Louis Owen wrote:

I'm taking a trip down into civilization later this month and plan on
visiting some outfitters to try some vests but it seems to me that the vest
in the shop and the same vest with 10-14 pounds of gear stuffed inside might
be very different experiences.

Which is one reason it's good to try on a bunch of vests in a shop
rather than one-at-a-time, hit-or-miss by mail order. A good shop (one
that trusts you, anyway g) will let you fill the vest with a bunch of
FFing impedimenta and see how it feels.

But "10-14 pounds"??? Sure you need a vest and not a Sherpa?

JR