An upper torso garment has a torso section extending from a waist region to a neck region, the torso section including a front region and a back region, where the front region is positioned adjacent a chest of a wearer of the garment and the back region is positioned adjacent a back of the wearer. The torso section includes a left torso region and a right torso region, where the left torso region is positioned on a lateral left side of the torso section and the right torso region is positioned on a lateral right side of the torso section. The garment includes quick-draw pockets on the front region, back region, or both, proximate to the waist region. The quick-draw pockets can be reversed pockets, where the opening is oriented at least partly toward an opposite lateral side of the respective front region or back region.

Aspects herein are directed to a stowable garment system that allows for quick deployment and donning of an upper-body garment that is stowed within a pouch located on the front of a belt structure configured to encircle the waist of a wearer. The garment comprises at least a front section and a back section, where a portion of the front section is attached to the pouch. The garment further comprises a first tab extending from a bottom margin at a first side of the back section and a second tab extending from the bottom margin at a second opposite side of the back section. When stowed within the pouch, the tabs extend through one or more openings in the pouch. The wearer may exert tension on the tabs to actuate a quick-release mechanism causing the pouch to open, and enabling the garment to be deployed and donned.

A wearable heater and/or cooler device can include one or more fluid pumps, one or more conduits, and one or more chambers. The fluid pumps can be configured for generating flow of a fluid and comprise inlets and outlets. The conduits have first end portions and second end portions, and the first end portions of the conduits can be coupled to the outlets of the fluid pumps. The chambers can be coupled to second end portions of the conduits such that the fluid flows from the fluid pumps, through the conduits, and into the chambers. The chambers can be configured to enhance the desired thermal transport characteristics of the fluid for thermal transfer adjacent to a wearer's body.

Hard armor plate pouches incorporated in a ballistic vest carrier cover that has armor panel pockets with side openings and waist panels. The pouches are attached to the carrier cover outer layer inside the armor pockets with access through the outer layer. The pouch is a single fabric sheet attached to the outer layer around the sheet perimeter, a bag that hangs freely in the pocket, or a bag that hangs in the pocket from the shoulders and neck opening of the cover. The front pouch has side and bottom lobes to ease installation of the armor plate. The pouch is accessed via a lateral or vertical opening in the outer layer that is closed by an openable fastener. Optionally, the waist panels have side pouches that have openings at the side or the top.

A garment is provided including a back panel joined with a bag panel, and a closure strap. The back panel and bag panel can be used in a wearing mode while the garment is worn, then turned inside out into a stowed mode, when the garment is to be stowed, to form a stowage bag within which the garment can be stuffed, with the closure strap movable to a closing configuration to at least partially close an opening of the stowage bag and secure the garment inside the stowage bag. Related methods of use are also provided.

Aspects herein are directed to a stowable garment system that allows for quick deployment and donning of an upper-body garment that is stowed within a pouch located on the front of a belt structure configured to encircle the waist of a wearer. The garment comprises at least a front section and a back section, where a portion of the front section is attached to the pouch. The garment further comprises a first tab extending from a bottom margin at a first side of the back section and a second tab extending from the bottom margin at a second opposite side of the back section. When stowed within the pouch, the tabs extend through one or more openings in the pouch. The wearer may exert tension on the tabs to actuate a quick-release mechanism causing the pouch to open, and enabling the garment to be deployed and donned.

A pullover garment assembly is configured to operate as a garment and a face covering. The pullover garment assembly has a pullover garment further comprising a body that is joined to sleeves and terminating with a collar at a first end and a hem at a second end. A neck gaiter extends upward from the collar from a connection portion joined to the collar to an upper hem. A flexible wishbone bridge bracket is arranged on a front portion of the neck gaiter at the upper hem. A drawstring is arranged through a channel at the upper hem and extends out of the upper hem through a rear portion of the neck gaiter. The flexible wishbone bridge bracket and the drawstring balance tension between the front portion and the rear portion.

The present disclosure relates generally to food holders and in particular to a food holder for holding food and/or food containers. The food holder may include a receptacle. The receptacle may include an insulated inner surface for keeping contents at a desired temperature. Food holder may further include an expanded form or a collapsed form for positioning within an internal compartment of a garment. In addition, food holder may include a strap attached to said receptacle. Advantageously, the food holder may be constructed to hang from a user's neck for hands free use and ease of access to contents within the food container.

Thermal garments with reduced weight and bulk and improved packability include targeted zones of increased thermal resistive properties. Such garments may include: (a) a first garment region extending along a central back portion of the garment from the waist area of the garment to the neck area; (b) second and third garment regions extending along the sides of the garment from the waist area to the underarm area; and (c) a fourth garment region extending between the first and second garment regions, between the first and third garment regions, and between the second and third garment regions. The fourth garment region includes a thermal material having a lower thermal resistive value than the thermal resistive values of the thermal materials associated with the first, second, and third garment regions. Methods of making such garments also are described.

An overgarment includes a single body constructed from two soft, woven fabric plies and a torso in the body. Opposed sleeves are attached to the torso at sleeve openings, and the sleeves each have a top, an opposed bottom, and a length. A marsupial pocket on a front of the torso has a top and opposed bottom, the top of the marsupial pocket is above the bottom of each sleeve, and the bottom of the marsupial pocket is below the bottom of each sleeve.