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#127563 - 03/17/08 03:21 PM Re: Load-Bearing Vest [Re: ]
MtnRescue Newbie Registered: 12/12/07 Posts: 30 Loc: NoVA	Here's my SAR vest, a Medical Trauma Vest manufactured by AWS, Inc., in Fayetteville, North Carolina. It's a pretty decent vest being used on field training events and wilderness SAR missions/rescues for a couple of years. It's comfortable, easily adapts to bulky clothing by adjusting the draw strings, carries a fair amount of my essential SAR kit items in the pockets and "Made in the U.S.A." I wore it this past weekend during our two day wilderness survival and safety exercise. The large pocket flaps kept the contents dry even during the downpouring rains on Sat night into Sun morning. _________________________ Wilderness Search and Rescue . . . . smrg.org.
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#127581 - 03/17/08 05:42 PM Re: Load-Bearing Vest [Re: ]
Nomad Addict Registered: 05/04/02 Posts: 493 Loc: Just wandering around.	I love vests. Yes, they look weird, but as I near 70, I just don't care what others think about the way I dress. Over the years I have used many, and my choice seems to change with my activities. When I was doing SAR in Maine, the vest was pretty tactical. Just what I needed to get the job done. Now that I am just an old duffer wandering around the back country, my vest is simpler. Still, I love being able to get to an item without setting a pack down and rummaging through it. I just open the appropriate pocket and grab. Also I find I am MUCH less likely to drop an item. Too easy for something to work its way out of the pack when I am looking for something else. I don't wear it into Wal-Mart or other such places, but not because of the look. It is just a bit heavy and I take it off as soon as I get back to the vehicle. My advice is to get what works for you and don't worry about how it looks. The motto of the design world is "Form Follows Function." _________________________ ...........From Nomad.........Been "on the road" since '97
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#127611 - 03/17/08 09:32 PM Re: Load-Bearing Vest [Re: ]
MtnRescue Newbie Registered: 12/12/07 Posts: 30 Loc: NoVA	It's my wife's . . . really. I used it that day to take some photos for my vest for a review. Originally Posted By: IzzyJG99 Firstly awesome vest. Secondly...why do you have a mannequin? _________________________ Wilderness Search and Rescue . . . . smrg.org.
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#127612 - 03/17/08 09:34 PM Re: Load-Bearing Vest [Re: Nomad]
MtnRescue Newbie Registered: 12/12/07 Posts: 30 Loc: NoVA	Good points. I went with a vest because I like having certain items handy and hated taking my SAR pack off each time I needed something. I have a number of teammates, sign cutters, who like using fly fishing vests. Originally Posted By: Nomad I love vests. Yes, they look weird, but as I near 70, I just don't care what others think about the way I dress. Over the years I have used many, and my choice seems to change with my activities. When I was doing SAR in Maine, the vest was pretty tactical. Just what I needed to get the job done. Now that I am just an old duffer wandering around the back country, my vest is simpler. Still, I love being able to get to an item without setting a pack down and rummaging through it. I just open the appropriate pocket and grab. Also I find I am MUCH less likely to drop an item. Too easy for something to work its way out of the pack when I am looking for something else. I don't wear it into Wal-Mart or other such places, but not because of the look. It is just a bit heavy and I take it off as soon as I get back to the vehicle. My advice is to get what works for you and don't worry about how it looks. The motto of the design world is "Form Follows Function." _________________________ Wilderness Search and Rescue . . . . smrg.org.
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