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I believe it when you say its hard to get good solid feedback. I know this isn't the thread for this comment, but I have some feedback on the kevlar guardian full length uglydog ranch vest I bought. I know you sold this business a while ago, so you may not have had any involvement in quality control at this point. I got it when blackgold, cody, was running it.

PROS: light weight, decent mobility, good protection, doesn't hold water

CONS: stitching seems weak in some areas, on my vest the area where the neck/chin guard meet up with the main part of the vest is already come apart on one side. also the stitching that connects the straps to the vest is kinda weak. Leg flaps look like they could be better designed or made just slightly larger, maybe I should have gotten a custom made one because the chin guard comes out too low for my dogo and the cut collar part that goes around his neck does not seem to provide any real protection and is often pulled off to one side when in the heat of a real fight with a boar, which leaves his neck partially exposed. to counter this I have to put a cut collar on him underneath the vest collar. (the extra bulk in that area may be what caused the stitching there to come loose so easily).

I have used the vest off and on for about 10 months to a year now I think. Since its been hot I only strap him up with the vest when we are on the four wheeler. I do see a noticeable difference in his mobility when he has the vest on. Probably 25% decrease in speed and mobility when wearing the vest. because of that I really prefer to hunt my dogo with just the cut collar as he catches very clean and does not typically get even a scratch (100+ hogs caught and never one staple).

Overall: I like the kevlar guardian vest better than an previous vest I have owned, but feel it could use more work in the one piece neck chin guard area, and possibly better leg flaps. I don't like having to put a cut collar on in addition to the vest and was hoping that this vest would solve that problem but there is just too much exposure to his neck the way the vest is now, and I wouldn't feel comfortable sending him in without the proper neck protection.

So there is some honest feedback for you on an uglydog ranch vest. After Grant uses his vest for a year or so I will post another review and let you know how his "aussie style" vest held up.