How much is the safety and security of your life and the lives of others worth?

How you maintain your equipment can create safety for your life, the life of your partner, or your family.

Every now and again a product is created that is so wonderful that it begs the question: Why didn’t I think of that? Behold, the VEST REST!

Your gear is so important, why not start maintaining your bullet proof vests they way they were supposed to be maintained, even if you don’t buy a VEST REST?

Most officers use a wire hanger or something flimsy and thin to store their body armor. Some officers just toss them inside their locker on the floor with no support. Storing your vest like that can void your manufacturer’s warranty and create other problems like mold and mildew.

The VEST REST Ballistic Vest Storage System gives your body armor the support and the shaping that it needs to air out and dry off. The VEST REST helps keep the natural shape of your vest. Your elastic will last longer. Your armor panels won’t bunch and create permanent folds and creases that annoy you when wearing the vest. Now you can protect your protection.

Our defenders are dying because they don’t wear their armor. If you are going to protect your life, you need comfortable, dry body armor.

Our product is built to hang 50 lbs of armor. You don’t have to maintain it other than to use it for your ballistic vest.

We powder coated the VEST REST so it withstands sweat, resists odors, oils, salts or any other contaminants. The shape of the cage was created to maximize air flow and make sure your armor keeps its shape.

We found a ballistic vest manufacturer’s warranty:

“This warranty does not apply if the Company’s examination determines that the body armor system has been subjected to misuse, abuse, accident, neglect, alteration, breakage, interruption, damage, improper storage or handling, or unauthorized repair or service. FAILURE TO CLOSELY FOLLOW THE USE AND CARE INSTRUCTIONS CONTAINED IN THE USE AND CARE MANUAL ACCOMPANYING THIS PRODUCT WILL AUTOMATICALLY VOID THIS WARRANTY IN ALL RESPECTS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO VOIDING ANY BALLISTIC PERFORMANCE WARRANTY.
Any body armor system that has been heavily worn (for example, moderate-to-heavy set wrinkles throughout the ballistic panels, open breaks in the outer shell carrier, the outer shell carrier is heavily stained and worn), regardless of its age, SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE ABUSED AND AUTOMATICALLY VOIDS THIS WARRANTY IN ALL RESPECTS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO VOIDING ANY BALLISTIC PERFORMANCE WARRANTY”.

You only need one VEST REST for each ballistic vest. You can use the VEST REST over and over for all of your storage needs.

A Short History…

I have been a police officer for over 15 years. During my public service, I have served in several different fields of law enforcement: undercover narcotics, bike patrol, uniformed patrol, SWAT operator and Detective Sergeant. In all my years of service, I have constantly worn a ballistic vest in all of these operations. I have been in several incidents where the use of my ballistic vest was critical for preserving my life.

At the end of each shift, I would remove my often sweaty, tired ballistic vest and discover that there was no good way to store the vest that was supposed to protect my life. I know that these ballistic vest are supposed to have a life between three to five years. I also know that due to sweat, moisture and mildew the ballistic protection of the vest breaks down.

I sat down after a long shift one day and looked at my ballistic vest, which then was less than 1 year old. I noticed that the moisture and use was already beginning to make the Kevlar material weak. Because the vest was not being properly stored it was making the ballistic material weak. I didn’t even have anything to store it with. Hanging it up on a hanger made the elastic stretch out on the shoulders and voided the warranty. Laying it on the floor just made it stink and mildew.

It was then that I thought about developing a device to protect the vest that protects my life. From that time I spent the next three years developing the VEST REST. (Patent Pending) I have used and abused this device and found that it truly protects the ballistic vest I wear. By storing the ballistic vest on the VEST REST device, it allows my vest to breathe and dry out. My vest looks better and has stayed strong. It dries out before I put it on for my next shift. It takes the proper shape in preparation for my next use.

The VEST REST stores the ballistic vest properly as if it was being worn. The sturdy 1/8th inch rolled steel cage allows air flow and easy storage. I’ve used the VEST REST for over one year, myself, before putting it on the market for police, military personnel, security guards and all others that wear a ballistic vest as part of their job. I know that this inexpensive, durable, VEST REST device will help maintain the ballistic protection level the vest was intended for.

Sincerely,

Mikal Wersland

Fifteen Year Law Enforcement Officer

VEST REST Inventor

Patent Pending