Protective Gear/Body Armor - Snowboarding Forum

02-28-2010, 09:13 PM

Hey guys,
i am an intermediate snowboarder who lives in michigan, needless to say the hills (not mountains) suck. I am tired of the 30 runs down the hill. i am venturing off in the park, learning to grind rails and hit jumps. last week i had a minor shoulder separation and the dr said i might be able to get back on my board this season (weather permitting). i have done a lot of research looking at protective gear and body armor. I recently bought a helmet to save my brain and give me added confidence learning tricks and stunts. i dont really care if anybody think i am a sissy for wearing armor. If i am hurt all the time, then i am never going to get any better. Plus if i am able to have confidence without worring about injurys, i am going to try bigger tricks.
These are a few of the products i am looking at. Any suggestions would be appreciated

Upper body protection

demon flex force pro upper body armor

Demon Flex-Force PRO Upper Body Armor for Men, 2010 SALE!

661 vapor pressure suit

SixSixOne Vapor Pressure Suit, 2010

evs bj 22 upper body armor

EVS BJ 22 Integrated Chest Protector with Kidney Belt

Lower body protection

demon low padded shorts hard tail

DS 1450 Shield Low Hard Tail - Protection - Products - Demon Snow

knees What is better soft or hard shell

protec ips knee pads

ProTec IPS Knee Pads

thanks any help will be appreiciated

NYSnow · 02-28-2010, 09:30 PM

Those seem reasonable. Don't forget your wrists though. You should also get a decen pair of wrist guards. Wrist fractures are common in snowboarding.

krazykunuck · 02-28-2010, 09:33 PM

why do you care what others think? i personally think your wanting to protect yourself and thats all that matters

Flick Montana · 02-28-2010, 09:43 PM

You're not going to war here. Use some wrist guards and a helmet. Everything else is a little overkill if you ask me. You're going to look like Robocop, and probably move the like him, with all that stuff on.

EDIT: On second thought, all that stuff is from the same no-name site. If this is spam and you wasted 30 seconds of my life, I'm going to find you and peel you like an orange.

krazykunuck · 02-28-2010, 09:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Flick Montana

You're not going to war here. Use some wrist guards and a helmet. Everything else is a little overkill if you ask me. You're going to look like Robocop, and probably move the like him, with all that stuff on.

EDIT: On second thought, all that stuff is from the same no-name site. If this is spam and you wasted 30 seconds of my life, I'm going to find you and peel you like an orange.

are you saying robocop on a board wouldn't be awesome to see? i think it would be something awesome to see.

jegnorge · 03-01-2010, 06:38 AM

i wear this

i can do indy/stale 3s no issues. still working on landing my 5s. body armor doesn't interfere with my body motions at all. it already saved me once flying 20 ft landing on my back.

02-28-2010, 09:13 PM	#1 (permalink)
ship140 Guest Posts: n/a	Protective Gear/Body Armor Hey guys, i am an intermediate snowboarder who lives in michigan, needless to say the hills (not mountains) suck. I am tired of the 30 runs down the hill. i am venturing off in the park, learning to grind rails and hit jumps. last week i had a minor shoulder separation and the dr said i might be able to get back on my board this season (weather permitting). i have done a lot of research looking at protective gear and body armor. I recently bought a helmet to save my brain and give me added confidence learning tricks and stunts. i dont really care if anybody think i am a sissy for wearing armor. If i am hurt all the time, then i am never going to get any better. Plus if i am able to have confidence without worring about injurys, i am going to try bigger tricks. These are a few of the products i am looking at. Any suggestions would be appreciated Upper body protection demon flex force pro upper body armor Demon Flex-Force PRO Upper Body Armor for Men, 2010 SALE! 661 vapor pressure suit SixSixOne Vapor Pressure Suit, 2010 evs bj 22 upper body armor EVS BJ 22 Integrated Chest Protector with Kidney Belt Lower body protection demon low padded shorts hard tail DS 1450 Shield Low Hard Tail - Protection - Products - Demon Snow knees What is better soft or hard shell protec ips knee pads ProTec IPS Knee Pads thanks any help will be appreiciated

02-28-2010, 09:33 PM	#3 (permalink)
krazykunuck Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: edmonton Posts: 188	why do you care what others think? i personally think your wanting to protect yourself and thats all that matters __________________ ain't no basic boarder, i run carhartt's for boarding clothes, i drive a big loud diesel truck, and i am PROUD to be a CANADIAN.

02-28-2010, 09:43 PM	#4 (permalink)
Flick Montana Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Beech Grove, Indiana sigh Posts: 4,168	You're not going to war here. Use some wrist guards and a helmet. Everything else is a little overkill if you ask me. You're going to look like Robocop, and probably move the like him, with all that stuff on. EDIT: On second thought, all that stuff is from the same no-name site. If this is spam and you wasted 30 seconds of my life, I'm going to find you and peel you like an orange. __________________ Zombie Nation Gear: Rome Design 165 / Rome Arsenals Rome Anthem 158

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02-28-2010, 09:30 PM	#2 (permalink)
NYSnow Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 121	Those seem reasonable. Don't forget your wrists though. You should also get a decen pair of wrist guards. Wrist fractures are common in snowboarding.

03-01-2010, 06:38 AM	#6 (permalink)
jegnorge Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 321	i wear this i can do indy/stale 3s no issues. still working on landing my 5s. body armor doesn't interfere with my body motions at all. it already saved me once flying 20 ft landing on my back.