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Beamer Reamer and Mrs. hit a forest rat
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<blockquote data-quote="Beamer Reamer" data-source="post: 758806" data-attributes="member: 15521"><p>Lots of the mid-ware clothes has an assortment of possibilities for armor-ish stuff in them. For instance, one pair of pants I owned encouraged pulling out the knee "armor" and taking scissors and trimming it to fit just right. It was basically high density foam that offered a tiny bit of bump protection and maybe a few extra yards of sliding before it burned through. Made you feel better, but not much there of any substance.</p><p></p><p>Same as the back armor in many clothes. You can feel it, feel good about it, but it doesn't do much when you need it. Just enough there to check the box and feel good about the purchase and your commitment to ATGATT. False feelings I am thinking now.</p><p></p><p>Lots of sizing on MC clothes get you close, but not a perfect fit. While you can make do with arm length and leg length a bit, the real problem comes with positioning of the protective stuff. Some clothes allow for minor adjustments, some don't. It has to fit right and position right or it is a waste of time. It also has to stay put or it is equally useless. Of course, you need to be able to move and bend - so knee and elbow armor is tricky.</p><p></p><p>Now to Mr. carver's point.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Beamer Reamer, post: 758806, member: 15521"] Lots of the mid-ware clothes has an assortment of possibilities for armor-ish stuff in them. For instance, one pair of pants I owned encouraged pulling out the knee "armor" and taking scissors and trimming it to fit just right. It was basically high density foam that offered a tiny bit of bump protection and maybe a few extra yards of sliding before it burned through. Made you feel better, but not much there of any substance. Same as the back armor in many clothes. You can feel it, feel good about it, but it doesn't do much when you need it. Just enough there to check the box and feel good about the purchase and your commitment to ATGATT. False feelings I am thinking now. Lots of sizing on MC clothes get you close, but not a perfect fit. While you can make do with arm length and leg length a bit, the real problem comes with positioning of the protective stuff. Some clothes allow for minor adjustments, some don't. It has to fit right and position right or it is a waste of time. It also has to stay put or it is equally useless. Of course, you need to be able to move and bend - so knee and elbow armor is tricky. Now to Mr. carver's point. [/QUOTE]
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