To make life easier on future shoppers, and to prevent an excessive amount of threads regarding gear questions, lets all use this thread to post about pilot gear.
Please take the time to post information about what pilot gear you have chosen and why, if it has lived up to your expectations, how it has held up, and if you would buy it again.
Try to avoid posting baseless opinions on products you have not used, rather post first hand experiences. Doing this will provide more reliable reviews of the products. If we all take the time to post, we will cover just about everything out there.
Popular places to shop:
Stop-Over Store
The Outer Marker
Crew Outfitters
Sporty's Pilot Shop
Scott Leather Company
Coyote Works
Landerwood Pilot Shirts
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What I fly: CRJ-200
My Stuff:
Rollaboard: Purdy Neat (Luggage Works) Stop-Over Stealth 22"
Luggage Works by far have the best reputation for rollaboards in the business. So far I can say that my bag has lived up to all of my expectations. As a commuter, I truly need a bag that can get abused in every sense of the word, and this one can. In hindsight, I would purchase the 26" version, because it will fit into the CRJ overhead with a little effort. My 22" just barely holds a 4 day's worth of stuff. All in all, I am more than happy with this product. They ARE worth the money invested.
Flight Kit: Purdy Neat (Luggage Works) Split Grain Leather Flight Case
The size of this bag is perfect for the CRJ. It is taller than most bags, which allows me to stack lots of items on top of all of my binders. I have managed to pack four 2" binders, two 1" binders, a jepp. chart wallet packed to the max, my telex headset, and two glasses cases into the thing.
This is NOT the most durable and well made bag out there. In comparison to some of the more pricey ones, this one is a bit flimsy. After seeing some older ones, I can verify that this model will not wear out gracefully like a higher priced Scott bag. For the price and my current salary, I would buy it again. I will be in the market for a Scott or Coyote Works in a few years though.
Headset: Telex 850 ANR
For the CRJ, this might just be the perfect headset. It is very light and comfortable. It provides just enough hearing protection for the plane. The main disadvantage is it's price. I would definitely buy this product again. IMHO, this headset is not quiet enough for the EMB regional jets.
Binders:
2 Jepp 2" Bound Leather Binders
1 Jepp 1" Superior Plastic Binder
1 Scott 1" Leather Binder
Everyone knows the 2" jepp leather binders are quality binders. The 1" superior plastic is also well made, but it is much thicker than the leather version. I use it for my chart notams and union contract. The scott binder is my trip binder, and it is very well made. The only one I bought was the scott, and I would buy it again over the jepp leather.
Uniform:
Landerwood - Way more expensive than most, but is a higher quality and allows for machine washing instead of dry cleaning.
Zipper Tie - The best damn invention ever.