FAIRWIN Ratchet Belts for Men - Nylon Web Belt for Golf Tactical Work Casual, Adjustable Webbing with Ratcheting Buckle

This was a great belt until the buckle came apart. It's easy to use and the ratchet feature allows you to tighten or loosen for that just right fit. I read where some people have trouble with this, but I don't. Really does a great job of holding up your pants or shorts that need a belt. Looks good too! But...and this is a biggie...the buckle is held together with 2 of the tiniest Philips screws I've ever seen. One of these screws worked its way loose and the buckle just came apart. I remember thinking this could be an issue when I opened the box and found a tiny cellophane baggie with 2 tiny little replacement screws inside. Luckily, I kept them and using a tiny screwdriver and magnifying specs and a headlamp I have for fixing watches and my wife's jewelry I was able to repair the buckle. I added some superglue to keep the screws from coming loose again. I think the female threads were stripped out where the screw goes in also. But so tiny I couldn't see to say for sure. Hopefully that will take care of the issue, but what a pain in the ass. Just plain old poor design a two-piece buckle is. Rivets or even better a solid buckle instead of two pieces would be better design. Moral of the story is keep the replacement screws because you will need them. I'm not returning anything, and I be damned if I buy another belt or exchange it. If the screws fail again, I'm drilling out the holes and fixing it with pop rivets lmao. Update 03/07/2023 The super glue fix worked great so I’m bumping my review to 4 stars!! Update 04/02/2024…Glue still holding belt works great lol Update 01/19/25 super glue fixes still working belt is great last update I’m doing for this item lmao Update 03/15/2025 Must have jinxed myself on Jan 9. The superglue fix finally failed, no surprise. So now hopefully here's the easy permanent fix. You will need 1/8" drill bit to drill out the female thread posts, and I used 3/16"pop rivets with 5/8" grab because the buckle thickness with the belt layer is 3/8". Then use the Dremel tool to cut the nubs flush to the buckle plate. You will need to do this, or the belt can't pass through to the ratchet mechanism. I included pictures of the screws so you can see how incredibly tiny they are. You can still see superglue residue on them. I wouldn't be going thru all this if I didn't really like this belt. Fairwin, you keep making them and we'll keep fixing them!!

I had been using canvas belts with pull buckles for a long time. I never cared for how leather would eventually crack and the idea of wearing a dead animal's hide around my waist never agreed with me. Pull buckles are also faster and easier to use than traditional hole belts, not to mention versatile when you're trying to lose weight and between pants sizes. You can run out of holes on a traditional belt, but that's never an issue for pull belts. I really had no experience with ratchet belts prior to getting this. But since my weight loss has been going well, I decided to look for something more fashionable for when I would need to tuck in my shirts. Canvas belts, while practical, tend to look shapeless and sloppy. Leather belts had all the interesting buckles, but my old issues with them never went away. Eventually, I found this nylon belt. I expected to only use it for special occasions but it's completely replaced all my other belts. My goodness, it's GOOD. Whereas you pull a pull buckle into place, this belt's buckle has a manual ratchet lock where you push the belt into the position that you need it and it locks in. More importantly, THIS BELT is rigid. It's got a very firm shape, so it forms a solid "belt shape" like a good leather belt would. Unlike canvas belts, which are soft and lead to droopy pants, this belt provides actual support to keep pants up and the material should never tear. The buckle is matte and simplistic. The ratchet lock feels like it could last a lifetime. In short, it completely surpasses every other belt I've come across and looks amazing. The only thing to note is that it has limited resizability. The belt only includes a little extra material, so if I put on a LOT of weight I'd need the next size up. It sizes closer to a leather belt than a canvas belt in that sense, and it doesn't seem to be adjustable like a canvas belt would usually be (where one could easily cut off excess material on the next size up). This is not a problem for me and certainly produces a sharper look where there isn't any extra material to cause a bulge (plus any excess belt would fit neatly under the rest of the belt). Still, it's something to keep in mind. So overall, the belt looks very sharp and works like a dream. I could wear it with almost anything. It is a perfect daily and dress belt. It's also durable and, unless I put on a lot of weight down the road, could probably last a lifetime. Based on the materials, it's also vegan and cruelty free for anyone who cares about that. In short, get this belt. It's a game changer. UPDATE: One year later and this belt is still going strong. The only major thing to note is that the buckle is held together by a small Philips head screw that occasionally comes loose and needs to be screwed back in. Luckily the buckle holds together a bit even when the screw is loose, so this hasn't been much of a problem. That happen every 3 months or so for me. The best thing about the belt lately is that I've been losing weight and resizing the belt is almost effortless, where I just pull slightly more than I would in the past. This belt continues to pay for itself and is proving to be one of my best Amazon purchases to date. Update: I've had this belt for a year and a half. It's outperformed far more expensive belts and adjusted perfectly to me going down 4 pants sizes. The fact its strap goes behind the belt, rather than on top of it (which many belts do), adds to its value. The strap is still perfect but the black buckle had seen better days with lots of black paint coming off to expose raw steel. The screws also were coming loose a lot and needed tightening every month or so. But, since this is a great belt, I decided to maintain rather than replace. I removed the buckle and sprayed it with two coats of matte black Krylon Fusion. Then replaced the old screws with slightly longer M3 screws that seem to be holding better than the old ones. My belt has been good as new since these changes . Technically such treatment should let me keep the belt until I tire of it, which suits me just fine.

If you're looking for a belt, congrats, you found one. At first I'm not sure what to review but then I remembered a really cheap $5 belt I bought a little while ago. It turned out to be made from compressed cardboard... So with that thought in mind. This belt is really well made. The material is sturdy and while I won't test it I wouldn't be surprised if I could use it to tow my car. The buckle is solid and really holds the position. It's really easy to put on and is quite comfy. It's a little big for me though, but I knew that would be when I bought it and will at some stage shorten it, but even then it fits around the waste so comfy and tucks away that I don't even notice. At the end of the day, it's a belt and does a good job of keeping my pants from fraternizing with my ankles.

This is an excellent belt except that the black powder coating on the buckle scratches very easily. I have been very careful with this belt as it's an expensive product but despite this the buckle has scratched which I believe for such a product should not happen. As the buckle is very visible and the product is designed for very practical use this should not happen. Replacing the buckle would be difficult so a replacement of the whole belt would be required to fix the problem. I would like a comment from the manufacturer please. Thank you, Mike.

Good quality! Good stuff!

Good belt, good quality, used for more than 2 months nothing is defected, still in great condition.

Feels good, not sure the Velcro will stand the test of time though.