A ratchet belt worn by a user to support a plurality of firearms, tactical gear and equipment thereon is provided. The ratchet belt includes a flexible strip designed to support any number of the plurality of firearms, tactical gear and equipment thereon, a ladder strap coupled to the flexible strip and having a plurality of teeth, and a ratchet assembly coupled to the flexible strip and having a crank arm rotatably mounted to a buckle where the crank arm is designed to engage with one of the plurality of teeth on the ladder strap. The flexible strip is disposed around the user to permit the first end of the ladder strap to insert through the buckle of the ratchet assembly. The crank arm is rotatably adjusted to engage with one of the plurality of teeth in the ladder strap to enable the flexible strip to conform to the user.