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Sustainability and Ethical Sourcing

At Big Hollow Designs we are committed to reducing our carbon footprint and contributing to the betterment of our world as a whole. All of our products are handcrafted in-house in Wyoming and a portion of our technical fabrics are made from recycled plastic bottles and/or manufactured in the USA. We reuse and recycle materials in much of the creation of our custom apparel and are close to achieving zero waste in our production studio as all of our fabric scraps are used to fill dog beds.

Reviews

"Huge thank you to @whatvest for bringing my vision for a custom heli vest to life. The crafting and durability is top of the line and in addition to fitting my entire backcountry kit, it's equipped with both snowboard and ski carry capabilities and fits a large ICU for my camera equipment in its back compartment. If you can imagine it, Nadia can make it for you—hit them up."

— Nic Alegre, Lead Photographer, Teton Gravity Research

"The WhatVest is awesome! It is my go to for long days charging on big mountains and great for side-country access when you need your avi gear. Badass, burly construction and materials; fantastic design with everything you need, right where you need it. The fact that they have a huge color palette only makes it that much better a product. Having worn vests by Dakine, Helly Hansen and North Face, I am confident in saying this is the best on the market. 10/10 would and do recommend."

— Harrison Buck, Portsmouth, NH

"My custom ski patrol WhatVest is bomber. It handles all my everyday rescue gear with ease and keeps it tight. It has extra room for food and water for extended rescues as well. Can’t say enough about this vest. Durable, comfortable, well thought out features. Thanks again you guys, your gear rocks!"

— Kevin Brazel, Jackson Hole Ski Patrol


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Featured in Outside!

Outside Online features the story of Big Hollow Designs founder, Nadia Burton and the WhatVest!

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Sizing Charts

WhatVest Sizing Chart:

The sizing of our vests has changed since our 2018-19 production which ran on the smaller size.  Our 2019-2020 WhatVests have been resized and are larger than our vests from last year. Please refer to the proper sizing chart relative to the vest you are purchasing (ie 2018-2019 versus 2019-2020). If you are on the cusp in sizing we recommend going up in size.  

2019-2020 WhatVest Sizing Chart:

 VEST SIZE

 HEIGHT/WEIGHT
Extra Small 5' - 5'5" / 100lbs - 145lbs
Small/Medium

5'3" - 5'10" /  120lbs - 190lbs
Large/Extra-Large

5'9 - 6'4"  /  160lbs - 230lbs

 

2018-2019 WhatVest Sizing Chart:

 VEST SIZE

 HEIGHT/WEIGHT
Small/Medium 5' - 5'5" / 100lbs - 145lbs
Medium/Large

5'3" - 5'10" /  120lbs - 175lbs
Large/Extra-Large

5'9 - 6'2"  /  150lbs - 190lbs

 

WhatVest Specs:

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River Skirt Sizing Chart:

 SKIRT SIZE WAIST MEASUREMENT HIP MEASUREMENT
2 22-26" 30-34"
4 26-28" 32-36"
6 26-30" 34-38"
8 27-32" 36-40"
10 28-34" 38-42"
12 29-36" 40-44"