I suspect it feels like December has been Scottevest month here on the site. And for good reason. All of us are now sporting some of their garb thanks to Judie’s holiday gift. We reviewed the company’s Evolution jacket. We reviewed the Soft Shell. We are giving away a dozen SEV hats. And our grand prize winner just received an SEV fleece jacket and hat as well. In fact I’m in the midst of writing a review of the company’s hoodie and am thinking about picking up one of their t-shirts or pants to round out the series. (After all we’re so close… why not review EVERY product in the SEV lineup!)

Yes, there have been an abundance of posts recently, and we’re all huge fans. After today’s news I suspect that there is now even more reason for anyone planning on traveling this year to purchase at least one of their items.

Yesterday saw yet another misguided individual attempt to take down a US airplane. Thankfully he failed and fast thinking passengers subdued him. (In fact as I’m writing this report just came out that he’s been charged with the crime.) You know what that means… a panic response with a host of new restrictions on flight carry-ons. An article in the New York Times earlier today notes that, ”

“Among other things,” the statement in Air Canada’s Web site read, “during the final hour of flight customers must remain seated, will not be allowed to access carry-on baggage, or have personal belongings or other items on their laps.”

Yes, once again we’re going to see a huge increase in the amount of restrictions that we encounter when trying to fly. Many will be little more than attempts to change perception and keep people relatively calm and, not surprisingly, some of them will be OVER-Reactions. For example there’s even a rumor that on some international flights all electronics will be banished. None of this is a surprise but it certainly is frustrating.

(FYI- NOT Judie!)

And here’s the thing… The only REAL solution to ensuring that someone doesn’t carry something bad on board a flight is to… go naked and perform a cavity search prior to boarding a flight.

I’m only half kidding. Think about it… something “nasty” could be sewn into the lining of the jacket, one’s pants or even one’s underwear. So the only really safe way to do things is to have everyone strip before boarding the plane. Barring this “fly in your birthday suit” restriction, clothing makes a huge difference when flying now. Why? Because the article also notes

Earlier in the day, British Airways had announced on its Web site that passengers flying from London to the United States would be allowed to carry only one item onto a plane. Air Canada also announced that restriction for its United States-bound passengers.

The “one carry-on per passenger” policy has long been in effect but clearly it’s going to be enforced far more than we have seen in recent months. That’s where Scottevest clothing comes in quite handy. It truly acts as an additional carry-on, but since no one is going to tell you that your jacket counts as your carry-on you’ll end up getting two for the price of one. Bring a backpack and wear Scottevest fleece jacket, and you have two carry-ons. Bring a briefcase and wear one of the company’s Evolution jackets, and you’ll double the allotment of things you can bring on the flight. In fact, if you wear the Scottevest Signature system you’ll have THREE carryon items – your bag, the fleece AND the Quantum jacket.

Scottevest offers great clothing and now there is more reason than ever for ANYONE traveling to have at least one of their products.

One this is for sure… When Judie, Larry and I head to CES, we’ll be wearing something from SEV!!