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(5 customer reviews) 10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
oxypro vest 2575,
January 18, 2008 Lee Noyes - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Occidental Leather 2575 Oxy Pro Work Vest (Misc.)
This vest is simply awesome . I'm a big guy and the vest fits me well at its outer limits . The web site shows it worn by a average size guy so it should fit just about anybody . The vest is made like a tank and should last for years of hard use . Yet it weighs very little , so even loaded with tools it's very comfortable . Unlike tool belts I find no fatigue after wearing it all day and I'm not spending half my day pulling my pants back up . They did a great job designing this so as to be strong yet have as little material touching you as possible . Thus keeping you cool enough to wear it all year . I got a clip on pouch for extra fastner storage and a clip on hammer holder which I didn't need after all . I thought looking at the picture of the vest that the hammer holder might be to far back . As it turns out it's not . It took about an hour to get used to the hammer holder that comes with it now I love it . There is also a pocket for holding a cordless drill on the left side...Read more
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
one size does NOT fit all.,
February 19, 2010 J. Werlin - See all my reviews
This review is from: Occidental Leather 2575 Oxy Pro Work Vest (Misc.)
I'm a custom home builder, in the trades for over 20 years. I'm 5'-8" and 140 lbs. Maybe if I was 4" taller and 40 pounds heavier the vest would start to fit. One size does not fit all by a long shot.
The clip on pouches are to big and bulky and hang around my knees. The way two of the clip on loops are sewn makes taking the clip pouches off a royal pain. I don't care for the plastic holders they come with for your chisel and utility knife--too big again.
The two pouches up high on the vest get in the way of seeing and accessing the lower pockets. If you are trying to work between trusses or joists they really get in the way and hang up. And the worst: any time you bend over (and when you are framing this is constantly) your tools fall out. This is really aggravating after about the 10th time in an hour and dangerous if someone is working below.
These bags stink. I can't believe Occidental would release something so unfunctional.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Very Comfortable /well built all around vest.,
October 16, 2008 Barbara J. Perry (Sun Valley, ID) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Occidental Leather 2575 Oxy Pro Work Vest (Misc.)
Using mine daily for about a month now. I'm an electrician in Idaho with wide temperature changes and it easily adjusted to go over my "hoodie" and it's open back stays cool when it heats up.
It has ample room for my common hand tools and it way more comfortable than my standard tool belt. It also fits better when moving between 14 1/2" studs as it hugs your sides more. The top pockets work well for wire nuts but it could use a little velcro flap you could close so the nuts don't fall out when you bend over. I feel less tired and my pants aren't constantly slipping down. It's really shines on ladders and gets hung up on things much less than the belt. It's laid out fairly well for electrician's but is not specific to the trade. Mine is just now starting to break in and I'm finding my best spots for the strippers, longnose, linemans and the 14 in 1. so I can grab them blindly.
It's not perfect for electricians, not a good place for the fat max for example,...Read more
