Humvee Photography Utility Vest for Men & Women - Perfect for Safari, Hunting, Fishing, Camping, & Travel - 100% Cotton Gift

Medium weight cotton vest, pockets lined with polyester, which is nice, and its well made. Used for a photo vest, to use in hot weather or cold with a wool sweater under it and a light nylon poncho over it all in winter. Use outdoors in the wild not at the zoo. Its cotton, not waterproof, it will sweat up, but anything will. Vented back, lots of pockets, washed it, came out rumpled but fine. I prefer rumpled. Its not a concealed carry vest, which is good, since those look like you are carrying which in my opinion is stupid unless you are law enforcement or in a dangerous job, then it looks right. Everyone feels threatened from birth, by nearly anything, carry a gun wear a common CWP vest, you might as well have a bill board and make someone else who is carrying feel threatened. Some CWP vests are nice in build quality, for an urban hiking vest light. This more bulky vest has enough pockets for small cameras, snack, little bit of water, knife, phone, DSLR is around the neck on a neoprene strap, light extra lens, pad for GPS and navigation, but bear in mind, more weight on the shoulders of a vest, you might like a backpack better, you can sit that on the ground. Camera vests have a weight limit, in reality. Its not a suitcase but in an airport lightly loaded, its dropped in the security tray with all the metal gear and a bag. Your pants pockets are empty. Back vest pocket good for folded water proof light weight poncho. Got a hat with some brim out of Mexican Palm straw water proofed a bit, you can put zip locks in a few pockets left open. You can get by ok in the rain with time to get out a mylar space blanket. Rain can last a while but often it can be better to sit than risk slipping down something with water running under your feet. Most of the time in the swampy wild, I tend to prefer my eyes as best protection. Learn to use those, they are a number one double barreled gun. Alone, you do not have a gun behind you in someone else's hand. Any pistol is going to be in a shoulder bag, with a belly strap, not in a vest. I think this is a good wilderness vest if packed right, with the minimum gear, a light nylon pancho, space blanket and cord, whistle, fire gear and whatever cell is covered in the area and a spare battery.Alone, communication is key and even a locator device is ok if its extreme. Even a six hour hike alone can be sketchy. Vest can have enough light primary gear plus cellular to get it done. Again, its not waterproof and hike in the rain in tropical areas, it will soak the sweat, waterproof the camera pockets and electrical gear and put that very light poncho in the back. If the vest stinks and you got some experience with your eyes, and have to rinse it out, and let it dry on your back the next day, you wore it right. I wear an extra large in this vest if its over a T shirt, with the side snaps loose, but over a sweater in winter, and long sleeve shirt, a XX in this vest is ok because I bulk up, one size up, and the vest runs large. If its just for looks buy the size you are, its large enough. If you got a pot belly, go big bubba. You can put an extra snap on the side or some Velcro and cinch up as well.

I don't have experience with other vests, so this won't be a review based on comparisons. I got this to carry lenses and small accessories while shooting sporting events, mainly racing. I was initally concerned about the sizing (L), but it was spot on for me. I would say it runs a little large compared to this same alpha size in standard men's clothing.It's very comfortable to wear, and even with equipment in the pockets (albeit not a lot of it), it remained comfortable for the 8 hours per day that I wore it. Ventilation is adequate, but not spectacular. That could have something to do with the black version, as I was in the California sun all day, although it was not particularly hot. I recommend the lighter color. It was not available at the time of purchase.There are enough pockets on this to satisfy almost any photographer. I carried a 24-105 and a 70-300 lens, switching them out as needed. I never felt either were ever in jeapordy due to the depth of the two front pockets I used - one on either side. There is a nice touch on the left front side, with it having three deep pockets one behind the other. There is also a large pocket on the outside rear that can hold a large lens, or in my case a sweater for shifting temperatures throughout the day. The zippered pocket on the inside in the same area can be used to secure similarly sized items if you're concerned about the security of items in the outer pocket.There is a plethora of small pockets on the front chest area, most with strong velcro closures, but several wth zippers. I understand that you don't want contents falling out of the small/medium pockets, but some of the velcro closures required two hands (hold the pocket with one, pull the velcro with the other), or a hearty pull with one hand. That may change over time as the velcro wears. It was not enough of an issue to give it less than 5 stars.All in all, a very complete photographers vest at a great price, especially compared to the others I looked at, mostly in the $100 to $150 range. After several longs days of wearing this vest, I can find no flaws at this point. I obviously can't comment on actual durability, but in examining the seams, the vest appears well put together, and I expect it will last a long time. The other thing to consider is that the construction is not so complicated that it can't be repaired by a competent seamstress.I would highly recommend this to anyone considering this type of garment - it's a great value!

Very lightweight, good quality vest with plenty of pockets. Ideal for summer.