BrowningVest, Strap Bird N' Lite, 2.0 W/O Emb, Ch/Bz, M/L

I purchased the vest for additional support to carry weight. Walking a half dozen miles carrying 2 or 3 pheasants couple quail, water bottles and half box of shells starts to hang heavy on my older frame. The vest is made good enough and has 2 water bottle pockets. It does support the weight better than traditional vests. For these qualities the vest shines and could be a 4 or 5 star review.The things I don't like. NOT much thought went into this vest. NOT much for pockets and those pockets are not secure. The game bag is shallow, the birds can shift and fall out. The game bag has snaps but they don't stay snapped, the slightest movement will cause the snaps to release. Jump a small ditch and a bird falls out. Chase a pheasant and the birds fall out. The shell pockets are small and don't stay snapped. I put a small light weight glove in each pocket, 5 shells (loose) in the bottom of each pocket and a granola bar in each pocket. The pocket was full. If you bend over and pick something from the ground your shells fall out. There are 5 shell loops in each pocket that secure 5 shells. Beyond the 2 small pockets there is a bigger pouch type pocket on the back you can put a snack or small rain coat. For this I give the product 1 star. POOR designing of pockets. It appears they have taken a harness and added very little material and some poor snaps to create a game bag and a couple pockets that won't stay secured. One often walks a good deal when hunting sharptails, chuckar, pheasants or quail and sometimes over rough ground. I want my birds to remain in the game bag more than 10 shells (secured).

Well made vest with lots of pockets for gear storage and an ample, easy to access game pouch. Adjustable straps accommodate varying sized users as well as layers of clothing or a heavier jacket. Shoulder straps are a little thick and may cause gun fit issues if your shotgun has a lot of drop at comb, otherwise they aren't a problem.

Nice upgrade from the 1.0. The bag is bigger with an H20 bladder option. The front pockets are also bigger which is very nice for extra shots or just extra things. It is less adjustable wich is a bummer. It is a little big for my wife. I am very dissapointed they don't have a smaller option for smaller framed men and women.