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There are 2 kinds of people in this world, my friend
OleManRiver replied 4 weeks ago 24 Members · 41 Replies
@norman-oklahoma
I’d say he meant it in more of an “I’m impressed” sort of way because, I can say with confidence, I was the ONLY one carrying any kind of tape at that time. I agree though, having a tape handy should not be a shock in our field.
T. Nelson – SAM, LLCFor a few dollars more you could get 2 of these:
I hadn’t noticed the loop before. Thanks for that. The padded neck line is one of my favorite parts. Having the weight hanging on the back of my neck was a problem for me with other vests. I always wear a collared shirt in all seasons, maybe that’s why.
I haven’t found the pockets to be a problem, but I don’t deny that stuff does fall out from time to time. Fit and finish on mine is excellent.
@sergeant-schultz That’s what I currently wear, and it beats the party chief vest by a mile. Constructions is of good quality and it has held up well to my abuse.
@hi-staker I have 2 – a size M for warm weather and an L for the winter 🙂
YouTube your experiment of extracting that 1/3 person.
Wear proper ppe for all the fluids.
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The most important part of a Survey Vest is the big pocket on the back where I put my lunch. Then the side zippers where I put two water bottles for every hour that I could possibly be in the field, except if I am near St George and then I pack 4 bottles per hour.
Those vests don’t have a lunch pocket!
@norman-oklahoma
Yours has a padded neck line? Mine does not and it drives me crazy even with the collared shirts I tend to wear. That is unless I go for the Joe Cool look and keep the collar up.
I’m starting to wonder if they are having quality control issues.
It does have a padded neck line. I’m guessing that features have been added as the product matures. I also notice that the hanging loop on mine is on the inside of the collar, whereas the vests pictured on their website have it on the outside.
You caused me to examine my PC vest for pockets I might want to put my hands in. And there are some! Who knew? But the openings are far too small to get my ungloved hands in easily. With gloves on – fuggedaboudit! So you are right about the pockets being small. But my opinion was formed without knowing they existed.
@mark-silver The ML Kishigo has a big zipper pocket on the back, plus two water bottle holders, one on each side. I have packed my lunch and a 2 liter water bottle in the back vest pocket with plenty of room to spare, plus a 20 ounce water bottle in each side pocket.
@norman-oklahoma
Funny, mine is from this spring / summer. No padded neck. I do have two loops though, inside and out. It really rubs on my neck.
Took delivery of a new Party Chief vest yesterday. The old one is about 5 years old and while it isn’t falling apart it is looking a bit ratty.
The hand pockets on this new one have big enough openings to get my hands in. The pockets are a bit deeper and the flaps are larger. And there is a now a velcro strip over the left vest pocket. I suppose that is to add a name tag? Other than those things the new is pretty much the same as the old.
Velcro strip is for holding the pocket open, usually.
Funny, I took the OP as more about dreaming of, or aspiring to be, the Party Chief, then once you put that vest on, it isn’t as glamorous as you imagined it would be. I recall being enamored with the instrument(s) when I first started and dreamed of the day that I would be an I-Man. Then, after standing in unshaded heat all day running the instrument, I dreamed of being back on the rod.
I may have to try one of these. I don’t believe I have ever seen one in the wild. I have always worn Seco vests as I was told when I started that they were the best/industry standard. For years I wore the standard seco with the back pack but am currently using the Caltrans/Seco vest with the mesh back and neck pad and I have to say it’s pretty nice. My only complaint is that I carry a 24oz water bottle in the back and it has shredded several holes in the mesh. My coworker has a cheap knockoff of the same vest but with much sturdier mesh.
I’m going to be the voice a dissent on this one. Stay with the Seco, I’m going back to them. As I posted back in 2020, I think they have a problem with manufacturing. I purchased a second PC vest last year out of necessity, I need an ANSI 107/CSA Z-96 compliant vest and did have time to order one from Seco. While this one does have the padded neck, my previous issue about constancy still exists. To top it off, it is not well constructed, lots of rough hems. Not that it matters much to me in this case, they are no longer made in the USA. I think they have just gotten too big and not upped their QC game to match.
For the extra couple of bucks I’ll be ordering a new Seco vest. While still not perfect, the workmanship is at least constant.
All this talk about water bottles. Why not use canteen or a camelback. I am sure no one here does this but I have walked some cut lines to only fine plastic bottles along the trail. I personally do not like the water bottles. I see the benefits for sure. I still wash out and load ice in my large 5 gallon water jug and keep it in the bed of my truck as soon as it starts warming up for use on the farm. I keep a few tin cups around and hang them on the handle. I have one for myself the kids get one each and the wife. I used camelbacks in the service a lot surveying along with canteens. Once you get a good one and adjust it correctly it will become a part of you and holds a heck of lot more water and stays nice and cool.
Funny you mentioned camelbacks, I brought one to my very first day surveying, used it for the first few months on the job. If I remember correctly it got some mold or funk in the tube and I moved on to other methods. Might be worth revisiting though, especially for the big hiking days.
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