I don’t like to throw tools and equipment under the bus, but the Milwaukee Sherpa-Lined Vest With 5-Pockets is a miss for me.
I want to like it-it’s super rugged. It has 5 sensible pockets (I love that I can get my iPhone in the chest pocket), the zipper is awesome and the sherpa lining is toasty. It’s simple without being stripped down.
However, and I cannot believe I am saying this, I think it is too rugged. Kind of like ballistic nylon toolbelts that never really break in, this is un-break-ia-able. The heavy duty cotton duck over the ample helping of liner is super stiff. The garment is also long-made longer by the little extra bit of fabric in the back to cover you up when you crouch over-which means I have to fold it up so I can get my tool pouch around my waist.
It’s the same thing in the truck. When I fold myself into the driver’s seat, it doesn’t fold up with me and the next thing I know, the collar is riding up by my chin. Which brings me to the collar, which both is and is not a collar. It is a collar in the sense that it is above the shoulders of the vest. But it’s only an inch tall-too small to fold down and I constantly snagging it on my ear piece or under my chin. And on a cold day, the thing can’t be zipped up under your chin.
Lastly, I’m hardly the biggest guy, but I got a small and I am swimming in this. Maybe for taller dudes who stand up more than I do, but this one is not for me.
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