Got my hands on new ol Tom vest at the convention. Was super impressed with it. I will definitely be purchasing it. Was impressed with primos vest as well. Just isn't for me. Nomad vest was not great in my opinion but ok. The grounded vest is the best made. But I have a love/hate relationship with all of the pockets being inside a zipped component. I will try the ol Tom out. Just my take aways from convention as far as vests go. What are your thoughts?
For the turkey purse cult... we get it... I was just referring to the vests I saw at convention. Please don't hijack this thread as well
If you noticed, did Knight and Hale have a new vest if they had a booth? I have and really like their run and gun 300 but I believe it's discontinued and they only offer the 200. I didn't know if they had a replacement or not.
Thanks for the notes on the other vests.
I'm liking the ol tom vest as well. What was your take away on the Sitka vest?
Thanks for the feedback! Sight unseen, the new ol tom vest definitely has my wheels spinning! Just looks like a great design. Ive been hunting the badlands vest for a few seasons now, its held up great considering the hell ive put it through. Great seat, good pocket layout. My only gripes are: only 2 pot call pockets, small "game bag" in rear of vest, & and the vest material is a little noisy especially in cold weather. Also curious if you got your hands on the Sitka vest??
Anybody have pics of the new ol tom vest?
Quote from: skimerhorn on February 20, 2022, 03:17:24 PM
Anybody have pics of the new ol tom vest?
There's a bunch of pictures on their website.
I was disappointed that Knight Hunting Products was there. Would have definitely spent money with him
Is that the Gunslinger vest? any one see one for sale.
Gunslinger vest is for sale on the ol tom site for 169.99. Kinda looks like a Dixon vest
It says sold out for me.
Gunslinger vest is not available yet on their website. It has been posted for a month or so saying sold out. Should be up in next 10 days or so
I will be honest I didn't give the Sitka a fair evaluation when I heard and saw Sitka. I'm trying to find that coupon code for 30 percent off ol Tom 1 time purchase. Will make that vest 120 bucks or so
appreciate the report! That gunslinger did look promising, glad to hear it is.
I liked the Grounded vest the most.
Quote from: Gooserbat on February 20, 2022, 08:39:08 PM
I liked the Grounded vest the most.
man I really do too... it's tough for me. I love that vest. Way lighter than you'd expect. I love that you can zip two pockets and everything is secure. I also hate that everything is virtually accessed by two zipped pockets. Every time you wanna grab something you gotta unzip that big zipper. Not a huge issue but if I'm nit picking. It was far and away the best made vest
Quote from: kytrkyhntr on February 20, 2022, 02:24:23 PM
Got my hands on new ol Tom vest at the convention. Was super impressed with it. I will definitely be purchasing it. Was impressed with primos vest as well. Just isn't for me. Nomad vest was not great in my opinion but ok. The grounded vest is the best made. But I have a love/hate relationship with all of the pockets being inside a zipped component. I will try the ol Tom out. Just my take aways from convention as far as vests go. What are your thoughts?
For the turkey purse cult... we get it... I was just referring to the vests I saw at convention. Please don't hijack this thread as well
Good to hear about the Gunslinger and Grounded vest. I recently bought the Grounded and plan on ordering the Gunslinger and selling the one I don't want to keep.
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How thick or comfortable did the seat on the new ol tom vest seem? I like the looks and layout as well, just hope the seat matches the rest of it.
Ol tom seat has always been a hair thinner than I'd like. However this one seems beefed up. It felt thicker than their usual seat. Of course I didn't sit in it but that's just what I felt. I wouldn't say it's better than the tatr 2 seat or as thick but I will just say it's better than their past seats
I was also really impressed with the grounded vest but like you didn't like the pockets. Seems to be the best made for sure
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Good to hear about the gunslinger vest. I'm glad they're offering this one in greenleaf!
Quote from: cpreeves on February 21, 2022, 09:16:55 AM
Good to hear about the gunslinger vest. I'm glad they're offering this one in greenleaf!
The gentlemen I spoke to regarding the gunslinger vest expressed to me, and this is just my understanding, that this year will be the only year they run this vest in greenleaf. So if you guys out there like the vest and are greenleaf fans I would suggest not waiting on it. That's just how I understood it. Sounds like it's a 1 year deal
Does the gun slinger hold two pots or four pots?
Gunslinger has 2 double pot pockets so 4.
I ruled the gunslinger out almost immediately because it doesn't have an upper chest strap. I always have trouble with a vest riding upon the front if it doesn't have a chest strap. I really wanted to like it cause they are fairly local guys to me.
I ended up getting a grounded vest to try. I still plan to use my KnH RnG 300 mostly but my son is about to outgrow his youth vest and the wife mentioned going with me this year so it will get some use even if I don't use it a lot. Locally I have a plan to hunt where I'm not gonna be taking hardly any calls with me so I can try the grounded without completely unloading my RnG.
I really did like the Sitka vest as it is similar to the RnG. I didn't sit on it but the seat looked pretty good. I don't like their camo at all so Im out especially at rumored $250 for it. I guess if they offer it in Bottom land eventually I may reconsider. ????