Belts are sized by
measuring your waist size to the nearest single inch, not a
two inch range. We ask that you put a cloth tape through the
belt loops of the pants that you would normally wear the
belt with, pulling as tightly as you typically pull a belt,
and measure to the nearest single inch. From an ideal fit
you will have an inch and a half of adjustment in each
direction. This is usually enough of an adjustment to cinch
down for something heavy on the outside of the belt, or
loosen the belt for an in-the-waistband holster.
You can also measure by laying a leather belt out flat on a
table, and measure from the inside edge of the buckle away
from the hinge to the hole that you currently use (it is
important that the inside length of the buckle be included
in the measurement,) and as above, measure to the nearest
single inch.