Best place to buy cut gear??

I haven't seen a ton of different gear. I have seen swamp dawg, custom collar, southern style, and a Lil hardcore hog dog stuff.

I currently run swamp dawg. The bay vest is a Lil thin to me but I do run it on a RCD. The collars haven't been cut yet but I can't say for sure one has been hit in the collar either.

The custom collar stuff I saw was awfull heavy to me. On a lead in catch dog it would be fine I'm sure but to much for a RCD. Looks like it held up well and did its job.

I have only layed hands on a southern style collar. It was a good bit thicker than my swamp dawg but not much heavier and plenty flexible. I plan on getting a better look at the vest before I buy.

The only hardcore vest I saw was an old bay vest. The guy that owned it ran it on a rough bay dog. It was a lighter vest than my swamp dawg vest and more of a bib than vest. The outside layer was in shreds but it had never been cut thru. He had had the vest for some years and I'm sure the briars are the cause of failure for the outer layer.

In the end the only one that knows what works for u is u. Ur style of hunting is the main factor. In my style of rough catchy dogs along with my RCD I need a vest as light as possible with minimal water retention and maximum protection. I would really love to place some of these vest side by side and compare apples to apples.