High vis tabard for picky person

[Fruitcake]

Can anyone help me with my quest? I’m looking for a new high vis tabard / waistcoat but my demands are quite particular! ?
- Ideally, I’d like a zip front
- I’d like a pocket big enough for my phone
- I’d like a mixture of more than one colour
- I’m also picky about whatever words are on the back ?
I don’t like the ones that say “Horse and rider” as I just think it’s pointing out the obvious and, quite frankly, if someone needs to get close enough to be able to read something to tell them there’s a horse there, I’m not sure how useful a high vis tabard would be!
I also have a bit of a thing about the use of ‘slow’ as an adverb so the “Please pass wide and slow” ones grate on me a bit too (although I could live with that).

I realise it’s probably a bit ridiculous to be so picky over a tabard!

 

[CMcC]

Totally agree. Try one of these

https://www.v-bandz.co.uk/category-2/COMBI-AMWC.html

 

[Meowy Catkin]

https://www.v-bandz.co.uk/category-2/COMBI-AMWC.html

ETA - I was too slow. It is a fab tabard and you can choose to have a plain back without any writing on it.

 

[Fruitcake]

This looks great! Thanks!

 

[Quigleyandme]

I know exactly what you mean. I bought a “Please be patient; young horse in training“ tabard from eBay and when it arrived it had a totally gratuitous image of a prancing horse on it so the sign writing was necessarily smaller.

 

[The Xmas Furry]

Not multi coloured but https://www.hivis.co.uk/ladies-hi-vis-vest-with-pockets-leo-wl11.html otherwise ticks all your boxes.
I have 3 similiar make in orange. 1 at yard, 1 in back of horsebox and the other under the seat in horsebox for any emergency.

 

[MuddyMonster]

If you can compromise on one colour, I use a running gilet in the summer which tick your other boxes

 

[Rowreach]

I'm glad it's not just me with the "slow" thing.

 

[Caol Ila]

I have the V-bandz suggested above, and I love it. No writing on mine.

As an aside, I've always wanted to stick L plates on my green horses. That might be more effective than the words "pass slow and wide" or "young horse in training."

 

[SEL]

I'd just like one with a 10mph sign on the back - I think drivers would understand that. "Slow" around here has different meanings with different drivers ?

 

[Fruitcake]

I'm glad it's not just me with the "slow" thing.

It drives me mad! It’s a good job it’s on the back so I don’t have to look at it. ?

 

[Spiritedly]

I have the V-bandz suggested above, and I love it. No writing on mine.

As an aside, I've always wanted to stick L plates on my green horses. That might be more effective than the words "pass slow and wide" or "young horse in training."

Many years ago before hi viz was the norm I used to tie an 'L' plate to my youngsters neck strap and had another pinned to my back. They worked brilliantly! I'm not sure if it was due to car drivers understanding what an 'L' plate means or just that the majority of drivers in the area I grew up in were naturally more considerate at that time though.

 

[Highmileagecob]

We put a comma after the word 'pass' on my friend's wide and slow tabard. She didn't speak to us for a week and ended up throwing the tabard away because it wouldn't wash out.

 

[scruffyponies]

My favourite was a freebie. It has a specsavers logo on the back.

 

[MotherOfChickens]

I don't like writing either but this one does have 10mph on it

https://www.ridereye.co.uk/collections/for-the-rider/products/tabard-with-max-10-mph


My most effective tabard is ancient and has a caution sign on the back-have been told on here it would make me liable but am pretty sure it would not. It does seem to work, I always worry if someone is reading my back they aren't looking where they are going.

 

[TotalMadgeness]

I like my long sleeved garments with SLOW DOWN written on the right arm. You can get these from Archers. https://www.archerssignsandgraphics.com/product-page/pass-wide-slow-unisex-flourescent-t-shirt

 

[poiuytrewq]

When I read this I thought far too picky, no way anyone will come up with all that ?
I’m going to buy myself the V bandz one, it’s perfect isn’t it!

*before I buy does it have a phone pocket? I can’t see properly on my phone!

 

[suestowford]

I have the V-bandz suggested above, and I love it. No writing on mine.

As an aside, I've always wanted to stick L plates on my green horses. That might be more effective than the words "pass slow and wide" or "young horse in training."

I have done the L-plate thing. I made some with some red letters stuck to white paper, laminated them and punched holes in the tops. I tied one to a plait in his tail, and hung the other from a neckstrap.
I feel sure it made a difference in how motorists approached us, in a positive way that is!