Originally Posted By: thseng
I've recently become interested in making my own tactical gear for similar reasons.

I might be willing to take a stab at something simple like a split-front MAV in yellow (might have to be yellow w/ black webbing) eventually - on strictly an amateur basis.

I wonder if there is a huge un-met demand out there for high-vis tactical gear. It seems that if someone tested the market and there turned out to be serious demand, the big names could jump right in simply by adding some other colors to their fabric inventory.



My personal experience with tactical gear is extremely limited but my experience with finding places to put gear is extensive and when I look at what's normal for EMT/Fire/SAR use they seem to be just regular vests with big pockets in the front (like the picture JIM posted above)...they're not 'load bearing' and in no way can they be customized. As a volunteer SAR member I have to provide all my own gear...why put it in a vest that it doesn't fit in? I can't be alone...there must be demand.

I like the tip about the light colored khaki or desert/coyote colors. They would blend in well and wouldn't look tacticool if paired with a nice pair of hard wear khaki pants which matched.