I wore one of the two belts for the first time yesterday. The belts were packaged well. Upon removing the belt from the box, I found that the belt was very robust and had some weight to it. My initial reaction was impressive. The retching system was very easy to use. The belt fit through a standard belt loop on a pair of jeans just fine. The ratcheting system seemed to work well and kept the belt locked in place. I carry extra weight on the belt by way of a iPhone case with the phone in it. It held the phone at the side of my hip very well. The only uncertainty is the quality of the ratcheting system. Being that I just used it once, not sure how well it will hold up in to the future. The ratcheting system is mechanical so obviously it is prone to failure at some point. Better later than sooner.