The most valuable piece of gear I own

This vest is comfortable to wear. I've spent the last two months wearing only this vest (and pants) and I don't have a single complaint about it. I carry a ton of stuff with me at any particular time and I really like throwing on the vest and getting out of Adventure HQ without having to put pens in my pockets and grab my keys and watch (yeah, I still wear a watch. It's got a compass on it!) At the end of the day, I drop all my accouterments in the big pockets and I don't have to look for them in the morning (or afternoon, as the case often is). I do a fair amount of hiking and kayaking around Los Angeles and this vest has served me well. I even wear it to work. I'm buying a second (black, so I can be more like Han Solo) and taking them on two six-month expeditions through the Caribbean and then Antarctica. I'll update my review upon my return and report how well they hold up through the tropics and the Antarctic (I might swing by Machu Pichu, while I'm at it). Now that I think of it, I bet I could fit my thongs in the back pocket...My only complaint so far is that it gets pretty soaked with sweat when I'm adventuring. So, some sort of sweat-wicking material might be better, if not as sturdy.