Carhartt Men's Journeyman Belt

Excellent quality, wide and comfortable. Perfect for dress or less.

The buckle is held together with two snaps. While removing the label/tag one of the snaps just popped off. Not popped open, mind you - but the part which is supposed to stay in place (crimped down) came right off. There is no way to fix this, unfortunately, and no way to wear the belt. Anyway - poorly made, the snap should have been crimped on *without* the fabric of the label in place. Returning it and searching for another belt option...

I had to order 3 and return 2 to get the right size. I have 2 older Carhartt Men's Journeyman Belts that are a 50 size [black and brown]I had to return earlier ones of those as 'my size' was way too big, as it is, i've drilled at least 6 to 8 holes to make those fit.i have lost some weight [yeah] and while i did wear pants at a 54 back then.....My actual size now, using a cloth tape is about 51, but i do have some pants that are a 50below is the Carhartt 'size' how long the leather actually is, and hole to buckle is longest farthest hole to end of leather beltNew Carhartt belts. May 2018Size. Leather measure. Hole to buckle50 54 5148 53 49 1/246 51 48i kept the 46 !!!!!! which actually fit, but i wish i was really down that far!!some reviews have said that a 48 was too small [short] what universe are they in??!?Other than measurements, these are great quality [as most carhartt stuff is]These are made of good leather and metal, and have lasted 8 years and while are worn, still are OKSo, not cheap, but end up being OK per year LOL

This is a great belt. It's thick and it's one piece. Not a laminated and glued belt like you typically find for less. This is my second one and they just keep on going. They will stretch so get your exact size.UPDATE: 6 months later. The second one I ordered is clearly a bonded leather with a thin top layer. It has really stretched and on the inside of the belt you can now clearly see the little chopped and formed pieces of leather - contrary to what I indicated above. I guess you can't really tell until you get some use on it. At least I can't. The belt is really soft now and it feels like it's going to give way. As I read through the reviews, you can sure tell the fake reviews. It's almost like they get paid per review. Subject is usually "Five Stars" and then a three or four word review follows. Bottom line: there is no way this is a full grain bridle leather as indicated by the description. Mine has not fallen apart like others have reported in their reviews.So is it worth the $30? Hindsight says probably not. But, it is about half the cost of a high quality, full-grain, legit belt made in the good ol' USA. It's your call.

I have had this belt since October 2010. This belt has held up very well and has stretched very little. I have only worn belts regularly for 2 years, at first, I thought that all belts were created equally. I was wrong. I initially purchased a generic 10 dollar belt at a local store. Within half of a year, the belt was excessively worn on the sides, the belt peeled apart in layers, and the majority of the inside of the belt where the buckle was when the belt was worn, was shredded. The belt was still barely holding together, but I retired it and decided to buy a good belt.It has been nearly a year and this belt, the Carhartt Men's Journeyman Belt, has shown little wear. In my experience, the leather gets a bit dry, but using mink oil 2-3 times a year solves this problem. This is not the fault of the belt, leather get dry. If anything, this is a testament to the belt being actual leather.I highly recommend this belt, do not waste your money on a low quality belt.Update 9/18/2012 : This belt is still going strong. After the first six months or so of minor stretching (half a size to maybe a size; no more than one hole on the belt) the belt has not stretched more. It has been nearly two years of daily wear and the belt is still holding together well. The areas where the belt has worn most have turned a light gray to brown in color. The belt is still thick, strong, and pliable after two years. This belt costs about twice what the local junk belts cost, but lasts at least 4 times as long. That is value.

My father was in the leather business. He owned a factory that made cobbled shoes for nurses and nuns. Every summer my brother and I were allowed to work there.I just received my belt. It's not leather. It's a slurry of leather particles molded with glue into a form that can be processed into a form that could be made into a belt. Think particle board.Is it useful? Oh yeah! But not for a quality belt. I would expect this misdirection from anyone except the company I bought it from.The belt is worth $12.

I have this same belt, only older, about 25 years older. The new belt [which this review is for] looks very much the same. However, there are minor differences. The old belt has the Carhartt name stamped into it on the inside surface near the center of the belt. There is also a model number and 'Made in USA' stamped in the same area. The new belt did not have the USA marking on it. Furthermore the keeper loop (leather loop next to buckle) was not as nice as the old belt. The loop on the old belt was stitched together at the ends, the new belt has one metal staple.Only time will tell if the new belt will last. The old belt still works and keeps my pants up, but it has years of wear, paint splotches, etc on it. I got the new one basically for appearances sake. The buckle is removable, the belt has snaps that can be opened. This allows changing the buckle - you can swap it out for your favorite trucker or cowboy belt buckle.