High vis vests....

[Yorkshire Andy]

Ok so the dark nights are here

I work around moving plant machinary and end up with high vis trousers and jackets for most of the day....

one thing i have noticed that after dark people genarally stop far faster when your on a zebra crossing ..

Traffic slows when they drive towards you (probably think im a nasty police man with a speed gun) Ok you look like a total tit walking round in a built up area but im not going home to change to go back out shopping ...


But that is all a given but thinking in a Shtf situation Been conspicous could be a aid.

I took charge of a serious HGV tanker accident and once i put this on which lives in my large first aid bag in the car boot (im one of the first aiders at work )



People actually respect you (that and i actually knew what to do) ...


And where as i have been trying to direct traffic in the standard workmans high vis in the past when i was in a van crash people ignored me. I noticed one hell of a difference ..



Ok you would probably be jumped up and down on if you had something like a Police style vest on.. in a major law and order incident ...

But thinking back to a traffic accident or your car dies on a main road and your trying to change a wheel how many on here have a high vis in their EDC / car kit?

there are lots of styles of vests out there which are far more eye catching than the standard boring 2 belts 2 braces bright yellow



got one of these tonight to add to the car boot in case i have to get out the car when im not in my work clothes as it stood out far more IMo



although the photos dont do it justice ..

IMO low light orange stands out better than yellow which is better in daylight..

But my colour blind mate says orange doesn't jump out at him like yellow....

[Steveo82]

Have you been in the acro shop on hessle road in ull? If you haven't get in there you'll love it.

[Yorkshire Andy]

Have you been in the acro shop on hessle road in ull? If you haven't get in there you'll love it.

That the outlet store near Boyes?

I walked past it on my way to Winfields daren't go in there i'd spend a fortune

[Steveo82]

I went in after I stood on a Nail to get some safety boots with a plate across the sole. Acro website doc martins with plate across £69.99. There outlet £20. They have some crazy deals

[Rearfang]

I oftern wear a high vis for work and put a vest in wife's car just in case
Down side getting fed up when I go into b&m and b n q keep getting asked where things are by customers

[grenfell]

I've spent a lot of time in these things working on building sites. I normally carry one in the van or car, always useful if you break down at night.
The odd thing is how people become " invisible" when wearing hi-vis. Andy's example of the accident shows that. People see the coat and not the person and just assume. Someone in a hi-vis seems to many to be a person with authority or with authority to be in a given place. It's not unknown for criminals to wear them when stealing things and bystanders simply ignore them because they look " official "
Still it's probably a good idea for every prepper to have one , they are such a cheap thing to add to your kit.

[pseudonym]

Might have a bit or two

[Yorkshire Andy]

Might have a bit or two

thats me at work (without the basha)




As Grenfell says if you look official someone will leave you alone What i find scary is the vests and jackets that can be had on the likes of ebay with "official markings"


I can understand the first aid / fire warden / security jackets but some on ebay could "open many doors" were you are a thieving scrote

Walk onto a harbour or marina and you can probably do what you want



theres paramedic / doctor/ police type vests on there too

[ForgeCorvus]

I used to carry a hi-vis vest (one of the mesh ones) in winter as I have to walk down dark roads to get home.

Still walking the same route but I now have a jacket like a traffic warden's (navy blue but with refective tape banding).
Best of both worlds, I don't look like an utter nipple during the day but I show up at night.

I think that any decent GHB/BoB/INCH or car-kit should have Hi-Vis in it..... Sometimes you Want to be seen