CSV405 vs CSV400: Which ANSI Class 2 Vest for Your Site?

When a site spec says ANSI 107 Class 2 vest, the requirement is settled — but the which vest question still has four good answers, and picking the right one saves your crew real discomfort and your budget real money. Here are the CornerStone vests we logo most, and how we decide with customers every week.

(Quick compliance note up front: everything below is about Class 2 vests. If your corridor or contract requires Class 3, that's a different garment class — our sister site has a clear explainer on the difference: Hi-Vis Workwear Requirements in Washington State: ANSI Class 2 vs Class 3.)

The four-way decision

CSV405 — Mesh Back Safety Vest: the everyday standard

The one we logo most. The solid front carries your company mark; the mesh back is the difference between wearable and miserable in August. If your crew wears vests over t-shirts through a full shift, start here — it's the certified vest people don't take off the moment the super drives away.

CSV400 — Solid Safety Vest: the classic, now being phased out

The traditional all-solid build, and still the vest plenty of crews ask for by number. Heads up before you plan an order around it: CSV400 has been discontinued and only a few colors remain. If you're reordering to match an existing program, ask us early and we'll tell you what's actually available — and if it's gone, the vest below is where we point you.

CSV407 — Dual-Color Safety Vest: the all-season solid

This is the current answer for crews replacing CSV400s. Solid polyester front and back instead of mesh, zip closure, chest and lower pockets. It runs warmer than a mesh back in August but handles wind and drizzle better, which is what matters out here from October to May — and those smooth solid panels take a printed logo cleanly. Crews that work outdoors year-round often split the order: CSV405s for the warm months, CSV407s for the rest. (One compliance note the manufacturer is explicit about: a zip-front vest has to be fully zipped to meet the ANSI/ISEA 107 standard.)

CSV100 — Economy Mesh Vest: the by-the-box answer

All-mesh, one pocket, certified, and priced to stock a gang box. This is the vest for visitors, subs, and new hires — buy a stack, logo them once, and every person on site is compliant and on-brand. Not the vest for someone who wears it ten hours a day; exactly the vest for the twenty people who wear one twice a month.

CSV105 — Surveyor Vest: the working professional's rig

Our biggest vest seller by volume — 560 in recent orders — because surveyors, inspectors, and supers live out of the pockets. Zippered front, a full workstation of storage, and the same Class 2 rating. When the vest is the toolbelt, this is the one.

Worth knowing about: the CSV102 zippered mesh vest sits between the 405 and the 105 — zip front, mesh cooling, a couple of pockets — and it's been quietly climbing our reorder list.

Adding your logo without touching the certification

The question we get on every vest order: "can you put our logo on it without messing up the rating?" Yes — this is routine for us. Decoration goes on the solid panels, never over or against the reflective tape, sized and placed so the required background material stays visible. Screen print or heat transfer both work on these fabrics; we've applied hundreds of company marks to certified vests (our safety-gear top-sellers post shows the broader hi-vis lineup crews order alongside them).

The 10-second chooser

Price your vest program

Tell us your crew count and mix through the request-a-quote form — most vest orders quote same-day, and one logo setup covers every style in the program.