Rothco Conceal-Ops Plainclothes Vest – Ultimate Everyday Carry Utility

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1. Banba Verified Buyer – 6 April 2024

   Pockets! I can carry everything I need for a day on the trails with the pups. Baggies, treats, water bottle, Spare leashes. First Aid kit. The safe-carry dog sling if a pups is injured and unable to walk himself out. All the gear I need without having to carry it in my hands.
   

2. Miggy P. Verified Buyer – 16 August 2024

   Literally a small piece of velcro , like too small too hold your items. Speaking of the inner pocket. The other outside pockets are better. Its also thicker and heavier then you think and you look like an archeologist.. Good to hold a lighter and snacks and maybe an extra bushcraft knife etc. Instead of wearing a backpack you can fill her up good for dayhikes which is cool. And the material is tough. Just thought itd be a lighter material. This is gonna be hot in the summer over your shirt even with the back vent. But i guess its better than other vests maybe for heat but not by much.
   

3. Canadian Buyer Verified Buyer – 29 October 2024

   Actually bought it hoping to use it for photography, the layout is not ideal, but well made, and if you feel the need to bring a handgun on a photo shoot, this might be the ticket (kidding of course).
   

4. Natalia Verified Buyer – 4 January 2025

   My husband just loves the vest – uses it all the time, says it’s very comfortable, light, even fashionable. Thank you!
   

5. CS Moore Verified Buyer – 16 February 2025

   I used this vest for work for three years and it wasn’t until Christmas 2016 that it started giving out. Even then, it has a wealth of pockets to replace the worn ones. Only downside is that the zipper pulls all broke.
   Really, thus is a good, reliable vest. It withstood thousands of deliveries and much abuse!
   

6. 4.2 out of 5 stars Verified Buyer – 9 March 2025

   TWO Part Review: FIRST, this is a spring/summer/fall weight vest (also the Rothco Outback vest is the same but no concealed carry). It is reasonably light, has a vertical vent and an interior mesh liner in the back BUT in very hot weather you may find the vest somewhat uncomfortable. * Batman had his utility belt and now you can have this personal warehouse for all your “stuff”. The githubja.com photographs do not really do this vest justice. They say it has 16 pockets. LOTS of pockets! Vertical pockets on each side, pockets with zippers, pockets with velcro flaps,a D ring, the pocket with a flap on the outside back is ideal to carry maps, a folding poncho or misc. documents. You can’t easily see it but the two flapped side pockets each have TWO open top pockets/pouches behind them for more storage. An unmentioned but IMHO a VERY big plus is the zippered pocket on the INSIDE back of the vest. This pocket can ONLY be accessed with the vest off your body. It is probably the closest thing I have ever seen to a “pickpocket proof” pocket! Ideal place to keep your cash, passport, travellers checks, tickets and such that you only need to access when needed. If you travel, camp, ride a bike, or just to go anywhere this vest allows you to take a ton of misc. Camera, pills, mints, earphones, walkman, cell phone, etc..all readily accessible in your vest! I will never travel again without it. I agree that the only downside is keeping track of WHAT is WHERE with all the pockets. I tried to mentally use this pocket for money and that pocket for credit cards or such but that is up to each person to do what works for them. One of the big challenges is to not load too much into it….. SECOND: The “concealed carry” function is usable but not ideal. It is not meant to carry larger handguns.You are given 1 interior OPEN TOP holster shaped pocket on each side. These are sewn in place on one edge, the bottom and half way up the edge that faces the zipper. Each of these has a slightly stiffened flap with about a 1 inch square of velcro holding the top corner of the “pocket” in place. Be very aware, as sold, THERE IS NO REAL HOLSTER in the CCW “pocket”. Put a handgun in these and it will probably flop around and maybe even fall out if you bend forward too far. MY solution & recommendation is to get a small holster with velcro on both external sides. I had a local seamstress sew velcro pads INSIDE the CCW pocket. Now I can insert the holster at the best angle and it is firmly held in place by the velcro pad sewn in the vest. There are several nice inexpensive ones here on githubja.com or on Ebay. Like: Replacement Concealed Carry Leather Holsters with Hook Velcro and Thumb Break- In S, M, L (Medium) Or This one: 5.11 Tactical Holster Pouch, Black The vest maker, Rothco, has a couple of holsters but I haven’t tried them. Try to get a holster that encloses the gun not just a loop or such. Mine even has a velcro thumbreak. Without the added holster concealed carry might be problematic. I am very happy with my slightly modified vest. This vest can be worn pretty much anywhere for travel or social events (with or without your handgun as needed). Not everyone needs all the storage available but better too much than not enough…. BE SURE TO USE THE SIZE CHART. For the price, I feel it is a great buy. Hope this helps. Sorry my photos are black on black and thus hard to see MD