Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I don’t normally write reviews unless there’s something mind-blowingly awesome or something horribly defective. In this case, unfortunately, it is the latter. I was so excited to get this vest. I bought the 40lb option and it arrived packaged and ready to go. Since I hadn’t worked up to the 40lbs, I took out all but 8bls / 2 bags (the bags come in 4lb increments on this vest). One went in the front, center pocket and the other went in the rear, center pocket. I used this vest for the following: air squats, running (3-6 mile sprint intervals), pull ups, and other lower body exercises. I have been using the vest, since late March, once - twice a week. Just last week (with a little over 2 weeks post-return window time frame) I noticed a black dust on my workout clothes. I took off the vest and removed the front and back bags. Each bag was wearing out at the bottom and the holes that had formed on the bag were letting loose sand / charcoal particles fall out. Not only was this ruining my clothes, the weight of the vest was being compromised by the loss of the sand. I guess I could just ‘swap out’ these bags with another two bags I’m not using at the moment but my hopes are to work up to using all the bags and utilizing the 40lbs that I purchased. The sad realization is that eventually ALL the bags will be in the same condition - worn out and leaking sand, just from the expected use that would come from the purchase of this type of equipment. The VERY THIN nylon material (almost the thickness / texture of an umbrella) is not the right material for those bags.... hence my review. The quality of the vest - just the vest - is pretty nice. That is why I am giving it 2 stars instead of one. It’s a solid vest and the waist is adjustable. The bags are secure, and there is little bouncing. I opted for the shoulder pads and those are life savers if you run in it. Not sure if Amazon will do anything about this, but it is an issue. Anyone in the same boat as me, guess you need to add some black duct tape to your cart to help fix the issue of the breaking bags.