Questions that keep coming in
Mostly about sizing, because that is where we have made things hardest.
Which size do I order if I am between two of your bands?
Take the larger band. 48 of our straps are made to be cut down at home, and none of them can be made longer. If you are on a ratchet belt the track adjusts in quarter inch steps anyway, so a band that runs slightly long costs you nothing.
Your listings say S on one belt and M on another for the same waist. Which is right?
Both, unfortunately, and that is our doing. Across the 67 size rows we publish, 28 waist measurements answer to more than one letter. Buy by the inch and ignore the letter. The size desk shows every row that touches your measurement.
What does the number on the end of a colour name mean?
It is our internal code for the run, not a shade. We strip it out of the names here because it tells you nothing and it is not even unique across the range.
How is a ratchet belt different from a normal one?
Instead of five punched holes there is a toothed track running the length of the strap. The buckle grips a tooth roughly every quarter inch, so it lands where your waist is rather than half an inch either side of it. 35 of our belts are built this way.
Can I cut a strap shorter myself?
On the 48 marked as trimmable, yes. The buckle unclamps, the strap slides out, you cut the plain end with household shears and clamp the buckle back on. Cut in small steps and try it on between cuts, because that is a one way trip.
Do you sell from this site?
No. We put the range and the measurements here, and the button on every page hands you to the shop that stocks us. Payment, posting and anything sent back are handled entirely on their side.
Are the socks true to shoe size?
Yes. The sock and clog tables run on US shoe size and they are consistent across the range, unlike the belt ladders. 26 sock packs are up here.
Why is the strap width sometimes a fraction and sometimes a decimal?
Because we printed it both ways on different listings. On this site every width is written as a fraction: 1 1/4″, 1 3/8″, 1 1/2″.