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I am sold on the Maxx-Dri UCV and I plan on wearing it every day while on-duty. I just wish someone had come up with this many years ago.
Maxx-Dri Ultra Comfort Vest Review
Several months ago, while attending the Police Security Expo in Atlantic City, New Jersey, I came across a company called 221b Tactical. They had a product on display called the Maxx-Dri Ultra Comfort Vest (UCV). When I first saw it from a distance, I was thinking, "Oh boy; here's the mesh cooling shirts from about twenty years ago, trying to make a comeback." Thankfully, I was WRONG. Although it may look similar from a distance, it is completely different and all for the better.
I spent awhile at the 221b Tactical booth speaking with Suresh Madhavan. Suresh is the President/Co-Founder of the company, and he is a police officer in New Jersey. Suresh talked to me about the discomfort of wearing body armor, especially in the heat and humidity (something every cop just loves, right?). The undershirts that have become available to us in the last ten to fifteen years have made an improvement, but Suresh thought there had to be another way to improve our comfort.
Over time, Suresh developed...