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alexpgpI have long been a sucker for pockets. I was bummed when the Marines made it clear that, under normal circumstances, nothing was to be placed into the numerous pockets sewn into various uniforms. I was further bummed when Galina made it clear that under pretty much all circumstances, she'd prefer that I not place anything into any of the pockets that may appear in my clothes. Still, I love clothes with lots of pockets.
A long time ago, I picked up a sleeveless vest-looking piece of clothing that had suffered a severe, yet soul-satisfying outbreak of pockets. I mean, there were pockets sewn on top of pockets on this thing. I particularly liked to wear the vest on long-distance flights, because it kept a lot of stuff handy - pens, small Moleskine notebooks, iPods, paperbacks, glasses, pills, toothbrushes - saving me the trouble of having to open the overhead compartment or wrestle with bags stowed underfoot.
I still have the vest somewhere, but it's long past the stage where I can wear it in public and not have people sort of spontaneously offer me pocket change and their prayers.
So daughter Natalie, in response to some heavy hinting, arranged for an early birthday present and got me a SeV "travel vest" that arrived yesterday. SeV stands for SCOTTEVEST, which manufactures a bunch of travel-oriented clothing items and, as I understand it, is currently is sponsoring some fellow to travel around the world with literally the clothes on his back (from SeV, natch), which is to say: without luggage, but with all his possessions squirreled away in SeV pockets.
SeV claims a NoBulge™ pocket design, so that when you've socked away your iPod, BlackBerry, sunglasses, passport, digital camera, extra SD card, keys, 20-oz. Coke, wallet, ID, paperback, ping-pong paddle and the Notre Dame backfield (just kidding about that last), you don't actually look as if all that stuff is on your person.
Galina disputes the efficacy of that aspect of the design, at least when I'm wearing the vest, which she says looks good on me, otherwise. I sort of have to agree, because the camera I took with me to Huntür's soccer game last night was still pretty noticeable, even though I had stowed it in the pocket designed for cameras.
I am particularly impressed with the fact that SeV put a laminated card in each pocket big enough to contain such a card, with a short description and a hint or two regarding potential uses. (The eyeglass pocket, for example, is appropriately sized and comes with a wiping cloth that's gripped by a small clip lanyard. The pen pocket, on the other hand, does not come with a card.)
In all, the SeV web site says the vest is equipped with 22 pockets.
I'm still trying to find them all.
Cheers...
A long time ago, I picked up a sleeveless vest-looking piece of clothing that had suffered a severe, yet soul-satisfying outbreak of pockets. I mean, there were pockets sewn on top of pockets on this thing. I particularly liked to wear the vest on long-distance flights, because it kept a lot of stuff handy - pens, small Moleskine notebooks, iPods, paperbacks, glasses, pills, toothbrushes - saving me the trouble of having to open the overhead compartment or wrestle with bags stowed underfoot.
I still have the vest somewhere, but it's long past the stage where I can wear it in public and not have people sort of spontaneously offer me pocket change and their prayers.
So daughter Natalie, in response to some heavy hinting, arranged for an early birthday present and got me a SeV "travel vest" that arrived yesterday. SeV stands for SCOTTEVEST, which manufactures a bunch of travel-oriented clothing items and, as I understand it, is currently is sponsoring some fellow to travel around the world with literally the clothes on his back (from SeV, natch), which is to say: without luggage, but with all his possessions squirreled away in SeV pockets.
SeV claims a NoBulge™ pocket design, so that when you've socked away your iPod, BlackBerry, sunglasses, passport, digital camera, extra SD card, keys, 20-oz. Coke, wallet, ID, paperback, ping-pong paddle and the Notre Dame backfield (just kidding about that last), you don't actually look as if all that stuff is on your person.
Galina disputes the efficacy of that aspect of the design, at least when I'm wearing the vest, which she says looks good on me, otherwise. I sort of have to agree, because the camera I took with me to Huntür's soccer game last night was still pretty noticeable, even though I had stowed it in the pocket designed for cameras.
I am particularly impressed with the fact that SeV put a laminated card in each pocket big enough to contain such a card, with a short description and a hint or two regarding potential uses. (The eyeglass pocket, for example, is appropriately sized and comes with a wiping cloth that's gripped by a small clip lanyard. The pen pocket, on the other hand, does not come with a card.)
In all, the SeV web site says the vest is equipped with 22 pockets.
I'm still trying to find them all.
Cheers...
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Date: 2010-09-22 10:11 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-09-23 04:40 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-09-23 08:29 pm (UTC)I'm still practicing my quaver, too. Right now, it's a mere hemidemisemiquaver.
Cheers...
That man loves pockets too
Date: 2010-09-23 03:09 pm (UTC)Re: That man loves pockets too
Date: 2010-09-23 08:29 pm (UTC)Cheers...
Re: That man loves pockets too
Date: 2010-09-24 04:20 am (UTC)http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D0%B0%D1%81%D1%81%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%BD,_%D0%90%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%B9_%D0%90%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BA%D1%81%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B4%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%87