Tactical Canvas Vest=LOL?

[Shepard]

http://www.centuriontactical.com/511-vest.htm

Lol or good system for dragging bushcraft items without the need for a jacket?

Asking this because I can get a good deal if I act fast.
Sorry if OT

 

[singteck]

I would wear one if I can make sure no one will ever see me

 

[Toddy]

The only problem I have with this sort of garment is that the temptation to cram something useful in every available pocket means that the weight pulls so hard forwards that the back neckline gives you a ropeburn

Cheers,
Toddy

 

[scanker]

That vest looks like it has all sorts of pockets on the back too Toddy, so you should be able to balance it up!

 

[Emma]

That vest looks like it has all sorts of pockets on the back too Toddy, so you should be able to balance it up!

The lead weights that get used in horse-racing (the handicap races) should do nicely for that.

 

[Spacemonkey]

Why not? Looks ok if you like that sort of thing, and it should work. I use something similar for fishing.

 

[Toddy]

That vest looks like it has all sorts of pockets on the back too Toddy, so you should be able to balance it up!

So it does, I missed those Bruised back & hips though as it bounces around
I bought two of the women's safari waistcoats from North Face in the factory shop sale thinking they looked useful, but I think I'm the wrong shape or something. I just can't get comfortable in them even though it seems such a good idea to hold all the bits and pieces.
Sorry Shepard, it kind of put me off them. I don't think they'd sell so many though if they weren't a good thing for other folk.

Cheers,
Toddy

 

[Tengu]

These are great, I use mine for work, carry lunch and a couple of books with room to spare.

I highly reccomend them.

I also have a russian millitas jacket but it hasnt as many pockets. Im adding more though.

 

[Ogden]

In my humble opinion a vest should not be made of cotton.
A vest does not replace a jacket! So you wear the heavy,wet cotton on top
of your jacket (or T-shirt in summer).
Go for the real thing. Try Blackhawk or Eagle.

 

[PJMCBear]

There speaks the voice of experience. Try wearing one with sunburn.

 

[Simca]

Just one thing: "tactical canvas"...

 

[nzgunnie]

Ah yes, but canvas does not melt like the nylon that Blackhawk use....

Perhaps not so silly after all.

 

[Graham_S]

not a new idea, the british army issued one in WW2
1942 pattern battle jerkin if memory serves
made of canvas.
good kit apparently. service chiefs disapproved as it only had two small brass buckles to polish.

 

[Lurch]

Just ordered one from Nick at Polimil, though it's for wearing down the range rather than in the woods.

 

[Ogden]

Yes, nzgunnie, the material can melt. But in my experience it simply does not
happen. I wear my Blackhawk several years now, and it is still as new.
There is not a single hole from sparks.
But I see the risk. For me it is ok, because I wear cotton underneath.