This is not your ordinary woven elastic belt... because your ordinary woven elastic belt wouldn't be made of high-tech 4-way stretch hydrophobic elastic webbing, now would it? The Vapor braided elastic belt is designed with special Futureweave technology to give it a low profile yet high flexibility. And the cherry on top? There is not an iota of metal in this completely not ordinary woven elastic belt, so you could take it through security or throw it in the wash without thinking twice.