For some reason I have never had an issue with buying 2-size larger pants to carry IWB. My carry-guns are less than 1 1/2" wide, in the first place, but the big thing is, I never wore tight pants anyway. I have some older jeans I wear when doing yard-work, and they are 2" too big- I lost 70 pounds over the last couple years. But when I cinch them up enough to hold the gun tight, I have these huge- well, pleats- all around my waist. You know, the extra material kinda gathers in places.