Customer Reviews

I bought my vest in 2014 or 2015, can’t quite remember. It doesn’t really matter. The point is that in all that time it’s been the single most durable piece of upland equipment I’ve used. I love it. Super functional. I’m able to carry everything I need for hours in the field without returning to the truck. I have sciatica and the traditional vests caused that to flair up. Because this takes most of the weight of my shoulders and back, I don’t have issues. I have friends who’ve gotten hip vests from Orvis and Final Rise. While they look and work similar, the build quality on them isn’t nearly as solid as WingWorks. The zippers, thickness of belts and straps, and the fabric itself are all more heavy duty than those other guys. I haven’t had any problems in the 6-7 years I’ve owned this and expect to get at minimum another 5 years out of it, if not more. I honestly can’t say enough good things about it.

I absolutely love it. I have hunted everything from dusk grouse, chucker, and pheasants. It’s perfect I was able to shoot a limit of chucker because Me and the dog were able to stay out longer with all the water. Thank you WingWorks!

I've read the other reviews, and was impressed, but wasn't sure that the vest would live up to the expectations set. I am writing this review to state that it does, and in fact exceeds them. The vest is incredibly well built and designed. Most items seem to have some flaw I hadn't expected, (sizing/quality/etc.). I have had one of my knees replaced 3x, a stroke and have some ongoing difficulty walking. Balance is a big issue for me, and as I recuperate and work my dog for the next season, (hope springs eternal!), I needed something that can carry weight comfortably and distribute it evenly. This vest does just that. It is comfortable to wear, distributes the weight low at my hips and allows me to carry weight that a lower quality vest wouldn't. The quality is exceptional, and I can't thank you enough for your focus on quality in both the design and build of the vest. Exceptionally gracious in every interaction, and a pleasure to deal with as well. Best wishes, and thank you again!

I've owned this vest for one hunting season. Last season took me throughout South Dakota, Kansas, Illinois and Georgia hunting pheasants, grouse and quail. This vest measures up to every high standard a discriminating upland hunter has in the field. It's designed perfectly by guys that hunt and understand what you need in order to support you in all types of conditions. I've owned upland vests by Filson, Orvis, BirdLite etc. and while these vests were solid, none of them measures up to the quality and versatility of a Wing Works Vest. If you're hunting pheasants, go with the XL game bag. You never have to worry about any of those roosters falling out of that bag (that happened with another bag). I'm looking forward to using this vest for many, many seasons to come. Hats off to the Wing Works crew!

Of course I went through numerous lightweight backpacks / fanny packs / water bottles, etc...before I purchased the Wingworks vest back in 2012. It replaced a Cabela's vest that I used as a loop harness to pull my buddy Ron up a rockslide, Ron survived, the vest tore along a seam.
I've done the same thing many times with my Wingworks vest, of course it NEVER even showed any strain, and that was many cheeseburgers ago...The vest is just as tough as nails, adjustable every which way ( I might have put on a bit of weight too... ), and it does every hunting function possible with ease.
I FELL BACKWARD onto a porcupine, and the vest absorbed the quills no problem, I didn't get stuck at all...Year before last, I had a difference of opinion with an irate steer , he pressed me up against the barbwire fence, again no problem with that tough the vest material, although my shotgun got scratched pretty bad.
The fantastic design of the vest puts the water/shells/birds? weight almost all on your hips, and that allows for a long day of rimrock chukar hunting. I cannot recommend this vest enough.

It’s simply perfect. All of it.
Material, workmanship, design, balance, functionality.
Immediately upon putting it on, you realize you have something that is special.

I went through several vests before I got mine for Christmas a few years back. This is the best vest on the market. Period. Bulletproof and well designed to distribute the load of a whole day hunt worth of supplies. There is a place for everything you need. I hunt mostly in MI, WI and MN. This vest has seen miles that have put cuts in leather boots and holes in double tin chaps, but my vest has not had a single wear spot. Two kinds of hunters: those who have one and those who need one.

I am new to Southeast Idaho but have spent plenty of time chasing ruffed grouse and woodcock in the thickets of Michigan and bobwhite quail in the pines and fields in Georgia. I found these vests while researching the "best upland gear" in various upland magazines. For two very experienced bird hunters it was listed as one of the absolute best pieces of gear you cannot afford to forget, might as well forget the dog according to my take on the article.

I am writing this to highlight the excellent service of this business. I am not proud that I am one of those customers that asked for the impossible under difficult circumstances from the proprietor of this fine business and received better treatment than I could have ever expected. It is really hard to find great folks who provide a great product but even more rare to find those that happily work to satisfy the needs of a spoiled customer to get them taken care of.

I wanted to have my vest in time to participate in one of those once in a lifetime pheasant hunts with some folks in Nebraska and I had a fixed schedule. I received top shelf treatment with nothing but kindness and consideration. None of that typical "grousing", grumbling or criticism for my lack of consideration in requesting everyone drop what they are doing to help ME be seen as the best vested bird hunter in camp!

My many thanks and I do intend to show off my new WW vest at bird camp for many years to come. I will more likely be telling everyone a lot more about the great service since my career as an outdoor model tanked at about age 8 and they likely won't be admiring that fine figure of a man in the WW vest.

I will update this review again when I have some field time under my belt (50 or so birds in the bag) in the prairies and mountains of Idaho but I have to say that the materials used and the quality of the workmanship on these vests is without equal and I expect to wear it until I can't hunt anymore and my offspring will have to fight for custody of this fine piece of work.

I tried on Buddy’s vest in first week September, Loved that I was able too reach the water bottles (without a lot of adjusting as with my old vest) and then the pockets where perfect for holding shells. Soon as i got home tried to order no luck as Wing Works likes to go on vacation also. When they got back I called and explained how I much I liked the vest and asked if I could get one before October was able to order on the 26th September and recieved on October 2nd. Going to use it on 7th October,
These Guys are the best as is the Vest. I also ordered the pistol holder, great fit for XDM 40.

Last vest I'll ever buy. It is literally a vest that will survive generations. There is nothing that will wear out.

I hunt all around the country 10 weeks a year. It's hard to list all of the things that this vest does right. I haven't lost a live shell from it yet and I've gone head over apple cart a couple of times with it. It will hold a limit of SD ringnecks without noticing the weight and without having to have a friend stuff them in. It can be customized to hold whatever you want. The biggest problem with the water bottles and holsters is that all the guys you hunt with who don't have a WW vest will be bumming water off of you. With all of these features the vest never gets in the way while you're swinging at a wild Woodcock, or a Grouse that goes over your head making you do a 180.

The guys I hunt with are "gear" guys. The year I bought my WW vest I took it to bird camp in the fall expecting to wow all of the guys with something uniquely effective. However, I found that 2 of my buddies had done their research and bought WW vests as well!