Why Your Retriever Needs a Waterfowl Dog Vest
Duck Dog Vests, Made in Michigan
A duck dog works in water that would put you in waders. A waterfowl dog vest holds body heat between retrieves, takes the hit when your dog crashes through an ice shelf or a stand of broken cattails, and gives you a grab handle when it's time to lift a soaked Lab over the gunwale.
The Field Armor V2 is built in three layers: a hard shell of polyester coated mesh outside, a neoprene foam middle layer, and a smooth nylon liner against the coat. A quick drying boot leather skid plate covers the chest, where sticks and ice do the damage. A heavy duty zipper runs down the back, the grab handle sits on top, and every buckle and strap is mil-spec. Made in Michigan.
Run the Mesh vest for early teal and warm September mornings, the Insulated vest for late season ice, or get both in the All Season Bundle. Burlap disappears in a blind or cut corn; White disappears in a snow goose spread.
Fit matters more than anything else in a duck dog vest. Measure the deepest part of the chest just behind the elbow, and the belly just behind the ribcage. Small fits a 22 to 26 inch chest, Medium 26 to 29, Large 29 to 32, and Extra Large 32 to 35. At the top of a size, go up one. Not sure? Email support@fieldarmorusa.com with both measurements and we'll tell you.
WATERFOWL DOG VEST QUESTIONS
What size duck dog vest does my retriever need?
Measure the chest just behind the elbow and the belly just behind the ribcage. Small: chest 22 to 26 in, belly 22 in max. Medium: 26 to 29 in, belly 24 in. Large: 29 to 32 in, belly 28 in. Extra Large: 32 to 35 in, belly 32 in. Between sizes, go up.
Mesh or insulated?
Mesh for warm early-season hunts, when a dog can overheat in neoprene. Insulated for cold water and ice. Hunters who go all season take the All Season Bundle.
What does the skid plate do?
It's quick drying boot leather over the chest, the part of a retriever that takes the hits from submerged sticks, ice and blind frames.
Can I return or exchange it?
Yes, within 30 days of delivery. Sizing exchanges cost $20 in shipping, $10 each way, so measure twice and order once.
