I love this belt. Its stiff, to hold your EDC loadout, but light weight. The buckle feels like it is a polymer of some sort, so the belt might be metal detector friendly. They don't call this out in their description, so your mileage might vary. And its made in the USA!A couple of things to be aware of:1. it really does only have about 4 inches of adjustability. Its ok if you order the wrong size, they provide a pre-paid shipping label for returns.2. It fits just fine in normal jean belt loops, but is a pain to thread the buckle through. Their support site recomments removing the buckle (easily done) to thread the belt through the belt loops. The one drawback to this method is that you lost your adjustment.