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Champlain Islander
I have one I bought 15 or 20 years ago. I think it was bucklick creek or something like that. I think they got bought out by someone else now though. It has a nice pouch in the back which carries all my decoys and can carry out a full sized tom. Plenty of pockets and pouches one dedicated for a paddle type box call. The beauty of this particular vest is the built in seat which is self supporting. You lower it from inside the back and it has straps on the side so it supports you kind of like a bucket seat. I try to set up against a tree for safety but often there are branches or abnormalities in the trunk so the seat supports you without having to lean on the tree. It allows you to sit comfortably with your knees up to rest the gun on. I can wear the vest and lower the seat and sit comfortably right in the middle of a field. It is all camo and a perfect vest.
I looked on line and see Bass Pro's Red Head has their own version. It looks like the seat is similar but think the overall set up is different. Not sure if better without looking at one.
I have been looking at the Tat'r 2 from cabelas and the Redhead lounger at bass pro. How easy is it do deploy the seat in the Bucklick. I tried it on and sat in it and it was pretty comfy other than not much cushion for the assets lol. I was having problems deploying the seat quickly with it coming down from the inside. Is there an easy way to get use to this?
I went to look at the cabelas vest but the store here was sold out of all vests and most calls. The season isn't even a week long and the shelves were bare. Not very impressed with here.