My first thought when I opened the package was “wow, this is a lot of apron.” Deep thoughts, I know, but compared to the Target clearance-aisle gardening apron that I have been using in my woodshop for the past five years or so, it seemed ridiculously heavy and thick and I really wasn’t sure about it. It didn’t help that when I put it on it was loud too. The harness was really squeaky where it loops through the grommets at the top of the apron. I had a feeling that was really just because it was brand new and I’m glad that I gave it a chance, because only a couple days later, and it’s already stopped squeaking. And even though whenever I hang it up after I’m done working at the end of the day it does still seem heavy, it doesn’t feel that way at all when I’m wearing it because it doesn’t hang around my neck. This is the first apron that I’ve had that doesn’t tie around my neck and I not having the weight of the apron hanging on the back of my neck is a game changer for me. I won’t be going back to one of my old neck weights…not for anything but the really dirty/messy jobs at least (spray painting, etc.) Coming from one of those aprons, it takes a little practice to get used to putting this apron on, but it’s not rocket science. I have yet to find a way to take it off gracefully though. It feels like I’m climbing out of it. One caveat, it doesn’t feel heavy when I’m wearing it right now, but I’m writing this in mid-October. I expect it will be great through the fall and the winter and at least into the early spring, but time will tell if next summer I still feel comfortable wearing it, or having it on in the heat will burn me up. Regardless, for now, it’s comfortable.
Still on the subject of comfort, one small negative criticism that I have of this apron is that the “one-size-fits-all” style leads to the buckle hitting me too high on my back. I wish that it buckled closer to my waist. I am 5’ 10”(~60cm), so if you are as tall as I am or taller than you might encounter the same issue. At this price point, that shouldn’t be a dealbreaker though. You’ll be unlikely to find a tailor-made work apron at this price And besides, it’s easy to forget about that issue as soon as I focus on my work.
As shown in the picture, the magnets in the middle of the apron are really strong! Strong enough even to hold up my heavy combo square. Haha. I don’t have a lot of use for them right now and I kind of wish that I could slip them out of the apron until I do, but I’m sure they’ll come in handy at some point, and when that time comes, I don’t want to have to go searching for wherever I left the magnets so it’s for the best that they’re sewn in.
The pockets on the apron are handy and well-placed. I like that the right most pen pocket is sewn shorter than the middle one, because the middle one will nearly swallow a brand new carpenters pencil. Pencils with clips are good for that pocket. The large pocket up top is big enough to hold my massive brick of an iPhone pro max. I do wish that pocket had a real cover over it like the lower pockets. I know I could keep my phone in one of those lower pockets but it just fits really well up there. And as long as I don’t have the speakers pointed up to the open air, I’m not really too concerned about it getting full of sawdust. iPhones are IP68 rated anyway and that’s good enough for my woodshop. Plus, that leaves the lower half of the apron to holding my all my go-to tools. And for that, there is plenty of space down there, especially in the kangaroo pocket. Now, I don’t have to walk back and forth to my toolbox. The seconds that it takes to do that add up to a lot of wasted time. This apron will help with that.
I was torn between this apron and the one from Hudson Durable Goods, and while I wish this was made in the USA too, I’m still glad that I went with this one. This and HDG’s woodworking apron are almost the exact same, only this has taller pockets up top, which again is good for fully covering my phone, and more importantly, and somehow unexpectedly, I’m most glad that I went with this brand because I really appreciate the split at the bottom of the apron. Walking upstairs, squatting down to pick something up, anywhere I need dexterity, having that split makes it so much easier and more comfortable than it would be without it. Because my apron doesn’t just get shoved up into my stomach when I lift my knee.
All in all, this is a great apron and I’m looking forward to getting a lot of use out of it.
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