I love the SCOTTeVEST. It is great for walking my two dogs. I used to carry a cloth shoulder bag with dog treats, toilet bags, water bottle w/ collapsible bowl (summer), my iPhone Plus, and identification, etc.  I love being hands free since I do have two dogs to manage.  I cant wait to use it for hiking too.  It is very lightweight, the pockets are numerous and many-sized and I bought the blue one which is a lovely color.  I accidentally bought the wrong size and had to return it but the turnaround time was very quick.