Customer Reviews Ariat Crius Insulated Vest

Keeps your core warm, while your arms can freely move. Fits well, looks proportional, although insulated its not as bulky as others.

Best vest. Feels good looks good. Gotten a lot of compliments

I am a vest type of a guy. Ive had many and this guy right here is a great vest. The fleece liner is light enough to keep you cozy not Toasty indoors as well as outdoors. Im a big guy at 350 and the vest was an awesome fit at 4XL. The inside conceal carry breast pocket has a good large opening for easy removal of your standard sized handgun. A great Sturdy zipper. Has 1 deep inside pocket with elastic bands to secure your weapon. Two deep outside pockets. Mid-weight. The only thing that I would have done differently is make the collar smaller or make it laydown properly. It kinda has a mind of its own, may be made like that intentionally, but it wants to stay sticking up and it slightly bothers me. Its long enough but not tool long you know. I would without a doubt purchase another one and feel good to give it as a gift.

Good quality vest. Fits well and very comfortable.

Overall impressed with these vests. Material was an upgrade over other brands I compared to. Colors are bright and vibrant even after cleaning. Wearing warmth is great during these cold winter months.

Purchased Jan24, black, medium, which still has a relaxed fit, I'm normally a large in upper clothing. The fur lining feels great & well insulated, however while walking briskly, any under garment (a hoody for instance) rides up, creating a draft to skin, defeating the idea off a body 'warmer'. Lastly, the zip is on wrong side, typical to origin maker?

Only reason I didn't give it a 5 is because of the double zipper.

The vest quality is outstanding, probably the best that I own. The CWP pocket is very nice as well. My only complaint is how long the vest is especially considering that there is a separate big and tall size. I'm 5'9 and the vest almost comes down to my fingertips.

OVER ALL THE VEST IS NICE AND IT KEEPS YOUR CHEST WARM I LIKE THAT I CAN CERRY AND ITS NOT SEEN. BUT I HATE THE ZIPER.

I'm 6'4, 190 pounds and a large was a little bulky on me. Going to try the medium. Loved the vest and its construction.

Multiple family members and friends own them and they speak highly. I have tried it in and with weapon access and the comfort of vest itself, I'll be making a purchase shortly I know.

Very nice vest but no inside pockets. Size ran a little small

I wanted to purchase this product for the ability of concealed carry while wearing a stylish vest. The concealed compartment is really good very easily accessible and it has a great conceal component. I am glad I made this choice for my needs!

I reviewed Ariat against Venado, both were 2XLL. Both fit great, but I was buying this vest for concealment and comfort. First off, quality of Ariat was top notch, many pockets, oversized zipper with 2 zipper pulls, going in both directions. Great zip up around the neck area. Very well made and will hold up to rain well. As far as the concealment part, when I put a smaller pistol in the correct position, the pistol telegraphed right thru and was quite bulky when zipper is fully up. When you have the zipper half way down or the vest fully open, you can easily see I have something bulky and heavy in the jacket which is horrible. So the jacket itself is awesome, however the concealment is in the wrong place and I can't use it for concealment. As for the Venado which is a lot more pricey, the jacket is more for lighter Temps as the vest is cotton and does not wrap your neck in cold weather, still a nice piece but when it comes to concealment, it worked crazy good, and it does not matter if the jacket is zipped up, partially zipped or fully open. Keep in mind you can't take it off if you have your piece in it as everyone could see it. Ariat pocket for the pistol is deep, so you can zip up the pocket and take your jacket off and no one would see it. But concealment sucks and this would be amplified by a full size weapon.

Great fit. Holds my sig sauer 380 comfortably. No imprinting. They need to make it for us left handed people though. That's why I'm giving it only 4 stars.

It's a nice vest but mine came with a stain on the front of the vest and it doesn't come off had to return. Will have to order again and hope there's no stain this time around.

Overall, I'm very happy with this vest. It fits well. The length is perfect for OWB and the inner pocket is a nice concealment alternative. It is warm and seems well constructed. My only complaint is the collar was tweaked a bit when I received it and I had a difficult time straightening it out.

The vest itself is great. It was ordered on Dec. 18th as a gift; paid expedited shipping and it said it'd arrive by Dec. 22nd. Waited about 2 days for shipping confirmation; received none which spurred me to contact customer service. First was a phone call and I got no answer so left my # for a call back. Unfortunately missed their call. Attempted to call back, same issue. Waited another day with no return call, tried again and nothing. Reached out via their chat and contact form and got no response which was extremely frustrating. I get shipping issues happen.finally arrived Dec. 26. I sent another contact form requesting a refund for the expedited shippingit was only $5 but more so principle. Again, no response after waiting a week. Thought I'd try again bc maybe there was an issue, again after a week no response. Lack of CS is infuriating. Makes me question about what would happen if I had an issue with the merchandise itself. You pay decent $ for a product, you expect some type of response even if it isn't the answer you want. Not bashing the customer service repsI've been there! But the system itself seems insufficient. And I am one to never give negative reviews!

Well made vest, lacks mirrored pocket setup for both left and right handed concealed carry. Pocket on opposite side would also allow for spare mag holders and or phone storage while also offsetting a portion of both bulk and especially weight of your handgun.

Generous proportion and deep zippered hand pockets. Missing a locker loop and there's no cellphone pocket. Carry pistol pocket ample size for a phone provided the weapon stays home. It's very warm and I am generally pleased with the vest.

Vest was bulky and zippers were not smooth. Seemed boxy

Not bad. Slightly bulky. Collar stands straight up and is bothersome at times. Should remove when dining or unzip. So-Called holster in the CCW pocket is useless.

I'm not happy the day I had to use it I couldn't the package I expected it soon and all this has taken a long time.

Zipper keeps breaking even upon replacement, not quality

I ordered this a few days ago I bought the brindle/major brown and it does NOT look like the picture. The bottom part in the picture looks really light beige but the one I received was greenish gray and the top was dark gray. It says it's the correct one but it is not true in color very disappointing