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dbirdsong
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I am a big guy.. Even though I have lost 30 pounds in the last year, I still wear either a 4x or 5x shirt or jacket.
Now I have wanted a photo vest for a long time, but I guess that guys my size don't take photos and if they do they must not have much gear... other wise they would make photo vest over 1xl for us to buy.
With that that in mind I have been looking in sporting good stores for a vest that will work.
I have looked at Bass Pro Shop where I do buy a lot of my clothes, but the largest size of a fisherman's vest was 2xl, so Saturday I decided to go visit Cabela's in Dundee Michigan after I got done with work.
I was very happy to find a few different types of vest there that were either 3xl or larger. I really liked a couple shooting jackets, but the largest was a 3xl, they suggested that I check out the safari jackets, which do come in a 5xl size, but the largest they had in stock was a 2xl. It was nice because of the length but the pockets weren't very large. So I headed over to the fly fishing area and found these.
I wish it was just a little longer, but I can put the following into it. (all in the front pockets)
sigma 70-300 Super APO
Tokan 12-24
Nikkor 28-300
SB800
and in the very large back pocket a Sigma 400mm
In the small pockets I plan on putting in different filters and lens and body caps.
While I haven't tried yet, I bet I can put a couple small point and shoot cameras I have in it too.
That allows me to take my 2 D70's with Sigma 24-70 and 70-200 EX lens around my neck or on the shoulder.
I choose the Mesh vest for $59.99 The regular one is on sale this week for $29.99 Not a bad deal.
http://www.cabelas.com/...
Now I didn't get a chance to go out shooting today, I did fill it up last night and I found it a lot more comfortable with all my gear in it than my backpack or my shoulder bag.
I am on vacation at the end of the week so it is going to get a workout.
Now I have wanted a photo vest for a long time, but I guess that guys my size don't take photos and if they do they must not have much gear... other wise they would make photo vest over 1xl for us to buy.
With that that in mind I have been looking in sporting good stores for a vest that will work.
I have looked at Bass Pro Shop where I do buy a lot of my clothes, but the largest size of a fisherman's vest was 2xl, so Saturday I decided to go visit Cabela's in Dundee Michigan after I got done with work.
I was very happy to find a few different types of vest there that were either 3xl or larger. I really liked a couple shooting jackets, but the largest was a 3xl, they suggested that I check out the safari jackets, which do come in a 5xl size, but the largest they had in stock was a 2xl. It was nice because of the length but the pockets weren't very large. So I headed over to the fly fishing area and found these.
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I wish it was just a little longer, but I can put the following into it. (all in the front pockets)
sigma 70-300 Super APO
Tokan 12-24
Nikkor 28-300
SB800
and in the very large back pocket a Sigma 400mm
In the small pockets I plan on putting in different filters and lens and body caps.
While I haven't tried yet, I bet I can put a couple small point and shoot cameras I have in it too.
That allows me to take my 2 D70's with Sigma 24-70 and 70-200 EX lens around my neck or on the shoulder.
I choose the Mesh vest for $59.99 The regular one is on sale this week for $29.99 Not a bad deal.
http://www.cabelas.com/...
Now I didn't get a chance to go out shooting today, I did fill it up last night and I found it a lot more comfortable with all my gear in it than my backpack or my shoulder bag.
I am on vacation at the end of the week so it is going to get a workout.