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Today’s ramble begins with one of my favorite geek gear products: ScotteVest.

If you have not heard of ScotteVest (or SeV for short) then you are missing out on one of the coolest clothing products out there for your tech gear. Now personally I have a tough time carrying all the gadgets and gear when I get out on my tech-cave now and then. Heavy laptop bags, belt pouches and tech backpacks made me look like, well, like an overloaded geek. Not to mention the pain it caused to my shoulders and back by carrying all that gear awkwardly.

Then I discovered SeV though my wanderings of Think Geek’s website. I saw that SeV has designed clothing that has an insane amount of pockets for your gear. And I mean like +22 pockets insane!

So enchanted on what I saw I ordered several of their products: The Travel Vest,
Evolution Jacket and the Cotton Hoodie.

And I just love it. Being able to carry all my stuff on one item, my clothing, instead of all that baggage is a great stress reliever. Now just to give you an idea on what I used to carry in my laptop/tech bags and instead carry in SeV’s Evolution Jacket, here is the a list of my gear :

-ASUS ULV80V 14.1″ Laptop w/ cables

-Logitech wireless mouse

-3rd gen iPod iTouch w/ earbuds and USB cable

-Clearspot Mobile Wi-Fi hot-spot w/ dongle and AC adapter

-Kodak EasyShare DX6490 SLR camera and USB cable

-USB Imitation 4 GB Flash drive

-rewindable mini earbuds for laptop

-2 GB SD Card

-2 Moleskine reporter notepads

-Bus schedules

-Pen w/ LED flashlight

-Mechanical draft pencil

-Random book of the day

-Personal medications for emergencies

-12oz Redbull/Gatorade

-Wallet and keys

Now some would say that it would be way too heavy to carry in one piece of clothing but I would counter that argument with I would have to carry that gear in my baggage anyway. Now I do admit there was some getting used to the weight, but it was better than having a laptop bag digging into one shoulder and having tech bags bouncing off my hip annoyingly. It is a bit of trick to sit in a car or bus seat with a laptop but with practice it is easily resolved. But I did not experience any kind of back or shoulder pain from all the weight I was carrying, a testament to the design of the jacket. The gear imprinting or “bulky look” was very small in the pockets themselves, so it did not look like I was carrying all that gear.

In fact when I visited a friend later that weekend, he had no idea what I had in that jacket until pulled that laptop out. His eyes just popped out like I pulled some fancy magic trick. I found this so amusing I went ahead and pulled this “trick” a few more times to other people I knew or met during that weekend just to see their reaction.

Another thing I like to rave about is SeV’s customer service. This is one of the few tech companies that I know that actually take the time and effort to listen to their customers. When a question or a minor issue came up with the SeV products I owned, they were very prompt and honest with their responses, both by phone and email. In fact, I like to give out a shout-out to customer rep Sherri for taking the time and patience  in dealing with all my countless questions and ramblings. You’re the best!

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ScotteVest Travel Vest product review – What’s in your ScotteVest?

March 18, 6:18 AMRoanoke Adventure Travel ExaminerSandi Bird

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Have you ever seen the movie Mary Poppins? If so you should remember the infamous carpet bag in which Mary Poppins carried all of her belongings when she responded to the Nanny ad. That carpet bag held everything including a lamp and a plant. Well, Mary Poppins’ carpet bag has met its match! And the competition isn’t even a piece of luggage…

Of all of the travel related products out there, my all-time-favorite is my ScotteVest Travel Vest which comes in amen’s and women’s version. While there are a number of travel clothing companies in business, ScotteVest is the first one that I’ve encountered that has put functionality at the top of its features. Functionality includes keeping one’s valuables close at hand, and that means pockets. In a press release last year founder and CEO Scott Jordan stated, “I didn’t invent the pocket…I just perfected it.” And perfected it he has. In a rapidly growing line of clothing.

Don’t let the fact that it’s “just a vest” fool you. While it is an article of clothing, it can be used like a second carry-on when traveling, but without the carry-on restrictions.  In this gadget/tech day that we live in it is increasingly important to travelers to have their gadgets with them. PDAs, mp3 players, netbooks, pocket gaming systems, digital cameras and more are carried around on a daily basis by a growing number of travelers.

And having those things accessible doesn’t mean having them in the “overhead bin” where they are off limits during the last hour of the flight. And what if you have to evacuate the plane in an emergency? Understandably, you are forbidden to take any of your carry-on luggage with you during an evacuation. That includes your purse, briefcase, etc. Imagine the nightmare of 300 passengers trying to get their stuff out of the bins and out from under the seats after an emergency landing! But, if your valuables are safely tucked away in the clothing you’re wearing, you just get up and leave without that additional loss.

Even if you aren’t flying, the Travel Vest and the other items in ScotteVest’s line of clothing can’t be beat for keeping your valuables secure, out of sight and within reach at all times. I wore my vest on a recent mission trip to Uganda and while there I filmed what I was carrying in my ScotteVest on a regular basis there. They say a picture is worth a thousand words, so I’ll let the video roll and you can see for yourself how versatile the vest is.

What’s in your ScotteVest – Travel Vest product review

Not everyone travels like I do, so what about someone who goes camping or is a photographer or goes out to the shooting range? Check out these two videos to see why this is one item that’s a “must have” for all adventure travelers:

The company is very customer oriented and makes full use of social networking sites–and the transparency that goes along with them. Customers are encouraged to share not only their comments (both good and bad) on the products they’ve purchased, but also to provide ideas for future products as well. CEO Scott Jordan personally responds to questions and comments, even posting video responses and footage of product development sessions as a means of involving customers in the planning and development process.

Check out their sale of the day page (there’s a different item on sale every day) and take advantage of their seasonal sales as well. It will be an investment that you won’t regret!

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