“I found your review helpful but not quite an accurate description of the customer service for someone with a blog receives. 

The USD200+ jacket I purchased from them started peeling significantly after only two months of use, and their customer service blamed it on the seat belts and thus no possibility of refund or exchange. They expect a recent vest that sold be used without car/plane seat belts? Terribly disappointing.”

My response was: “That is disappointing! I’m still using both jackets and the only problem I’ve had is that I tore one of the pockets on the smaller jacket, which I’ve been wearing for spring and fall for the last few years. And I use seat belts with both, of course!”

Here’s the link to the men’s Scottevests, both vests and coats: https://www.scottevest.com/mens-best-travel-clothing.shtml

Just wondering how much is a black male coat would cost

I love your comparison to the blueberry girl! I really liked having everything in my pockets so my hands were free and feeling like it was all safe from pickpockets. And you’re right: going through security at airports was great. I didn’t mind the weight of the jacket so much, just that the weight was unbalanced: all in front. It seems that this should be correctable by having some pockets on the side that face toward the small of the back. And more air holes would be great so it doesn’t get so hot. Thanks for your comment!

Yep. I had the same problem. I purchased the Women’s Standard Jacket in Medium, and I could not zip up the jacket without looking like the blueberry girl from Willy Wonka. I mean, I have the coat fully loaded–phone in the upper pocket, Kindle Paperwhite in the pad pocket, adventure camera, sunglasses, a host of toiletries in various pockets, passport, cash and cards, tissue, etc. Unzipped, it looked like any normal jacket. Zipped…not flattering and difficult to accomplish. This was annoying as it’s winter and I wanted to zip up the coat. It’s cold!
However, getting through TSA was a breeze. Even being in the airplane meant I could stow my backpack and just load up the pockets with whatever I needed during the flight. Going to the bathroom was a challenge. The jacket got HEAVY and unweildy. Also, the sleeves were too short. This really annoyed me. I was thinking of going with the Men’s small in the Rev 2.0, but I’m afraid I’ll have the same issue with the jacket not really fitting once it’s filled. I feel as if I have little choice in the fit–overstuffed blueberry, or a kid wearing their parent’s clothes. They allow returns, but you have to pay shipping, which stinks.
Going from DC to the Middle East meant I had to take off the sleeves. Believe it or not, that helped the jacket flow a bit better, but I had to leave things behind in the room because it got too heavy and hot.

Thanks for your comment! My problem was that with the vest fully loaded, I couldn’t zip it up at all, but I can certainly see how that would help distribute the weight better. I think the moral of the story is to buy a bigger size than you’d expect!

I don’t think you can expect a travel vest to look particularly good, at least not when it’s loaded up with all your essentials. But I did find it really useful and it was great to have my hands free. I recently took it to a tailor and had the collar removed, so I’ll be trying it out again this coming summer. I’ll probably write another post about it after my trip. In any case, it was a few years ago that I wrote this, so I don’t know about their other styles, and whether they’ve improved it.