Are you sure it's made in Vietnam?
I keep hearing that BHI stuff is made somewhere in Asia.. Korea, China, etc - never heard Vietnam. How many shops do they have??
I just bought a new DOAV vest - it says Korea.
On the bright side... even if it does give up the ghost, BHI has a lifetime guarentee. I heard one guy's story of what BHI did.
He received a DOAV from a friend who didn't need it anymore. The thing was beat to heck - side pockets torn off (modified by user), belt loops cut off, spray painted, etc. It was basically a pile of nylon rags that happened to have a Blackhawk Logo on it. He sent it in, saying that it got tore up in a tactical excersize, and while he really liked the vest, he had to subsitute in one of the Eagle Tac vests...
BHI sent him a new one post haste! Can't complain about that.