Alps grand slam vest??

[ezmorningrebel]

Heads up for anyone that might be looking.  Midway has these on sale right now for $109.99.

[PSEoutlaw07]

I had one for 2 seasons, great for afternoon hunts when blind calling, if you run and gun I would take the back brace out, it can get kind of heavy

[jwright8]

I went from a cabelas Tatr 2 to and grand slam, my cabelas vest got sold. The only thing I like about the cabelas vest better is the seat system. It's much more superior than the weak magnets or hard to reach buckles on the grand-slam.


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[sixbird]

I bought one after a friend did. When I sat in his, with the backrest, I knew I wanted it.
The seat isn't that comfy for long sits but I modified that so now it's like sitting on a cloud.
The pocket situation is not ideal because the pockets aren't very deep but there are enough of them and you can manage.
The backrest, now that's another story! That backrest is the bomb as far as I'm concerned. Gives you perfect comfort in any situation. I guess it's a little extra weight but I'll carry it in exchange for the comfort. I used it all last year and didn't notice that weight being anything to complain about.
All in all, it's a pretty good vest...All the vests that I've seen have drawbacks...This one has the fewest in my opinion...

Curious, how you modified the seat? I have the same vest and love it, I would agree it can get a but on the heavy side but nothing unmanageable

Sorry for the late reply...What I did with the seat was, I took it to a taylor/shoemaker and had him put a zipper in the cover. I took the foam out and tore the hardboard from the foam and put it back in the cover to act as briar protection. I bought a wheel barrow tire tube and put it in place of the foam. I bought a small but strong magnet and sewed it between the two existing ones and sewed a plain steel washer onto the wall of the pouch to give something for the magnet to attract.
Sitting on that inner tube couldn't be more comfortable...

[NCL]

I bought one after a friend did. When I sat in his, with the backrest, I knew I wanted it.
The seat isn't that comfy for long sits but I modified that so now it's like sitting on a cloud.
The pocket situation is not ideal because the pockets aren't very deep but there are enough of them and you can manage.
The backrest, now that's another story! That backrest is the bomb as far as I'm concerned. Gives you perfect comfort in any situation. I guess it's a little extra weight but I'll carry it in exchange for the comfort. I used it all last year and didn't notice that weight being anything to complain about.
All in all, it's a pretty good vest...All the vests that I've seen have drawbacks...This one has the fewest in my opinion...

Thank you. I appreciate the information

Curious, how you modified the seat? I have the same vest and love it, I would agree it can get a but on the heavy side but nothing unmanageable

Sorry for the late reply...What I did with the seat was, I took it to a taylor/shoemaker and had him put a zipper in the cover. I took the foam out and tore the hardboard from the foam and put it back in the cover to act as briar protection. I bought a wheel barrow tire tube and put it in place of the foam. I bought a small but strong magnet and sewed it between the two existing ones and sewed a plain steel washer onto the wall of the pouch to give something for the magnet to attract.
Sitting on that inner tube couldn't be more comfortable...

[Gobble!]

I bought one after a friend did. When I sat in his, with the backrest, I knew I wanted it.
The seat isn't that comfy for long sits but I modified that so now it's like sitting on a cloud.
The pocket situation is not ideal because the pockets aren't very deep but there are enough of them and you can manage.
The backrest, now that's another story! That backrest is the bomb as far as I'm concerned. Gives you perfect comfort in any situation. I guess it's a little extra weight but I'll carry it in exchange for the comfort. I used it all last year and didn't notice that weight being anything to complain about.
All in all, it's a pretty good vest...All the vests that I've seen have drawbacks...This one has the fewest in my opinion...

Curious, how you modified the seat? I have the same vest and love it, I would agree it can get a but on the heavy side but nothing unmanageable

Sorry for the late reply...What I did with the seat was, I took it to a taylor/shoemaker and had him put a zipper in the cover. I took the foam out and tore the hardboard from the foam and put it back in the cover to act as briar protection. I bought a wheel barrow tire tube and put it in place of the foam. I bought a small but strong magnet and sewed it between the two existing ones and sewed a plain steel washer onto the wall of the pouch to give something for the magnet to attract.
Sitting on that inner tube couldn't be more comfortable...

Nice. Have any pictures of the final product?

[sixbird]

I don't and putting one on here is an exercise in frustration.
It's pretty self explanatory though. Zipper on the side of cover. Buy a wheelbarrow inner tube (D 4008 size). Put the hardboard and the inner tube in (Only blow the inner tube up partially so it fits in. It'll need to fold in a "D" shape so you can't blow it all the way up). Then sew or tape a magnet on either the vest or the seat cover and a steel washer on the opposite. Works the same as the original setup but it's COMFY!

[SCGobbler]

I'm trying to get my hands on one right now too....trying to find a why to try it on first though, because I think I'd be happier with the XL than the standard.

I recently got a Tactical Tat'r 2 pretty cheap, but don't care for the way it fits.  It's the OSFM and while I can adjust the straps out plenty to buckle it, it keeps all the pockets too far around my sides instead of in front where they need to be.  the Alps looks to be a nearly identical design, so hoping with the XL I can adjust the sides out more and adjust the front in, to pull the pockets around front a little more.

here's hoping...

Gomer... I'm not a huge guy, but I'm stocky.  I bought the OSFM from Midwest and it was really small.  I went with the XL, and its is a muuuch more comfortable fit.