Equinox Turkey Vest Reviews

Great Vest

I have not had a chance to take a turkey with this. I do have the tool belt and that is a great product. But I like having everything in the vest. Also being able to fit a water blatter for those long walks tracking turkeys is awesome. The ability to make this fit any size frame is awesome. Overall I would recomment this to any turkey hunter.

Perfect for photography day trips, not just for turkey hunting!

I actually bought the Sitka Turkey Vest for a completely different purpose: hauling my camera gear on day trips. It’s been a game changer. I can comfortably fit 4 lenses, 4 spare batteries, my camera body, a full lunch, and a couple of extra layers. The magnet closures are fantastic quiet, secure, and easy to open one handed when I need a quick lense change. The built-in seat is a bonus; instead of being directly on the ground I can sit anywhere and wait comfortably for the moment, right light or wildlife. The straps cinch down tightly enough that even with a heavy load, the pack stays snug and comfortable on my back for miles of hiking. Weather protection has been solid too, my gear has stayed dry through morning dew and light rain. If you’re a photographer looking for a rugged, well-organized day pack with a built-in stool, don’t let the “turkey” label fool you. This vest works brilliantly. Glad I made the purchase.

Excellent Run & Gun vest.

I'm 66 years old and have turkey hunted in North Alabama for over 35 years. This vest is perfect for my style of hunting. I carry 2 pot calls, a few strikers, mouth calls, owl hooter, crow call, and a can of bug spray in the box call pocket. The inside pockets are for pruning shears, face mask and gloves. I use a Camelbak water system in the backpack. I carry a small first aid kit, Dude Wipes, and anything else that I might need on the days hunt. I chose the dirt/brown color because I wear several different camo patterns during turkey season and I like the solid brown color. I've had 4 back surgeries and the seat is very comfortable and easy to manipulate while moving from place to place. The Sitka quality is way better than all my other turkey vests. I recommend this vest for the series turkey hunters who have figured out that you don't need to carry 20 pounds of gear while turkey hunting. Good luck and hunt safe! 🦃

Best turkey vest

Simple, reliable, and lightweight.

Equinox Turkey vest

Love the vest! Light weight, comfortable fit, quiet magnetic closures !!

Recommend

Love the fit and the pockets. This is actually my first ever turkey vest. I like the seat cushion being attached.

So much better than i

So much better than i expected. Everything fit fine.

Turkey Vest

Love the gear

Glad I finally bought it

Bought it as soon as it went on sale, very happy with it. Everything is well thought out and I have 0 issues.

Equinox Turkey Vest

I was very happy with the vest. For someone that carried everything into the turkey woods I thought it wasn’t big enough. The vest helped me scale back the things I carry into the woods. When I finally understood this is a minimalists vest I was carrying only the essentials. Every pocket, every strap, and every detail was well thought out. People complain about the seat and its deployment, but we haven’t had any issues with long sits even though this is a ‘run & gun’ vest. It folds up and down without any issue. I have zero knocks on the vest other than I wish I would’ve bought one sooner.

This is the best turkey

This is the best turkey vest that’s been made. This is my second one, and the reason it is my second one is because I love my first one so much that I bought this one to put up just in case something happens to my first one and this item was discontinued for some reason. I wanted a backup ready to go.

Comfortable, functional, and minimalistic.

Comfortable, functional, and minimalistic.

Best Turkey Vest on the Market

I love everything about this Equinox Turkey Vest.

Awesome vest fits great and

Awesome vest fits great and brings in perfectly

Vest

Seat is comfortable

Turkey vest

Fits very well and does what it’s intended to do

Perfect Turkey Vest

Extremely versatile and comfortable. Not bulky or heavy. Perfect vest for turkeys

AWESOME !!!!

This vest has functioned well for me. It’s adjustable with all the pockets you need. Seat is easy to deploy and store close to your back. Additional storage in back pack area. Definitely worth you adding to your turkey hunting arsenal.

This product meets expectations above

This product meets expectations above and beyond. The attention to detail on this is amazing and definitely hit a home run with this vest

Turkey time

This is a great little pack the one thing I’d like to see a bigger seat as I’m a big guy and felt like I was slipping off all the time

Great vest

Comfortable, sleek and plenty of convenient pockets and storage

Excellent fit could use a

Excellent fit could use a hammock for bird or decoy.

Very nice, easy to access

Very nice, easy to access components.

Light Weight, Perfect

Extremely light weight, perfect run and gun vest

Great vest, except. . .

This is a well made vest, has enough room to pack the essentials and I especially like the fact that they actually made a place to carry your box call that not only protects your call from moisture it effectively prevents those annoying "chirps" from the box call moving or getting knocked about while stored. I unfortunately have to say though that the seat is absolutely inadequate for anything but a short (1/2 hour) sit. After that it is extremely worthless. I like the easy deployment system but come on, it would work with a much thicker pad. I actually feel the way the seat is designed that it actually gets less comfortable the more it compresses because of the texture. I ended up carrying an extra seat to make longer sits bearable. Only the overall quality of the vest saved it from a three star rating.

Almost Perfect 4 Star

So Its an almost well designed Vest. I bought three! One for myself and one for wach of my two kids. I love that the vest is adjustable from small (my 10 year old to me Large. The seat is great and it is comfortable . So why the three stars? Simply!! the call holders suck big time! 1: the box call sleeve: my box call squeaks as I move. It needs to fit tighter or the handle of the box needs to protrude through the cover so it doesn’t move against the box. Big issue while teying to sneak up on birds !! 2: Needs a stronger magnet for the pot call pouch and it needs to be bigger. The magnetic grip isnt strong enough to hold the pocket closed. While carrying decoys I lost two pots on two separate hunts !! I go Turkey hunting 10-12 times in the month of May. The Pot call holders should have separate mesh holders w a zipper or overlapping lip so they cant fall out of the pouch. Better magnets please!!! This pot pouch should be able to hold two pots easily. Fix these issues.

Light weight and nice for

Light weight and nice for long hikes

Equinox Turkey Vest

Love SITKA product they are very good quality

Great Run N Gun turkey vest

Turkey vest is great for being on the move. Storage options are perfect on it.

Excellent

Only been out a few time but so far love it

Design and performance of everything

Design and performance of everything was great. I'm not a big guy, so this sagged on me. I wish it had some adjustable straps. None the less, I was happy with the purchase and this will become a staple in my hunting gear.

Poor

Very little storage for calls let alone ammunition! Seating pad is small. Pouch could be bigger in the back . Just don’t buy the name , buy something practical for turkey hunting!!!

I've had the vest for a few years.

I've had the vest for a few years. Wanted to actually get plenty of use before giving a review. The vest works in many ways and I give high praise. However, one area is lacking and needs to be reworked. The way you carry a turkey out of the woods is not useful at all. First you must secure the turkey legs and then attach the sling to the front of the vest. Next you pull on the vest with turkey on the front of the vest. Then, you must place the turkey over your shoulder. Why not just carry the turkey out over the woods without a strap or design a pouch big enough for the bird

Great vest !!

My only reason for the 4 stars is the magnetic closure on the pot call pocket ! When crawling to close the gap the pocket gathers dirt and grass! The magnetic closure fails to remain closed at times which could allow mouth calls, chalk for box calls or friction conditioning paper to drop out. I feel this pocket needs improvement. Great lightweight vest other than this! Great adjustability for size.

Love it

Perfect

Fits well true to size

Fits well true to size love it

Vest

Sitka really put thought in the equinox turkey vest, fits good and lots of pockets, hadn’t used yet but hope to tomorrow

Pretty amazing

For how I hunt turkeys this is the best everything ks right there and its not to hot. Wish the magnets were stronger but its still the best vest I've worn. No room for the bird so make sure you have a turkey tote.

Great vest

Great fit. Very good layout on the pockets. Love the seat.

Great Vest

I like the layout. It has all the pockets I need and I like the arrangement of the seat. adjusted properly when I sit down on the ground it is positioned just right.

Turkey Vest

I appreciate the specific compartments for various types of calls, along with the separate areas for tools like binoculars, range finders, first aid supplies and other necessary hunting gear. I really like the flexibility to easily adjust the straps to accommodate light or heavy jackets. Another great feature is the silent connections on fasteners.

Nice vest

Very good quality

Best wearing turkey vest I've ever experienced.

Not an incentivized review. . . This vest is hands down THE best turkey vest overall I have ever put on. I am amazed at the amount of thought that had to go into this product. I love the adjustable fit, it makes it snug enough that it doesn't flop around and get in the way, but not so snug that it is uncomfortable. There seems to be a pocket for everything. The weight of the seat is a little heavier than some, and it did seem to cause my back to hurt a little by the end of the day. However, that could just be because I'm getting older than I'd like to admit and possibly the fact that I fall. Often. Great job Sitka! Now I'd love to see your line of women's hunting clothing and gear expand!!!

Great Vest

I haven’t fully decided which I prefer more. The vest or tool belt? Both serve their purposes. If I’m using a chair of some sort, I prefer the tool belt but if not, then I prefer the vest. Although I have a hard time deciding, the vest is still a great option.

Great purchase

It fits like a glove I have no complaints only thing that took some getting used to was the mechanism for lowering and raising your seat but it works smoothly and honestly it’s a better way of doing it once you are used to it

Great run and gun pack

Great run and gun pack

Best vest i’ve ever worn!

super light weight with premium features.

Perfect for run and gun.

Perfect for run and gun. Extremely light weight.

Love this vest!

Love this vest!

Great vest

Haven't had it in the woods yet but I like the set up of the vest. Quality seems great and plenty of storage options. I will update once the season starts in May