I purchased this money belt for a trip after several travel sites and our travel agent warned of pick pockets being a nuisance at some of the tourist areas. Each day I put our passports and some spare, emergency cash in the money belt and we'd take off for 14-15 hours of sight seeing. The money belt was extremely comfortable, so much so that I had to constantly check it to see if it was still there. I have a 42 inch waist which is about as far as the belt extends. It is stretchy so you could go a little farther, but it might not be as comfortable. In hindsight, I probably could/should have left our passports in the hotel safe.  We never needed them except at check-in and the airport.