A personal review of a newcomer photo vest vis a vis an old standby. #photovests #review #ScotteVest #Orvis #Olympus #Panasonic #Tilley #vestsofinterest

I spent last weekend on an urban hiking trip. This meant sleeping in a hotel and eating in restaurants. While not exactly roughing it, I still had to carry my camera gear on day-long walks. Hamilton, Ontario, Canada was our location. The purpose was to experience conservation areas within city boundaries, so most of the time we were in either forests or grasslands. It's taken me years to learn the painful No. 1 travel lesson that lighter is better. Life has been much better s