Well I've finally taken things into my owns hands, I'm currently in the process of a newly designed river vest. I have finally had enough of the fanny packs, sling packs etc. and there are no vests out there on the market I see today, that I like. My vest will be simple but ergonomically, comfortable, and made of top of the line materials. the stage I'm currently at right now, is I review the material swatches next week, and then the prototype begins fabrication, I then at this time make necessary adjustments, then once I'm happy with the quality, I begin production. the vests will be made either here in Canada or in the US in California , NOT OVERSEAS. this vest is designed to not have tons of pockets, it will have enough pockets for what we use to catch fish, all the pockets will be moved forward for easy access and will have specific pockets for the tools and gear we use. the materials and accessories will be of top quality. I cant wait to get it into market, I've contacted a few stores and they seem interested, and Cabelas may be interested in doing a market research in their BC stores. hopefully guys like it and use it. If anybody could help me get the word out, I'd really appreciate it.