Thats a pretty good story you told! Still chuckling about it. As for your question, what do you want the vest for? If you just want to ride on your mower and make fun of your dufus neighbor, I owuld recommend looking at the Sportsmans Guide or Cheaper Than Dirt. They have Frag Vests from a number of different nations - U.S., British, and "NATO", for from 50-100 dollars. These are not bulletproof (though the one I tried did stop a .22LR fired form a pistol) but would be pretty funny in light of your recent incident with your neighbor. Just make sure he sees you using it! As for real bullet proof vests, I was recently issued a Zero-G from safariland (www.bodyarmor.com). I have been very impressed with its light weight and flexibility. A big improvement over the much bulkier and heavier one I was issued by my department before I got the new one. Just make sure you are in compliance with local laws. In some places regular tax paying citizens can't have vests. In others it's largely unregulated - sound familiar? Either way, do a search for body armor on the net and you should get a bunch of hits. You should also be able to get info on protection levels. Either way, expect to pay a pretty high price. Mine ran about $500.00.