This is the first tactical belt that hubby’s owned. He has always worn leather belts and they never last very long for and the hole system on leather belts don’t tighten it just doesn’t work because the holes are spaced too far apart and they stretch/widen over time. He’s been wearing the belt about a week and he says he hasn’t had to pull his pants up at all. This is a great belt and I would recommend to anyone that has trouble keeping their pants up. It’s a quality belt and at a very reasonable price. My only complaint is that you have to remove the buckle to take the belt off of your pants but I can deal with that. Hubby was going to buy a similar belt, for 4 times the money, but I remembered seeing this one before. It looked like great quality, so it was worth the shot. And yes it is an excellent belt and the buckle too. Very good quality, and is holding up well.