Went shopping today for a vest. I know we have killed this subject. 1st up Cabelas Tac tat`r: Noisy, shiny and silver snaps in back. Makes no sense. Felt cheap. Best thing about it was speed seat. 2nd speed seat, same deal nylon shiny material. Seat was excellent comfort. 3rd Ol Tom Easy Rider. Surprised it fit well. Same nylon shiny material. For the life of me I do not know what the chrome metal was for on front of vest. Box call sleeve small. 4th Blocker Finisher cotton poly, quite. Gave it a chance but the seat collapsed when I sat on it. Not bad but needs a better seat. 5th Nomad Pursuit could not figure what this vest is all about. When I looked over the stitching it was thin and frayed.
I see a lot of cheap workmanship. I don`t know who designs these but they are not seasoned hunters. Final say I don`t have sucker written on my forehead. Left with my money in my pocket.
It's a hard choice picking a vest. You were lucky to find that many brands in one place. My Tactical Tat'r II isn't shiny. I think I'll try to run it a few more years. Ol Tom used to make good stuff, surpised they would put anything shiny on a vest?
You will find one, keep looking!
I've used the same vest for 20 years. I have no desire to change it. Pretty sure they don't make anything like it now and I hope it lasts me another 50 years cause I love my vest. It's been everywhere and boxes and pots fit great. I love the mouth call pocket..it holds my can of Copenhagen great. A wonderful pocket for my Gatorade and two nice inside pockets for my wallet, keys, shells, TP, masks, gloves and snacks.
I guess I'm lucky and found the right one for me. I hope you find one and love it as much as I love my vest. Unlike women...it has yet to let me down. :z-flirtysmile3:
When BPS bought out Cabelas they ruined the turkey vests. The older ones were awesome.
Curious where you saw the Blocker vest?
I have this dream of Glenda working with a few turkey hunters and making a vest. You know that would be quality!
Quote from: PALongspur on February 12, 2023, 07:33:29 AM
When BPS bought out Cabelas they ruined the turkey vests. The older ones were awesome.
Curious where you saw the Blocker vest?
Yep...
For what it's worth I'm probably going to bring a Grounded vest home from Nashvegas.
Quote from: PALongspur on February 12, 2023, 07:33:29 AM
When BPS bought out Cabela's they ruined the turkey vests. The older ones were awesome.
Truth
I don't understand why they keep putting a box call pocket on the front of these vest. They're always too small and lots of guys don't use a box. Make a removable box pocket for the side or something. Use some Molle make them customizable. The pot call pockets on the front of nomads vest a few years ago were awful to. I hate a pocket sticking way off the vest.
Quote from: Sir-diealot on February 12, 2023, 07:52:56 AM
I have this dream of Glenda working with a few turkey hunters and making a vest. You know that would be quality!
I agree! It would be nice. For now I will just use my old vest and carry less making it a little lighter.
Quote from: deathfoot on February 11, 2023, 10:16:45 PM
I've used the same vest for 20 years. I have no desire to change it. Pretty sure they don't make anything like it now and I hope it lasts me another 50 years cause I love my vest. It's been everywhere and boxes and pots fit great. I love the mouth call pocket..it holds my can of Copenhagen great. A wonderful pocket for my Gatorade and two nice inside pockets for my wallet, keys, shells, TP, masks, gloves and snacks.
I guess I'm lucky and found the right one for me. I hope you find one and love it as much as I love my vest. Unlike women...it has yet to let me down. :z-flirtysmile3:
You have us all guessing, what make is your vest?
Im glad I got one of the older, still Cabela's tactical tat'r vests. I like it. I also have an R-N-G 300 that I like, but now my 10 year old uses it most of the time.
There's a good chance I'll bring a Grounded home from Nashville, too. Been wanting to try one. I like to have a couple of vests setup and ready to go...different calls to some extent depending on weather (wind mainly), etc.
So far I haven't found one that I like as much as my older cabelas vest, but I'm willing to keep trying! The new cabelas ones aren't 1/4th the quality of the old ones.
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Quote from: Tom007 on February 12, 2023, 03:20:38 PM
Quote from: deathfoot on February 11, 2023, 10:16:45 PM
I've used the same vest for 20 years. I have no desire to change it. Pretty sure they don't make anything like it now and I hope it lasts me another 50 years cause I love my vest. It's been everywhere and boxes and pots fit great. I love the mouth call pocket..it holds my can of Copenhagen great. A wonderful pocket for my Gatorade and two nice inside pockets for my wallet, keys, shells, TP, masks, gloves and snacks.
I guess I'm lucky and found the right one for me. I hope you find one and love it as much as I love my vest. Unlike women...it has yet to let me down. :z-flirtysmile3:
You have us all guessing, what make is your vest?
Mossy Oak Super Elite II. It's nothing special. But it meets what I need.
" the ole vest debate "
There's ok ones / good ones / awesome ones
But no such thing as the "perfect " one .
Quote from: Sir-diealot on February 12, 2023, 07:52:56 AM
I have this dream of Glenda working with a few turkey hunters and making a vest. You know that would be quality!
That would be pretty sweet
There is sure no perfect vest just gotta go with the one that has the most liked features- I'm on the grounded vest right now - lil heavy but great seat and INSIDE striker pockets - that's a pet peeve of mine from watching guys cry on here about losing strikers for years - I've done it myself with other vest!! They are about to put out a new version with a few changes from the first one - namely a buckle right at gun shouldering height that will make a lil noise if not careful - or cover it with moleskin and move on along -sometimes you gotta modify an ok vest to make it a great vest
Quote from: aclawrence on February 12, 2023, 02:00:58 PM
I don't understand why they keep putting a box call pocket on the front of these vest. They're always too small and lots of guys don't use a box. Make a removable box pocket for the side or something. Use some Molle make them customizable. The pot call pockets on the front of nomads vest a few years ago were awful to. I hate a pocket sticking way off the vest.
Maybe offer a molle attachable box call pocket and a molle attachable Thermacell holster. The owner could choose one or none of the above.
I rarely carry a box but think I'll carry one some this season. The box call pocket holds my Thermacell nicely, so I have those two options.
Its crazy when you are ready to spend your $$ but cant because because of quality issues, availability, etc. This happens all the time to me in all different scenarios. For me the best thing to do is not reward them with my money. Just like you did.
That said, I have an old cabelas tatr vest that ive used for years. The one with the huge seat. I have liked it for the most part. The box call pocket is in a bad place when i carry a gun slinged. Seems like that would have been a consideration. The pockets are starting to get holes in the bottom from use at this point but it has served well. A year or two ago i bought my son the new tatr vest off the interwebs and it was a huge disappointment to us when we got it. It just seems cheap next to the old one. My .02
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Quote from: deathfoot on February 12, 2023, 05:16:54 PM
Quote from: Tom007 on February 12, 2023, 03:20:38 PM
Quote from: deathfoot on February 11, 2023, 10:16:45 PM
I've used the same vest for 20 years. I have no desire to change it. Pretty sure they don't make anything like it now and I hope it lasts me another 50 years cause I love my vest. It's been everywhere and boxes and pots fit great. I love the mouth call pocket..it holds my can of Copenhagen great. A wonderful pocket for my Gatorade and two nice inside pockets for my wallet, keys, shells, TP, masks, gloves and snacks.
I guess I'm lucky and found the right one for me. I hope you find one and love it as much as I love my vest. Unlike women...it has yet to let me down. :z-flirtysmile3:
You have us all guessing, what make is your vest?
Mossy Oak Super Elite II. It's nothing special. But it meets what I need.
Nice vest..Most of all, it works.....thx
Quote from: PALongspur on February 12, 2023, 07:33:29 AM
When BPS bought out Cabelas they ruined the turkey vests. The older ones were awesome.
Curious where you saw the Blocker vest?
The money (billions) they spent to buy Cabelas, something had to suffer. Unfortunately they lowered the quality of some of their products....
Quote from: Tom007 on February 13, 2023, 05:59:27 AM
Quote from: PALongspur on February 12, 2023, 07:33:29 AM
When BPS bought out Cabelas they ruined the turkey vests. The older ones were awesome.
Curious where you saw the Blocker vest?
The money (billions) they spent to buy Cabelas, something had to suffer. Unfortunately they lowered the quality of some of their products....
Personally I would rather spend a little more for quality when it comes to anything. Like I tell my girlfriend when it comes to cooking "Cheap ingredients equal cheap results" it is the same thing with about anything in life, buy the best you can possible afford instead of going to the $ store and buying the same piece of crap 10 times that will fail you over and over.
I have yet to see a vest on the market that will replace my Super Elite 3 and since I have three, they will carry me to the end of my hunting days.
Quote from: deathfoot on February 12, 2023, 05:16:54 PM
Quote from: Tom007 on February 12, 2023, 03:20:38 PM
Quote from: deathfoot on February 11, 2023, 10:16:45 PM
I've used the same vest for 20 years. I have no desire to change it. Pretty sure they don't make anything like it now and I hope it lasts me another 50 years cause I love my vest. It's been everywhere and boxes and pots fit great. I love the mouth call pocket..it holds my can of Copenhagen great. A wonderful pocket for my Gatorade and two nice inside pockets for my wallet, keys, shells, TP, masks, gloves and snacks.
I guess I'm lucky and found the right one for me. I hope you find one and love it as much as I love my vest. Unlike women...it has yet to let me down. :z-flirtysmile3:
You have us all guessing, what make is your vest?
Mossy Oak Super Elite II. It's nothing special. But it meets what I need.
Both my go to vests are Super Elites. I just like them. Buy new vests load them up, then unload them back into the Super Elites. Ugh.
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I have a love / hate relationship with my turkey vest.
Get a vest that has the layout that you like the most and get it. If you don't like it by seasons end you can always sell it on here, ebay, etc.
Unfortunately, spending my money on vests and other turkey gear is not hard for me, at all!
There's probably more hunters that can afford the $50 vest than those of us who will fork out a $150 for a good vest. So from a business practice, make cheap, sell cheap, and make more money. I get it!!! Most companies are in the business to make money, not satisfy people. Do I like it that everything is going cheap? NO! But it's not going to change anytime soon. I guess what I'm saying is, I can see both sides. But I'm still going to hold out and pay for the better stuff. My 10 yr old vest works just fine for now.