The only way to find out what works for you is to build your collection of not-used and not-used-as-much stuff, in addition to what you normally use. You can't even look at it as wasted money, because the importance of good and reliable gear is -- priceless? Remember, no matter what you look up on Amazon, no matter how many five-star reviews that you see for an item -- there's always a couple of people saying that the item sucked and all of the five-star reviews are by idiots or paid reviewers. So, getting one item from one place, and trying another from another place is how you find what will work for you. Also, when buying items like that, try getting them in different colors, so at least you start covering your color bases. Even if you don't like one of the belts, but you need a brown belt for a night, you'll already have one.