I retired the vest 5 years ago and went to a large fanny pack,my vest at the time was around 25lbs my back and neck could not handle a long day on the river,
The Fanny Pack is perfect ,I wrap it around the oar towers on my cat,so it's right there,all the extra BS goes in a small backpac or the drybox,sometimes we carry way too much stuff,I try to go though my pac at least every couple fishing trips.
Tight lines and sore backs...Os

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