Since I am required

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Jul 14, 2007 | 12:04 PM
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Well since the military requires us to have something reflective on during the hours of darkness and something of contrasting colors during the day this is what I came up with. I took an ICON vest and took all the ICON lettering off of it and replaced it with reflective HD patches. Not to bad and I am of only two that I know of like this on the base.



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Jul 14, 2007 | 12:07 PM
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RE: Since I am required
That's pretty cool.
Jul 14, 2007 | 12:44 PM
  #3  
RE: Since I am required
These guys do custom design reflective vests: http://www.tinwolf.co.uk/
Jul 14, 2007 | 12:52 PM
  #4  
RE: Since I am required
Looks nice. One question though. Why the Fatboy logo if you own an UC?
Jul 14, 2007 | 12:57 PM
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RE: Since I am required
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Looks nice. One question though. Why the Fatboy logo if you own an UC?
LOL I wondered when that question would come up. The only answer I have is that they don't make a UC patch. I wanted something to go across the top of the vest other than the huge ICON patch and the fatboy patch was the only one that I could find that was reflective and big enough yet narrow enough to fit up there. I just really wanted to stay with a HD theme so it works for me.
Jul 14, 2007 | 01:41 PM
  #6  
RE: Since I am required
Great Idea! Looks good. Just leave it to our US Military folks to come up with ideas like this.
Jul 14, 2007 | 02:54 PM
  #7  
RE: Since I am required
Looks Great, i wear the black reflective harley vest in the morning to base and a orange long sleeve in the afternoon.
Jul 14, 2007 | 03:48 PM
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RE: Since I am required
Thats a part of the military I don't miss. Since you have to were it might as well be cool. Looks good.

Retired USAF

Jim

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I just wear the PT belt and reflective gloves to work. It all fits in the tool bag, then if I need to go on base on the weekend when i'm out it's available.
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Our commander, in his infinite wisdom, made it mandatory to wear a retro-reflective vest at all times. The Army standard is bright colors in hours of light and retro-reflective in hours of darkness.

I wear the HD black retro-reflective vest when I'm on post. It does absolutely nothing in the day, but it says HD and it's way better than the gay yellow road guard vest I think he meant for us to wear.I'd be better off wearing a white HD t-shirt.
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