I've never been much of a belt man. On the rare occasion that I've genuinely wanted or needed one, they've always been an uncomfortable annoyance. Well, I should've tried a ratchet belt a long time ago. This one arrived already cut to the perfect length, (I didn't have to trim the leather at all) and the ratcheting action lets me find my exact comfort point.Also, the whole belt-bathroom situation is so much more tolerable with this. No fidgeting with pin-and-hole nonsense, or feeding excess length through a floating loop. I push a lever on the buckle, I'm open for business. Slide the belt back in - tick,tick,tick,tick,tick - the barn doors are sealed. I like it!