Any vest wearers?

I found a vest by Fieldline on sale at Sportmen's Warehouse for $19.99. This is the link to one: http://www.sierratradingpost.com/p/206,18446_Fieldline-Explorer-Travel-Vest-For-Men.html

I found it to be too hot for hiking, but it is great for airline travel. I keep it in my carry-on until I am seated on the plane. I can get to all sorts of stuff easily while I am seated instead of having to get it out of my carry on bag. When I land, I just toss the vest back into the carry on. Pen, passport, paperback, magazine, iPod, phone, earplugs, power bar, tickets... you name it and it is easy to get to.

I think it is better than the Scott e-Vest for traveling. The e-Vest needs to be opened fully to get to most of the pockets. That can be hard to do when you are strapped in an airline seat. Then the pockets on the side are nearly impossible to get to comfortably when you are strapped into an airline seat. When they demonstrate the Scott e-Vest, the person is always standing straight up instead of being seated in an airline seat. I like to have more accessible pockets and at a much more economical price.
 
This looks to me like a great vest, it's made of poplin ( a material most might not be familiar with) which is very lightweight and breathable but strong. The Marine Corps used to have camiflauge uniforms made from this material for tropical summer use. I had a pair of poplin camis when I was in Japan and they were much cooler than my regular cotton uniforms. I mention this because I notice you (Fonly) said you sweat a lot and that's a concern for you. I have this same problem so I look for lightweight materials too.

http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/t...parentType=index&indexId=cat601748&hasJS=true

David
 
Personally, I live in a place where summer temps in excess of 100 are common and most of the year you can get by with only one or two shirt layers and one jacket layer. It's going to be mid 60s today, in fact.
 
Echo4v said:
This looks to me like a great vest, it's made of poplin ( a material most might not be familiar with) which is very lightweight and breathable but strong. The Marine Corps used to have camiflauge uniforms made from this material for tropical summer use. I had a pair of poplin camis when I was in Japan and they were much cooler than my regular cotton uniforms. I mention this because I notice you (Fonly) said you sweat a lot and that's a concern for you. I have this same problem so I look for lightweight materials too.

David
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David,

Were those the old slant pocket camis with all of the light green in them? That was a really good shirt!

Also, that vest at Cabela's appears to be a direct copy of the old Banana Republic vest with a little bit of tweaking on the lower exterior pockets, that appears to be just a bit different. They have the silk screened "pockets guide" on the inside of it, so the description says and if so, that was on the original BR vests as well.

koyote said:
Personally, I live in a place where summer temps in excess of 100 are common and most of the year you can get by with only one or two shirt layers and one jacket layer. It's going to be mid 60s today, in fact.
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If you wanted to have a great multipocket vest for that type of environment, the DOMKE is the way to go, it's mostly mesh. The pockets are not, however, but it is the coolest, weather-wise, out of any I have owned or examined.
 
Don,

The ones I had didn't have the slant pockets but they did have more green than the other camis. I would say they were about 70% green where the other camis were pretty evenly covered with all three colors. Definately lighter and more breathable but I never had a problem with them being less durable than the others.

David
 
I wear a vest when wade fishing. My shirts almost always have two button down pockets. Pockets are good.
 
Echo4v said:
Don,

The ones I had didn't have the slant pockets but they did have more green than the other camis. I would say they were about 70% green where the other camis were pretty evenly covered with all three colors. Definately lighter and more breathable but I never had a problem with them being less durable than the others.

David
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Those were the old "jungle" cammies.
Lightweight ripstop. The original ripstop IIRC.
My last jungle jacket died last year.
Just plain worn thru in the neck, elbows and bottom pockets.
:grumpy:

Still have the OD slant pocket jacket. That's only worn thru in the collar.

Sportsmans guide has a repro of the OD slant pocket jacket, don't know much about it... looks good though.

When ever I toss a jacket like that (or pants) I cut off and save the pockets.
They make dandy pouches.
Someday I'll sew some onto a jacket. Arm pockets and two low rear pockets would probably work well.
 
I've found Sportsman's Guide clothes don't always fit real well. Obvious shortcuts in materials and tailoring. I think they sell military reproductions for show more than for go.
 
It is a roll of the dice shopping there Ed.
I've had some winners and some, well, not so winners.
 
Well, good Ed, because I made an order with Cabela's on your recommendation. 8-)

Actually, my Brother has been singing the praises of the Cabela's Safari Vest for some time and you and the other fellow cinched it for me.
 
For hunting I use an LBV with a small day pack.
It works great to take the weight of the pack off my hips and onto my shoulders, plus if I want I take the pack off and I have a real light rig.
I think I paid $20 for the lbv off of e-bay.
I have a fishing vest but I never really cared for it, I overheat easily and I sweat so I find the LBV better for me then a vest
 
I just put my tactical vest up for trade on another forum. I tried a vest for about a couple days and just did not like carring my stuff like that. Went back to my old alice pak. Maybe because it was trying to remember what I had in each pocket.
 
The Brown Truck just left me a Cabela's Safari Vest. Much lighter than the 5.11 Tactical Vest which is a really GOOD thing. Just a smidge heavier than a DOMKE so it should do very well in the summer. Of course, it's Made in China by slave labor but there is no way to avoid that sort of thing now when it comes to some stuff.
 
Don Rearic said:
The Brown Truck just left me a Cabela's Safari Vest. Much lighter than the 5.11 Tactical Vest which is a really GOOD thing. Just a smidge heavier than a DOMKE so it should do very well in the summer. Of course, it's Made in China by slave labor but there is no way to avoid that sort of thing now when it comes to some stuff.
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good stuff, I now know whats coming my way. :D
 
Curious, do any of you have pictures of the LBV's you have?
Do you have ones with just a few big pockets and malice ready?
Also, do you use maxpedition products with them?:D
 
I have a Columbia vest in medium, that is to small for me, if anyone is interested. It has never been worn.
 
I have an old green Walmart vest that has lasted surprisingly long. It is too small for me in my "larger" state. Ten years ago, it was like a tent. I'm guessing there isn't really a need for tactical vests in 3xlt or 4xlt. I am looking on eBay for big ones.
 
silenthunterstudios said:
I have an old green Walmart vest that has lasted surprisingly long. It is too small for me in my "larger" state. Ten years ago, it was like a tent. I'm guessing there isn't really a need for tactical vests in 3xlt or 4xlt. I am looking on eBay for big ones.
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The beauty of an LBV is if they are too small you just have to replace the lacing on the side with longer paracord.

http://cgi .ebay.com/US-ARMY-TACTICAL-ENHANCED-LOAD-BEARING-VEST-LBV_W0QQitemZ220347475872QQihZ012QQcategoryZ36071QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

similiar to what I have, I just added a belt with a fanny pack
 
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