Basic Vest

My wife and I split our time between the mountains of NC and the mountains of MT. I agree with all that the previous reviewers wrote about using the vest in cooler to cold weather. In 2023, and as a response to Ralph and Debby's education re wool, and my own renewed research into woolens, I started wearing my fullweight vest as a "tank top" in warmer weather [worn directly on the skin......no undershirt] and found it to work wonderfully! I think you folks should try this.....especially those of you in the South. Because it can be unbuttoned, it is even more versatile than a traditional cotton tank top, partly because of the fact that wool can hold 35 times more water than cotton, which means that wool will not feel "clammy" as soon as cotton will in warmer weather when a person may be sweating. I experienced this in MT last summer when going back and forth between my cotton tank tops and the WeatherWool vest experimenting to see which would work better than the other of if they were the same. Wool is better. But I have not thrown out all of my cotton tank tops because sometimes the work in MT involves very dirty and greasy tractor work, and I would rather get my cotton shirts greasy and dirty than my WeatherWool. I will be buying more of the vests in the midweight fabric to use in this, new to me, way.

Bought to wear as a base layer and/or in lighter, cooler TX weather. Can’t say enough about Ralph and Debbie’s creations!

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I’m on the opposite end from the other reviewers, I’m in AL not AK. I’ve had a basic full weight Lynx vest for 6 years, I think maybe only 5. Regardless it has held up better than any other Brand of vest I’ve had. For an AL winter this vest is all that is needed most of the time and when more is needed it works perfectly under my AAJ. My vest is the original design before slot buttons and that is the weak point, 1 button has loosened up and will need to be reattached. The new slot button design will prevent that problem. I highly recommend this vest for hunters or anyone working outside and is nice enough to wear to Church.

Like the last reviewer, I too live in Alaska and I too am coming from a Filson vest, which I wore for years. This vest certainly IS the finer of the two, and I find this one to be my go-to garment, in general. Of note, I wear a Large in the Al’s Anorak, at 6’2”, 225lbs (fit), but the XL in this fits perfectly. The exchange was very easy, but something to consider.

Vests are a great foundational piece of clothing, and it seems those who wear them incorporate them often; if this is you, or could be you, I genuinely could not imagine a finer wool option.

I’ve been wearing this vest for about 3 years now and it’s the first thing that I grab to put on.
Living in Alaska even the summer nights can be cool. This is just the perfect thing to put on. I had a Filson vest prior to this and this one blows it out of the water. It’s perfect for layering under my CPO or AAJ in colder months as well. I even wear it under my Al’s anorak.
With the improvement of the slot buttons I’m tempted to get another one. Thanks Ralph and family for great products and service.
Steve