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Like many nerds or geeks, I usually carry a lot of stuff in pockets scattered all over my body.  I’ve required from my wife that, if she buys me jeans, they need to have the “painter” pocket on the leg.  When the jeans are in the wash, I’m usually wearing my standard issue cargo pants or cargo shorts.  This puts me in a small dilemma in that all my gear is stashed below the waist line and can be bothersome to always access.  Here, in Southern California, I only have a limited weather window when I can wear my gear jacket and not overheat.  Also, being a frequent airline traveler has been a pain since I have to empty out my pants pockets to scramble through security and then grab my belongings from the conveyor belt before someone tries to make a grab for my gear.

In my search of the dark and black magic filled interwebz, I found a bright shining light in the form of Scott Jordan and his SCOTTEVEST/SeV company.  Scott makes a travel vest that looks good and provides enough pockets to equip a small team of hackers.

The travel vest has 22 pockets of various shapes, sizes and locations all tailored for a variety of gadgets and sundry goods. Most of the inside pockets have small, out of the way tags, sewn to the pocket with a little universal symbol on them, to help suggest what would best fit inside.  An example would be the camera pocket on the interior, right side or the sunglass pocket that comes equipped with a eyeglass chamois and clip.  The vest also features SeV’s patented “Personal Area Network” or “PAN” that allows wires to run along the inside of the vest between the outer shell and inner shell layers.

For those that don’t like having water bottles bulge out of their pockets, there’s a very handy elastic band in the right side pocket to keep your bottle upright.  Due to the design of the vest itself, there is little “imprinting” when viewed from the outside, thus reducing unsightly bulges.  There’s even two interior pockets with a clear material that you can keep your Ipod or cell phone in and still be able to see and manipulate the controls.  Along the interior collar, you are able to run your earbud cabling and even tuck it under the collar so you don’t get tangled in the cords as you put on/take off the vest.

Going through airport security is a breeze.  All you do is take off the vest, lay it flat and send it through x-ray and then throw it back on after you go through the metal detector.  No more rush or hassle to grab loose items and shove them back into your pockets.

The vest comes in three colors currently.  Black Lava (which I own), Red Rock and Desert Sand.  The vest is very form fitting.  Going by their sizing guide, I purchased a small.  When fully loaded, there is minimal bulging and it carries the weight well.  If you’re not into snug fitting clothing, I recommend you purchase one size larger. It retails for $100, but if you listen to one of the Leo Laporte Youtube videos here, you’ll find out about a 20% off coupon code you can use during check-out.   For me, it’s worth the price due to build quality and it makes my life easier by keeping my gear organized.

I give it a unicorn rating of:

5/5 - Punched in the face by AWESOME!

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