A lot of the guys post pics of their old school turkey guns so I'm posting a couple old school vests I have. The best thing about them is the Made in USA tag!! Hard to find that now days.
The vests are not for sale. I just thought everyone might enjoy looking at some old school vests.
Nice vests butI must agree that the Made in USA emblem is the best part. Sad that if you want to find anything with that label you have to do some serious searching.
That Fall Foliage vest is sharp! I love that pattern. I have some Fall Foliage bib overalls that I wear in the South Carolina early season and they match the dead leaves and dead pine needles perfect.
I think I these vests were bought around 1995 when I began hunting. The Fall foliage one was my first vest and I used it every year until I retired it in 2011. I'll probably still break it out once in awhile. The Full foliage was my Dad's and he no longer hunts. He never was a real serious turkey hunter so It's hardly been used.
I've got one of the same vest but in the Greenleaf pattern. Mine isn't in nearly the shape of these 2. Bought in the mid 90s and was used until the 2010 season.
I have one from the early 90's that I passed down to my daughter. I'm not sure who actually made it, but my guess it was from MO.
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Great lookin vest. I seriously love the "made in usa" tag.
Very cool!
LOL it would take a lot more than 50 bucks to buy mine. I love these old vests!
pretty neat.
have not thought about mine for a time.
first turkey vest i bought was made by 10X in the USA.
real-tree camo with stutters in the knotholes of the camo. Sub species of Turks wrote near them too.
think i bought it in late 80's or early 90's??
My favorite vest by far is my old HS Strut in Advantage Timber camo. It was "Made in America" :smiley-patriotic-flagwaver-an and is very well constructed . I have used it for about 12 years and plan to keep wearing it.
I still hunt with my vest that look like the ones above but mine(2) are maybe original break up...simple vest serves the purpose and hate to change just wish the but pad was a little thicker lol
Anyone still looking for one of these MO Full Foliage vests? I just found my old one from the 80's and would be willing to part with it if somebody still wants one of them.
I had an old vest like that in tree stand. No clue where it would be.
I am still using an older vest that Cabela's called the "Ultimate Turkey Vest". Never seen another one made like it. All pockets are internal and the game bag actually extends all the way around to the front. Almost like it is two vests layered. I just can't give it up, it is like an old friend. It has been modified with new padded straps and 3D leaf strips sewed onto it and it looks pretty rough but is still 100% functional and totally quiet. I can't stand the stiff cordura vests today with external pouches sewed all over them. They look like some kind of military load bearing harness.
You mean to tell me that all of the Mossy Oak Vests & Clothes.? Are now all made overseas.? Toxey Haas, What a disgrace.? What about the "MADE IN AMERICA " For the people who supported your Company all of these Years.? I guess its All about the Benjamins .? Period. >:(
Quote from: REDTAIL on March 06, 2014, 03:20:07 PM
You mean to tell me that all of the Mossy Oak Vests & Clothes.? Are now all made overseas.? Toxey Haas, What a disgrace.? What about the "MADE IN AMERICA " For the people who supported your Company all of these Years.? I guess its All about the Benjamins .? Period. >:(
Of course it is about money, it is business.
But is also about competitors taking the work offshore and forcing the issue.
As well as retailer demanding pricepoints and margins to match or exceed that of competing vendors.
And the fact that NAFTA sent a shockwave causing most remaining cutting and sewing operations in the US to shutdown, and all the employees with the skills to do that work were getting up in age. Young people were not looking for that work. So where, exactly, is one to get cutting and sewing done in the US? And at a price that allows a company to compete with competitors offshore and satisfy the demands of retailers?
I still use an old greenleaf vest like those but needs work every year:)
Quote from: REDTAIL on March 06, 2014, 03:20:07 PM
You mean to tell me that all of the Mossy Oak Vests & Clothes.? Are now all made overseas.? Toxey Haas, What a disgrace.? What about the "MADE IN AMERICA " For the people who supported your Company all of these Years.? I guess its All about the Benjamins .? Period. >:(
Those vest are from back when MO made their own stuff. Now the patterns are licensed to multiple companies that sadly manufacture all over.