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

[Graham Smith]

Just as a bit more info, I meant to add that these vests are fully 
certified to EN471, class 2 standards and have double 5cm HiVis 
reflective banding.  Also, the sizes I have quoted below are chest sizes 
in inches.

I have also corrected a typographic error in the original mockup 
pictures, whereby I had the address of the OSM website as a .com rather 
than a .org domain (thanks to Andy for picking up on this).  The mockups 
and the graphic have been corrected accordingly.

Cheers,
Graham

Graham Smith wrote:
> 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
>
>