Vests for Survival

[Scythe13]

I don't think he is missing the point. He doesn't like them for some reason. To each his own and he needs to sort out what is suitable for him in his environment and use that.

I think it's probably lack of experience using them, that makes me bias against them.

if i need the kit then i won't care what i look like

And probably a bit of that. Vanity can be a bad thing.

As a body-warmer style, I can see the benefits as an EDC. It's probably also the fact that, because I don't see many people wearing them, I worry about standing out. I stand out enough as it is, so wearing a mil-style vest would be a no-no. So I'm quite digging the civi-style vests. They really do look like body-warmers.