Twenty pounds on your torso and the flat walk stops being flat — heart up at the same pace, legs and core doing the work. Every pack in the box, 20 to 32 lb.
At your door in 3–10 business days · 30 days to send it back
Vest with 6 × 2 lb packs (all installed), mesh storage bag.
Weight range 20–32 lb, in 2 lb steps. Shipped weight 33 lb.
One adjustable size, black. It's a harness worn over your clothes, not a fitted garment: padded shoulder straps cross at the back, the adjustable side buckles pull the waist band in to your frame. Fits a t-shirt, a fleece or a rain shell underneath. Not sure it'll sit right? The 30-day walk test covers it.
Free shipping in the contiguous US from a US warehouse. Processed in 1–3 business days, at your door in 3–10. No Hawaii, Alaska, PO boxes or APO/FPO.
30-day walk test: wear it on the walks you already take for a month. If it isn't on your body most mornings — or for any other reason — send it back for a refund of the purchase price. Return shipping comes out of the refund unless the vest is defective — it ships at 33 lb, and we're not going to pretend that ride is free. Swapping up from Light? We waive the deduction. Returns go to Tustin, California, not overseas.
90-day defect replacement: seam split, buckle fail, pouch leak — we replace it, free.
Neoprene shell, double-stitched weight band with slide-in pockets, sealed iron weight packs, reflective stripes on the shoulder straps and the waist band, mesh phone pocket, side-release buckles.
Pouches out, wipe with a damp cloth and mild soap, hang to dry. Don't machine-wash, don't submerge the pouches.
Twenty pounds on your torso and the same hill is a different hill. Your heart works harder at the same pace; your legs, hips and back carry the difference. No gym, no class, no extra minute.
All 6 2 lb packs are already in the waist band. Nothing to order, nothing to assemble.
Clip it on over your clothes. Two side buckles pull the band in to your frame; padded straps cross at the back. It shouldn't bounce — if it does, cinch again.
Day one: packs out, 20 lb. Slide one back in when the last one stopped costing anything — for most people every one to two weeks.
The cheap fixed vest is one weight for life. Plate carriers sell the carrier, then the plates. HEFT Core is 20 to 32 lb with every pack in the box — nothing to buy afterwards.
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For everyday walking, a common rule of thumb is 5–10% of bodyweight — that's what Light is built for. Core and Heavy are session vests: stairs, hills, hikes, loaded bodyweight work, where people carry a higher share for shorter blocks. Start lower than you think; the pouches are there for later.
Weighted vests are exercise equipment. If you have back, joint, heart or blood-pressure conditions, or are pregnant, talk to your doctor before adding load.
Sample reviews — placeholders. HEFT hasn’t shipped yet, so the names, quotes, ratings and counts in this section show the layout only. They will be replaced by verified customer reviews collected after delivery. Nothing here is a real customer statement.
Bought Core for the stair loop at work. Twenty on day one was plenty, I am at 26 now. Straps are padded where it matters and the packs stay put when I run the last flight.
I have walked the same 45 minutes for years. Started at 4 lb, now at 8. Same route, and I actually feel my legs and back on the hill again. Sits low at the waist, nothing digging in.
It is a harness, not a garment — that was the part I didn’t get from the photos. Cinch the sides and it does not bounce. I keep it on the hook by the door and it is on me most mornings.
I was told to start carefully. Four pounds felt like a heavy sweater. I added a pouch every week or two and never had a sore day. Every pouch was in the box — nothing to order later.
My walks start before sunrise. Cars see me now. The weight band sits at the waist so my shoulders are fine after an hour. One star off because I wish it came in a second color.
Honest note: the first one I ordered was too much on day one because I loaded all six. Support told me to start at four. I did, and it has been on my body for five weeks now.
Core if 20 is your base and 32 is plenty. Heavy if you know you'll pass 32 — it's 24 with the packs out and 40 with all eight in, for $20 more.
Return it for any reason within 30 days of delivery for a refund of the purchase price. Light ships back free; on Core and Heavy the return label cost is deducted from the refund unless the item is defective. Details on the shipping & returns page.
From a US warehouse. Orders are processed in 1–3 business days and delivered 2–7 business days after that — plan on 3–10 business days door to door. Free in the contiguous US. We can't ship to Hawaii, Alaska, US territories, APO/FPO or PO boxes.
Yes. Every pouch is in the box. Light ships with six 1 lb pouches, Core with six 2 lb packs, Heavy with eight. There is nothing to buy afterwards.
There's no HEFT between 10 and 20. Light tops out at 10; Core starts at 20 with the packs out. If 10 already feels easy on your walks, Core is the next real step.
The packs are sealed iron weights in double-stitched pockets. Neoprene can carry a faint factory smell for a day out of the bag — air it out.
Wipe it. Take the pouches out, wipe the neoprene with a damp cloth and mild soap, hang to dry. Do not machine-wash and do not submerge the pouches.
Weighted vests are exercise equipment. If you have back, joint, heart or blood-pressure conditions, or are pregnant, talk to your doctor first. Start light and add weight slowly — that is exactly what the pouches are for.
Walk in it, wear it up the stairs, take it on a hike. Not on your body most mornings? Send it back within 30 days for a refund of the purchase price — the return label cost is deducted unless the vest is defective. Every vest is also covered by a 90-day defect replacement.
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