Due to covid, I gained a bunch of weight. My old belt buckle was digging into the bottom of my overlap. The small thin buckle appealed to me. 1st problem, since I had gained weight I didn't know what my belt size was anymore, So I measured and came up with 48 inch waist. They had a size that was 50 inches. I ordered that one. Its way to long the overlap extends all the way to my back. apparently the belt works on friction? only it doesn't work on me. it always seemed to know when I had my hands full and would slip loose and my shorts would start to fall down :( and the big kicker is it still sticks into and irritates my overlap. I'm gonna try shortening the belt part to see if that helps with the friction? If so I'll update this review