Old Tom Vest

[Ozark Ridge Runner]

Any of you guys have one of these?  I have a Cabelas Tater that I am not all that happy with and was scoping these vests out.  Is there any thing about it that you don't care for?  Any comments welcome.

[grousec]

I have one and like it real well.  I love the magnetic seat holder and the seat is good and thick, and has all those pockets.  It is a strap vest so on cool mornings it can make one wish he had a full vest.  But I don't know of another vest I had rather have.  Glad I bought mine..

[LX_Trkyhntr]

I have worn an Ol Tom vest for the last 4 or 5 springs, I love them!!  I don't have any complaints about them at all.

I have the new I-Beam vest, it is the most comfortable vest I have ever had!   I like the new friction call pocket on the front, and they added an extra pocket on the back(over the game bag) to carry decoys and stuff in.

Stephan Richardson

[coyotetrpr]

Don't know about that one, but I love my Primos gobbler vest.

[huntdux1]

I've used mine for 4 seasons and wouldn't use any other vest, except for their new I-Beam vest

[simpzenith]

I've had the same Mossy Oak vest for nearly 20 years and hated parting with it but it was becoming more sewing thread than original fabric. I checked out the Ol' Tom I-Beam at Nashville back in February and decided right then and there that I'd found my new vest. Overall I would rate this as the most well thought out vest on the market and I've been checking out vest every time I go to a sporting goods store for the past few years. Since I carry a camera with me every time I go afield, I really love the waterproof pockets to carry spare batteries, HCSD cards, etc. or chalk and sandpaper for your calls. Really love the magnetic seat attachment and those magnets are strong! My biggest complaint, and it's a minor one, would be the netted pockets on the inside of the vest. They have just a small piece of Velcro that doesn't seal the pocket and they are small. They say that they are for gloves and/or face-mask but I have trouble fitting mine in them easily or quickly.  That's OK because the vest has so many pockets, I just use one of the front zipper pockets plus my gloves help keep things from rattling around when walking. My rating is 9.5

[guesswho]

I had one and didn't like it at all.   Sent it back the same day.  It just didn't suit me.  To many specialized pockets and their sideways instead upright.  I didn't car for the magnets either.  But some people like this vest.

[lightsoutcalls]

I like my Old Tom vest.  My only complaints with it are the spiral (phone cord style) tethers for locator calls.  I lost my HootNstick last year when one of them broke.  I noticed my other one has done the same thing... the plastic spiral is just melted to itself on the end.  I ended up putting a cord style lanyard on my custom turned HootNstick and attached it to the original clip on the vest.  I haven't had a problem with it. 
I also don't care for the plastic zipper pockets for mouth calls, etc.  It is too noisy for my liking.  Other than that, I love the vest.  I added an avery 2 pocket friction call pouch with a clip to the vest so I can carry 4 friction calls with different surfaces.  It holds all I need to carry.  I toss my pruners, GPS, range finder, snacks and water bottle in the game pouch on back.  I have also carried a rain poncho and shed layers of clothing in the game pouch.  The magnetic seat and pocket closures are great.

[bowhunter84]

my buddy had an ol tom vest and it seemed like a good vest. the one he had didnt have quite enough pockets on it. seemed like it was very well made