There was a thread recently in the gear forum posted by a member looking for the above. It got me to thinking, what features would hunters be looking for? I don't hunt, never have and I don't know anyone who does so I'm wondering what people carry with them. I ask because I'm thining of making a prototype. Trying to gauge interest. The vest would be 500 D cordura, blaze orange of course. Hydration pouch on the back and no slip material on your shooting shoulder for rifle/shotgun butt as options. I'm assuming most carry binos, GPS/compass/map/, duck calls, one or two extra magazines/10-12 shotgun shells.
Blaze Orange Vest
- Thread starter ADK
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I just carry the lightweight vest that is as basic as can be.. I wear it over my other gear/jacket which it taylered to what I'm hunting etc..
Eg. if it starts to rain I just pull out the rain jacket and put the vest over teh jacket..
it's doesn't need to be complex..
Eg. if it starts to rain I just pull out the rain jacket and put the vest over teh jacket..
it's doesn't need to be complex..
thebuckhunter
CGN frequent flyer
- Location
- Eastern Ontario
Modular, with molle platform. Additional pouches in blaze as well. Willing to field test 
Definitely interested.
-Jason
EDIT- Also a small/medium day pack with a molle platform in 500/1000 denier in blaze would be awesome as well. My vest is orange but my day pack is camo. I had a blaze orange cover with bungee in the seams made up to cover my pack. While carrying a camo pack over an orange vest, you are reducing the amount of visible orange. A fishcop could say you are wearing less than the required 400 sq inches of visible orange. -Just a thought.
-J
Definitely interested. -Jason
EDIT- Also a small/medium day pack with a molle platform in 500/1000 denier in blaze would be awesome as well. My vest is orange but my day pack is camo. I had a blaze orange cover with bungee in the seams made up to cover my pack. While carrying a camo pack over an orange vest, you are reducing the amount of visible orange. A fishcop could say you are wearing less than the required 400 sq inches of visible orange. -Just a thought.
-J
It depends what you are hunting for.... Turkey, Duck, geese, predator = no vest
For Upland game (partridge, pheasant etc) and rabbit hunting you want lightweight.... game pouch on the back.... etc....
For deer, I like thebuckhunter's idea.....
For Upland game (partridge, pheasant etc) and rabbit hunting you want lightweight.... game pouch on the back.... etc....
For deer, I like thebuckhunter's idea.....
thebuckhunter
CGN frequent flyer
- Location
- Eastern Ontario
I was thinking a bit more for moose. 2-days-worth-of-supplies-type of size.
-Jason
-Jason
Cranky Pants
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
I just use an upland vest in warm weather and the lightest one possible later on as it is going over a variety of clothing.
blasted_saber
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- A blue part of Ontario
I prefer an upland style vest for all my hunting as the game pouch built into it works well to hold gloves, mitts, extra layer of clothing. That or a vest with a backpack compartment.
Ya really, deer hunting usually done in camps. Stalking or from tree stands same with moose. No need to carry gear other than small pack.
Bear hunting. The orange comes off as soon as on stand. So you need light easy to remove.
Upland hunting you want light vest or coat with game pouch.
Never worn for waterfowl hunting. Not a legal requirement.
Most people where either a blaze coat or a very minimal light vest.
I don't see a big market for a tactical style vest in blaze orange.
Bear hunting. The orange comes off as soon as on stand. So you need light easy to remove.
Upland hunting you want light vest or coat with game pouch.
Never worn for waterfowl hunting. Not a legal requirement.
Most people where either a blaze coat or a very minimal light vest.
I don't see a big market for a tactical style vest in blaze orange.
The issue I can think of with 500 cordura is that it can be noisy when walking through the bush when twigs and what not brush up against it. A material that is going to muffle/absorb sound is more preferable. Velcro=nosie=bad. Snap button and buckle closures would be best.
A 'tactical-style' molle vest is something I would be interested in for hunting, especially for small game or still/stalking large game as I have a real problem staying still, especially when I start getting cold. If I'm going to be sitting in a stand a backpack more than suitable.
A 'tactical-style' molle vest is something I would be interested in for hunting, especially for small game or still/stalking large game as I have a real problem staying still, especially when I start getting cold. If I'm going to be sitting in a stand a backpack more than suitable.
I wasn't considering a MOLLE vest, I was more thinking of a vest with fixed pouches specific to the type of hunter, ie deer vest, duck hunter etc...I am a MOLLE fan however and would certainly build one with the required pouches. Now that the noise issue has been brought up, I was thinking of a 500D as a base for strength with a fleece/fleece like material sewn over that (or whatever it is that is used for you guys to keep it quiet) for the noise. the PALS webbing could be sewn over that. Thoughts?
blasted_saber
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- A blue part of Ontario
blasted_saber
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- A blue part of Ontario
blasted_saber
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- A blue part of Ontario
Sorry for the run on sentence, I was wrestling my 14 month old daughter in one hand and trying to type at the same time.
Most big game doesnt see blaze orange, and the potential risk of being shot at by some ******** thinking you are big game is significantly higher, thus the reason for orange for big game hunters in most provinces.
Waterfowl hunters on the other hand are exempted because the relative risk of being shot at is extremely low compared to big game hunters, and as mentioned above, ducks can see very well.
only peice of blaze orange is on the inside of my camo belaclava. i turn it orange out after the kill. sometimes hang it from a tine so i can find easly if i need to go for help.
might not be the safest practice but thats what i do
might not be the safest practice but thats what i do
The first time I seen blaze orange was in the late 70's on the Meaford tank range. In the early morning or late evening light all you could see was orange hats and coats. That 12 mile cloth as they called it then was incredable in gathering any avaiable light.
In a hunter crowded area this stuff will save your bacon in letting others know you are there. Keep in mind at least 10% of the male population is colour blind the most common spectrum is red/green. Iam one of them.
Also keep in mind there are still alot of hunters out there who shoot at sounds, and any movement that is brown/black. Very scary to say the least, but the reality is they are out there and well armed.
So in busy hunter areas your best to have at least a blaze orange hat and coat on. Pants if you can find a decent pair!! And if they had Blaze Toilet paper might be wise to have some of that too.
I have completely worn out two blaze/goretex suits from Cabelas and one coat from LL.Bean since. Working on a Pro Bass coat at present. The Columbia goretex blaze upland coat is still going strong at 18 yrs old. Tough as nails that coat.
From the start I never liked orange vests. When worn over a heavy coat they hampered my movement and access to my coat pockets.
Every blaze coat I have has been an uninsulated goretex shell with lots of big pockets to put stuff in. I layer up or down underneath it depending on the temp. This gives the coat great versitility in all temps and weather conditions.
I have 3 separate coats /suits depending on what type of hunting Iam doing.
All uninsulated goretex/or equivilant shells with lots of pockets. Everybody has there own personel preferance and reasons for it. This methodology on hunting coats has worked for me anyways.
In a hunter crowded area this stuff will save your bacon in letting others know you are there. Keep in mind at least 10% of the male population is colour blind the most common spectrum is red/green. Iam one of them.
Also keep in mind there are still alot of hunters out there who shoot at sounds, and any movement that is brown/black. Very scary to say the least, but the reality is they are out there and well armed.
So in busy hunter areas your best to have at least a blaze orange hat and coat on. Pants if you can find a decent pair!! And if they had Blaze Toilet paper might be wise to have some of that too.
I have completely worn out two blaze/goretex suits from Cabelas and one coat from LL.Bean since. Working on a Pro Bass coat at present. The Columbia goretex blaze upland coat is still going strong at 18 yrs old. Tough as nails that coat.
From the start I never liked orange vests. When worn over a heavy coat they hampered my movement and access to my coat pockets.
Every blaze coat I have has been an uninsulated goretex shell with lots of big pockets to put stuff in. I layer up or down underneath it depending on the temp. This gives the coat great versitility in all temps and weather conditions.
I have 3 separate coats /suits depending on what type of hunting Iam doing.
All uninsulated goretex/or equivilant shells with lots of pockets. Everybody has there own personel preferance and reasons for it. This methodology on hunting coats has worked for me anyways.
