I LOVE THIS BELT! I tell all my friends about it lol. stretchy so it stays taut which is good. It's stretchy enough so it doesn't pin you down when you bend over (or whatever) like other hard straps. I now have 3 arcade straps of different thicknesses. The only "annoying" part is just at the beginning when you adjust the belt to size as the little loophole is quite tight but once you adjust it it's amazing and believe me you never will again buy another belt! Please trust me on this! I love this belt so much! He's so comfortable! Also, like every day, I snowboard with this strap over my baggy snowboard pants, so it's super comfortable because otherwise I wouldn't write about how obsessed I am with this LMAO. oh ALSO AIRPORT SECURITY: totally ok! There is no metal in the belt. Plastic buckle (permanent) so you don't have to take it off at the airport for security reasons! I've gone through airport security many times with this belt on. generally cool! There are also different belt widths. I have two different widths (3 belts in total lol) and this "Original Slim" belt fits any belt loop. Don't worry about it being too wide to fit through the small belt loops as it's the perfect size. My other arcade belt is for oversized cargo pants and snowboard pants because they have bigger belt loops. but it's normal. You can just buy this and it's totally fine! :) PLEASE BUY THE BELT ONLY! TRUST ME! With love, Miriam Pilzer!