I am concerned about the length of the straps. I will have to stretch it considerably to use it and do not do well with tight elastic around my waist
190131
you can go to any tailors and put in another inch or two even though it stretches but i use it mostly in my pocketbook for hiding personal items for others not to see or notice what i put in there... i am going to see the tailors where they can put another few inches into the elelastic band to widen it more... so then do not be afraid try this seeing a dry cleaner expert and asked them to making the length longer to fit you right... this is what i do now...
190132
I gave it as a gift so I don't have it here to measure, but the straps seemed pretty generous to me. My nephew is 6'6'' and probably weighs 200 pounds and it was comfortable for him, with plenty of extra length for adjustment.
190133
It has enough elastic to be comfortable for pretty much any wait size. The elastic is very stretchy. I'm a woman of size and when I use it, there's plenty of elastic left. It's very comfortable.
190134
It goes 34-1/2" without a stretch. If you need more than, say, 36/37 inches, buy some 3/4" elastic and make an insert in the extisting elastic.
98427
The hips straps worked fine for me. On 34" waist I adjusted them to almost their smallest setting so you should be ok at 38". Plenty of padding and it stayed buckled just fine. You may already know how to adjust the waist belt properly but if not then read some posts.
387431
The strap is very elastic, stretchy 9 inches on one side. The side with the clasp is almost 3 inches. I am only 5 feet tall & weight about 100. Not very big arms. I think about doing weights to firm up some but haven't started. He he
2126312
My waist is 38" and once I got it on, both the straps were at their ends and it was way too tight. I don't know how anyone with a larger waist could possibly wear it. I couldn't wear it for very long. Felt like I was in a vise. I think I am going to return it.
326530
Not unless you have very thin forearms. I believe the straps only stretch to somewhere around 6-8 inches in circumference
1578206
Let's try to do the math. I have the deluxe, cloth strap. My strap is 33.5" long and comfortably fits my chest (male, 5"10", 165 lb). This strap has 17" of elastic, that I can double to 34" by pulling it. Within the 17" elastic section, there is a 3-fold section that can be lengthened or contracted. This expandable section is 2.5" on my strap. If I contracted it to a minimum, my strap's overall length might increase by 2". If I expanded the section to a maximum, my strap might shrink by 4". So, we do the math. The strap could range from 33.5"-4"=29.5" to 33.5"+2"=35.5". The strap would be comfortable in a range of 29.5" to 35.5". Since I pull my strap about 3" to clasp it, the comfortable length when worn would be 29.5" to 38.5". At its longest, it would have a 19" elastic part that could expand to 38". That is, we could stretch the 19" elastic to the maximum (a double), making the range from 29.5" to 54.5" in length. The strap would be pure torture if it were stretched that taut. To be reasonably comfortable, I don't think you would want to exceed a range from 30" to 42" in length. This strap does not need to be torture tight. You do need to put water on a 2" cloth part and conducting gel on the 10" heart-rate part. The conducting gel will keep the strap stuck to your chest, which for a female is just below their sports bra, and for a male, on their breast bone. I buy my gel at my grocer's pharmacy as a special order, size of 5 liters (about 1.25 gallons). My grocer is #2 by grocery sales, behind only the big-box warehouse grocer. The 5L size is enough to last several years. :-) You want your strap to be comfortably in place at the beginning of your exercise, as adjusting your strap during your exercise can lead to very strange workout statistics. Final answer: 30" to 42" in length when worn comfortably during an exercise session.
2217158
The strap is about 12 in. long. It is velcro and can be made shorter. I keep mine at about 7 in. Also, the fabric stretches.
92951
There are a lot of straps to make it fit a variety of sizes while not being complex. I'd say you wouldn't have a problem adjusting it to suit you
1662689
I had posted the length, however the strap is adjustable ergo it can be made longer.
1283158
It is difficult. Those slider mechanisms (plastic things holding the straps parallel) are the way to do it. Like tightening or loosening a dog's collar or think about the slider on your bra strap that makes it tighter or looser. Same idea, but I bet the elastic stiff harness straps are a bit harder to deal with. I got one for my boyfriend as a gift. He's 5'2" tall & it was too big even at it's smallest setting & I had to return it.
1520314
It's an elastic strap - which does measure 40" when not stretched (and we've gotten the straps to stretch quite a way). While you should check how comfortable a single strap would be, you can daisy chain multiple straps together, if necessary. In our experience, you can easily get them to stretch more to more than 50" without being too uncomfortable.
1136722
It's kinda stretchy, but I measured it at about 42-44". It does come apart, so I guess if your waist is under 44", you could put it around your waist.
1082372
I can't answer the question because I the strap is too tight and is not what I expected it to be. I tried it and it is too awkward for me to use. I don't know if I can return it or not.......sorry
1565366
I'll try to explain this. I'm a 34" waist so I put the pack on and made the waistband as large as it can go. I clipped the buckle and there is 6" of clearance when I pull the buckle away from my waist. Hope that helped.
1710686
Don't know your specific answer but, as long waisted rider I no longer use the straps as too tight. padded shorts work great however.
923813
The straps are over 12" long. I had to wrap the straps around my newel posts a couple times!
889770
I have the tan version. Im 5.10 175lbs and i tightened all the straps left and right almost all the way down to have a snug fit... there is 3 adjustable straps on each side.. they extend about 6 inches... my guess is that it would fit as long as u have a proportionate body considering ur not packin all that in front... check to see if they have a XL version... But im sure the belt would fit to size 38 waist... im 32 waist and i had to tighten it... there is plenty of room to extend the belt.