Potentially Inflammatory: Why vests?

[ARtraveler]

It's so they have enough left over for chaps....................thought everyone knew that.

I used to be a leather merchant. I worked with it for 29 years.

For real: A hide of chap leather, (one half of a whole cowhide, called a side, usually about 24 sq. ft.) will make one pair of full size chaps. Not enough left over to make a vest. A vest requires about 10-15 sq. ft. of leather (about a half hide of the chap leather).

Ask me how I know. I have made several chaps and vests for myself and others.

A bit off topic. I apologize. Back to the program.