Yeah Greg,

I think our situations are a lot different. I spend very little timeon stand-just the nature of elk hunting and the stlye of hunting I prefer. I tend to cover a lot of ground spotting and stalking. I actually sent Chuck Pensyl one of my vesthoping to have one madefrom the Enigma pattern (the two I have are made by Columbia). For me, the "front and center" aspect of my gear is the most important. One the other hand, our temps are much cooler than yours. I could see how a vest might not be the answer in your neck of the woods.

One thing you might consider (I had one sewn into my vest) is a clipon which you can hang your bow. I use mine while walking and it helps to elimate arm fatigue.