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A 2-YEAR Arcade Vision Stretch Belt Review (The MOST COMFORTABLE Yet)
Jul 22, 2024
The Arcade Salient Vision Stretch Belt is THE MOST COMFORTABLE BELT I have ever used. Even though I have been using the belt for nearly two years, I haven't really talked about it here until now. So, this is my review of the Vision Stretch Belt. This includes everything I DO like, I DON'T like, and exactly who this is for. - Get your Arcade Salient Vision Stretch Belt from the brand here (Paid Link): https://alnk.to/3clxA4p - Read my full review of this belt here: https://gear43.com/arcade-vision-stretch-belt-review - Here are my favorite No-Hole Men's belts: https://gear43.com/best-mens-belts-without-holes
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All right, so about two years ago
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Arcade sent me out the Salient Vision Stretch Belt, and I actually never really talked about it
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whether on my website or on this channel, but I'm doing a review now after two years
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of using this belt, because I wanna share everything that I've learned about this company and these belts
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and why this is one of my favorite belts I have ever used
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and I've been using it for about two years now. So in this video, I'm gonna tell you everything I do like
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I don't like, and exactly who this belt right here is for
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So let's go ahead and start off by talking about what this belt is. So it is one of those no-hole belts
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There are no holes on this belt. You basically just adjust it by pushing the belt
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in this side or on the other side, and then just pulling it tight
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It's a pretty standard way of adjusting a belt nowadays. Instead of using holes where you're just kind of
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pulling a leather strap through, and you're just trying to cinch it down as much as possible
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you essentially set the length of this belt one time, and that's it
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And then once you have it around your waist, you just go in, and it clips just like that
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It's a very easy process to take it off. You just push those two buttons
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and it unclasps, and you go from there. It's a very simple and easy belt to use
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and that's about it. But that doesn't mean there isn't a ton to think about
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when it comes to things that I do like about the belt. So let's talk about that
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Now I should mention that Arcade did gift this to me. I did not purchase this
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but they did send it to me a little under two years ago. So at this point, these are all of my own opinions
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And so let's get right into those. First thing that I do like about this belt
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is how stinkin' comfortable it is. Like, no joke, people. This is one of the most comfortable belts I've ever used
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And the reason behind that really comes down to how pliable and stretchy this belt is
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So as you can see, there's quite a bit of stretch to it. And that on its own would be great
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However, it also is extremely kind of squishy, or at least pliable
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So you can kind of see it bends over on itself. And what makes that really nice
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is for things when you're like sitting down, moving around, bending over, all of those kind of things
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the belt not only has give length-wise, but it also has give height-wise
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So you really don't feel this belt whatsoever when you're wearing it
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And considering the belt buckle itself is plastic, you don't really have much weight either
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So you don't even really notice you're wearing it, but it's doing a fantastic job at keeping your pants up
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And I really appreciate that about this belt right here. However, the material is also one of the downsides
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So stay tuned to later in the video and I'll talk about that. But just know, most comfortable belt I've ever owned
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bar none. The next thing that I really like about this belt is how easy it is to buckle
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It's just like a car belt. You can see it actually looks very similar
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to something like you would see in a car. It just clips right in, it unhooks
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It's a very simple process. There's no learning curve. There are belts out there that do have learning curves
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for some reason, but this one does not have that. It's extremely easy
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The adjustment process of adjusting the belt is really, really easy and no complaints there
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Number three comes down to durability. This belt is two years old, almost
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and you can't even tell. Outside of some of my dog's fur that is kind of embedded in here
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you would never know that this is even a used belt. You can see there's really no dings
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there's no scratches, any of that kind of stuff. It has held up extremely well
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to everything that I throw at it, and I hadn't even really noticed until I started putting this article and video together
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at how well this thing held up over the past two years. So I'm really impressed with that
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The next thing is a defining characteristic of this belt, and it comes down to, we already talked about it
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the no-hole design. I do not like holes. I do not like leather belts
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I do not like all of those things because they get damaged
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Those holes always get damaged, and I change weight pretty heavily. I can range 30 pounds in a year
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which means I am adjusting this belt on the fly, and when you have hole belts
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basically those holes get damaged because they're holding things together, and so if you lose weight
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the belt has to kind of expand, which makes those holes visible to everybody else
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that sees your belt. With these kind of belts, they don't have that because they don't have holes
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so they can't get damaged, and I really like that about this
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but that is something that a lot of other belts have as well, and then the final thing I like about this belt
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is what it looks like. Now, this is a bit of a subdued belt
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They sent this out to me. It's a simple kind of black belt. There are some trees right there you can kind of see
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and then on the belt itself, there is a little bit of a pattern, but outside of that, you wouldn't ever notice it
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unless you are personally the one that owns it, and I am impressed by that
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I do like the style. I like the kind of shape of the belt buckle, but if this more subdued look isn't for you
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Arcade has a ton of different patterns on their website as well, of which, by the way
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I'm going to leave a paid link down in the description and the top comment if you wanted to check out all the different styles
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and buy one for yourself. All right, so those are all the things that I do like about this belt
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Now, there are two things that I don't like about this belt, and we're gonna talk about that now
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The first thing is it has too much stretch, so I talked about earlier how having the stretch
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is one of my favorite things. However, in certain time periods, there are reasons you wouldn't want so much stretch
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and for me, that one thing is when I bend over, so these have so much stretch to them
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that they don't quite hold my pants up quite well enough when I bend over
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and so it shows off a little bit too much of my backside
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which is a bit of a bummer, whereas belts like the Groove Life Ultra
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that I've been testing out, and I have a video out about it as well. I'll put the card up there for you guys to check out
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As the brand had gifted that to me somewhat recently to try out
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and it actually did a little bit better job of kind of keeping my pants up in those kind of situations
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but it does sacrifice in the comfort side of things, as this is considerably more comfortable
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so if you're not too worried about bending over all the time, this is an amazing belt
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but there is that one circumstance I have seen where that is a consistent issue
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and then the last thing that really has annoyed me over the past two years comes down to this component right here
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As you can see, basically right here, there's a little thing right here that goes up and around
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and what that does is it kind of clips into the belt, right
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But when you're pulling these through your pants to take this belt off
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so you kind of pull it through all of the different loops, most belts that's not an issue
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however, this one, this thing right here kind of acts as a little hook
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as it goes through all of the different belt loops. It catches it, and the belt loop goes up into that area
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and so what happens is it acts as a hook and gets hooked up in your pants
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and then you're like, it's behind you, and you're like trying to struggle to get the belt out of there
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and it's just a really kind of a big pain. I know it sounds petty, but it is an issue
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that has really annoyed me about this belt, and I don't really know a good way around that
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except for maybe by making this belt a little bit thinner so that it can get through those belt loops
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without getting caught up in this belt end. And that is everything that I do like
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and I don't like about the Arcade Vision Stretch Belts. I really like this belt, and who exactly is it for
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It's for those people that are looking for a comfortable way to keep up their pants
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That also looks pretty good as well. Now, if you're somebody that bends over a lot
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like maybe a plumber, probably don't get this belt. Get something a little bit tighter
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with a little bit more structure to it so that your pants don't go down a little bit
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but if you're somebody that doesn't bend over all that often, this is a fantastic belt
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Like, seriously, most comfortable belt I've ever had. So if you're somebody that's looking
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for a comfortable belt, just get this one. Another person that I'm thinking of that probably shouldn't get this belt
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is somebody that works in a professional environment with a kind of a suit and a tie
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Now, these kind of stretchy belts, I would think in an office setting are probably on par with maybe a clip-on tie
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Just kind of frowned upon in office settings. So if you're somebody that is
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in a more professional environment, you may not wanna get these. However, anybody else, don't worry about it
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You're gonna end up being the trendsetter here. And so those are my thoughts on the Arcade Stretch Belts
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I like this belt, and in fact, it's actually my favorite belt
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I did a recent buyer's guide, and this has topped out as being my number one
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I can't promise it's always going to be, but I really, really do like this belt
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and it is 100% worth the price. So again, make sure to check out the link
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down in the description or the top comment if you wanna get one for yourself. And then I'll also leave the article
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to my best no-hold belts as well, so you can see a lot of the other competitors
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and how they stack up to this and the pros and cons of each. And also, don't forget to subscribe
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