Reviews & Ratings for Dakine Poacher R.A.S. Vest Pack — 1 review — Page 1

I really like this vest for the accessibility and convenience of items stored in the vest pockets and that you can add an airbag. It is very well made. However, the pack doesn't have sufficient capacity to carry all of the essential items that one should carry in the backcountry (especially if you are skiing terrain where you need an airbag). The vest has one primary compartment where you have to store any gear that doesn't fit in a pocket with your shovel and probe (i.e. harder to get shovel/probe out in an incident, more hassle getting shovel out to perform stability tests, and higher potential to get emergency gear wet from snow stuck to shovel after stability tests). Solution is to add another compartment on the vest which would make this an extremely versatile pack. Note I'm a Backcountry Ski Patroller and Avalanche Instructor and tend to carry more gear than most people.
One note of caution is the description stated that there was a pocket for an avalanche transceiver in the vest. However, when you take the vest off to access gear in the back compartment you would no longer be wearing a transceiver so don't use the vest for holding your transceiver.