[OSM-talk] Hi-vis vest with OpenStreetMap Logo & "Surveyor" Text

[Graham Smith]

Hi folks,

I'm in the process of getting a custom high-visibility safety vest 
printed for myself, for OSM surveying work, as I do most of my surveying 
on-foot and sometimes find myself near busy roads, etc.  It's also a 
great way to raise the profile of OSM, whilst offering a real health and 
safety advantage for both pedestrian and bike surveyors.  These 
high-visibility orange vests can be warn over the top of your normal 
clothing, so are suitable for all types of weather conditions.  If 
you're wondering what these vests are, see the following link (you've no 
doubt seen highway maintenance crews, or airport ground crews wearing 
these):

http://www.worksafedepot.co.uk/img/prod_img/hivis/vest.jpg

I'm wondering if anybody else might be interested in purchasing one of 
these with a custom OSM print on the back? I'm trying to gauge the level 
of interest before I think about submitting a bulk order for printing.  
The following are URLs to jpegs of a mock-up of the design I've come up 
with (showing the back of the vest), based on the OSM logo:

http://www.sonicresolutions.com/osm_vest/mockup.jpg
http://www.sonicresolutions.com/osm_vest/mockup2.jpg

Depending on numbers, the vests are likely to sell for around £9.00 each 
+ P&P (P&P will probably be a few pounds for the UK, maybe more to 
Europe/rest of world).  I will donate any profit made after covering my 
expenses, back to OSM.  The price is likely to come down if I can get 
sufficient numbers of interested purchasers to reach price-break points 
for printing.

If you are interested in purchasing one of these printed hi-vis vests, 
could you please e-mail me at "osm at sonicresolutions.com" and include 
"Vest" in the subject line.  In your e-mail, please state the size and 
quantity of vests you would be interested in purchasing, and your 
country if you're outside the UK (so I can get together accurate postage 
costs). Available sizes are:

Small 33-38
Medium 38-41
Large 41-44
X Large 44-47
XX Large 47-50
XXX Large 50-54
XXXX Large 54-56

At this stage I'm just trying to gauge interest and your e-mail to me 
will of course *not* commit you to purchase.  Once I've got a list of 
interested parties, if the numbers are sufficient, I'll e-mail everyone 
individually with the final costings and payment will probably be via 
PayPal.  I won't call for payment until I've actually got the vests in 
front of me, ready to dispatch.

Any questions, please feel free to drop me an e-mail.

Kind regards,
Graham Smith