I looked the thing up and it actually has some perks, most notably weight distribution to save your shoulders and lower back some strain.
The thing about the vest is even leaving aside the fact that most people need pack space for layers, in 90% of touring conditions in the rockies you're more worried about breathability than anything else, and this basically eliminates all opportunity to dump heat. Hence the OR trailbreaker being the sort of holy grail of Rockies touring pants. I guess it might be useful for resort access stuff, like the Castle cat terrain.
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