I hate heavy belts. My leather belt with metal buckle always feels like it's pulling my pants down instead of holding them up. . Me used a light weight belt from my Columbia hiking pants until I found these Works great and feels like 1/3 the weight of my old leather/metal belt Buckle lasts all day, closes securely I will be getting another one order in a different color If you are not sure what size you want you can cut it down It's nylon so it's easy to cut then use a match to burn the end so it doesn't get tangled .