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SCOTTEVEST (SeV) Three.0 JacketProduct Review
ABOVE: An X-ray view of a SCOTTEVEST Version Three.0 jacket reveals electronic devices and the PAN (Personal Area Network). INSET BELOW: Your author field-tests the SeV Three.0 on a Parisian rooftop. See page 2 for a list of what's crammed into the hidden pockets. Archived article (2005)
Unlike traditional vests, the SeV has a smooth outer shell (not unlike a windbreaker or golf jacket) with dozens of synthetic mesh pockets on the inside. For example, the SCOTTEVEST Three.0 jacket with zip-off sleeves in the inset photo has 28 hidden pockets within its cotton-blend shell. In fact, it has so many pockets that the vest comes with a card in each pocket with suggestions on what to carry where. Some of the pockets are extremely well-hidden: I lost a carnet of Paris Métro tickets inside my borrowed SeV for several days until I felt the tickets through the lining and found my way to the well-concealed zipper. The SeV's design is a nightmare for pickpockets, for several reasons:
For more details on the vest's design and my field test of the SeV in Europe, continue to page 2. Next page: Putting the vest to the test
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