Vest Storage?

[TPD Cadet]

Hello,

How do you store your vest? Hang it up on a hanger, or lay it horizontally. I heard youre supposed to lay it horizontally so the material does not "sag" but I can't find any information on storing a vest on the carrier, or the vest itself.

Thanks
-Ben S

[TPD Cadet]

Any ideas guys?

[FNA209]

I pretty much take mine off and prop it up against the wall on the back of my dresser. I spray it with FaBreeze once or twice a week. And I change the carrier out each week and wash them. I never heard about any problems with the material in the vest shifting around. It's more likely that the actual panels will sink to the bottom of the carrier. My panels fit in one of my carriers perfect, but the other carrier seems to do weird things.

I do have a brand new one that I am keeping in the box and that is under my bed- laying flat.

[John from Maryland]

An Armor Holdings rep spoke at an IALEFI regional I attended. He posited that hanging the vest tends to contribute to bunching at the bottom of the panels. I suspect this will depend on if and how much your gear pushes the vest up when you sit in the cruiser. He recommended that vests be stored horizontally.

[TPD Cadet]

Thanks John from Maryland, and FNA209.

[RedStickCop]

Horiztonal

The sheet of paper that came with my second chance vest (not a recalled one), stated to store it horizontally and not to hang it up.