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VPmikesfly t1_j7hqgf4 wrote

Hanks

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echocall2 t1_j7iijsi wrote

They have a "less than perfect" sale if you want a bargain. The blems are just cosmetic, my belt still holds my pants up just fine.

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upside_down_chair OP t1_j7ikh0c wrote

How close to your actual waist size did you order the belt? I can’t use an old belt for sizing because all I have are military style belts.

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echocall2 t1_j7im3mv wrote

32 waist and I ordered a 34. If you want to carry inside the waistband I'd go up another size.

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BrambleVale3 t1_j7im1fq wrote

They have a sizing explanation on their site that worked well for me.

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kgtunney t1_j7pxfi4 wrote

Order up! The makers say to, and all the advice says to, and I still ordered waist size (I buy pants in a 30 or 32" waist, and ordered a 32" belt, I think) and I can only get about three notches fatter before I run out of belt. Especially when it first arrived and was still stiff, I thought I'd have to order another one. If I were ordering again I'd order at least two sizes up. You can always punch another hole if you lose a lot of weight, but you can't add length! That said, after a few wears the belt relaxed into the shape of the buckle so I stopped sweating as much.

I got mine from River Ridge Leather in Ohio only about a year ago, but it definitely seems like something that'll last forever.

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rhb4n8 t1_j7vz6mw wrote

Recently got my first hanks everyday belt. I was blown the fuck away. Incredible quality.

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BrambleVale3 t1_j7ilyrc wrote

Came here to say this, my belt is three years old and getting better with age. Pro tip: their belt buckles are removable and you find a great selection of vintage “buy for life” quality vintage belt buckles on eBay.

Their wallets are pretty sweet too.

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DeltaAlphaGulf t1_j7kvmcm wrote

Are they more thick/rigid/stiff or more flexible? I don’t do anything particularly active and don’t like wearing a tight belt so I wear one of those cloth belts that has the two rings that holds itself by tension or whatever (no holes) because it thin/flexible so as to not be than noticeable and I can easily adjust it. My experience with other belts is them being rigid and noticeable and you can’t really wear it loose because it will hold its shape whereas a cloth belt will just sit comfortably on your waist. I did have a leather belt that came from a thift store that we got for a halloween costume that has pretty flexible and supple but I am pretty sure it was a lot thinner than these.

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