure how well it will hold up in the future. The ratchet system is mechanical, so it's obvious that it can fail at some point. Better later than earlier.