Back in the late 1980�s our family business was founded by our father,
Ruben Gurrola, who has two sons that have served as police professionals
for over 60 years combined. Ruben�s manufacturing know-how combined with
his sons� experience helped him to create the best possible custom-made
External Vest Carrier (EVC) that could be used by any professional
serving in law enforcement.
Ruben has plenty of experience in clothing and manufacturing. In fact,
for many years, he worked with a number of NFL teams, designing cold
weather items that are now used to keep athletes warmer and at their
maximum potential during inclement weather games.
The idea for the custom-made External Vest Carrier came from Ruben having a
conversation
with a police officer who was complaining about how hot he was when
wearing his ballistic pads during the summer months. The officer talked
about how wearing his ballistic pads under his shirt was trapping the
heat and making the idea of wearing his ballistic pads unattractive.
Thus the idea for a External Vest Carrier was born.
There are many companies that sell External Vest Carriers and each set of pads
should be the right size for each officer. At the Vest Man we realize
that External Vest Carriers can be very different and that is why we make each
one of our vest covers custom to fit only one officer and one set of
ballistic pads. Many times a police department will have several
different suppliers of ballistic pads within their one department.
With the Vest Man this is no problem, because we make your External Vest Carrier
to fit you and your pads: custom each time, with the pockets you select.
The majority of law enforcement professionals that use the External Vest Carrier
are
detectives and special unit officers, but the concept of using ballistic
pads on the outside of the uniform for patrol officers who have to work
the beat for hours in the hot summer months is being embraced by many police
departments.
Since the creation of the custom External Vest Carrier many law enforcement
agencies have approved
the External Vest Carrier for use by its officers and as a result, law
enforcement officers
nationwide have been more comfortable ever since.