Upland Vest
Hey folks,
New to this forum and I really like the overall format / content. I am a longtime outdoorsman having spent much of my time hunting waterfowl and upland birds, deer hunting, fishing, working with sporting dogs (retrievers) and carving decoys. I am retired from a career in fish and wildlife conservation.
I find myself doing a lot more upland hunting as of late under a variety of temperature conditions. I am looking for an upland vest that will haul heavy loads of birds (have been doing some guiding, so I often carry clients birds on the preserve). The bird loads can get heavy and if the temperatures soar it can get pretty warm.
I have been looking (online) at the vests by WingWorks and Pella as they both seem to have a built in system to distribute the load of birds onto the wearer's hips (much like a backpack). We have a strict requirement for "Hunter Orange" here and neither one of these vests would fill the requirement (easily addressed with wearing other garments underneath the vest and a hat).
My question is to wearer / owners of either of these vests, what you like and or do not like about the vest, i.e. durability, comfort, features. Also and very important (load carrying capacity) I often carry the birds of up to three clients during a hunt (pheasant and chuckar partridge) so the weight can be significant. Just trying to make a wise decision before purhcase. Thank you for any information provided.
Mike
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