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Do you guys move up on pant size with ass pads if you guys are near the upper range of whatever size pants?

IntuitioN

I'd probably kill a man for a real nice pair of vented shin guards.
Last season I clipped my board on what was appearently a box (it was 99% under the snow) and did a little shin grind for about 10 feet. That was when i was learning to rails/boxes and it's made me super tentative about how quickly I wanna get back on the horse. I'm not worried about the fall hurting... I just wanna take the edge off it, same reason I wear a helmet.
Skating away from the chair lift I hit a patch of ice and landed almost on top of my head. 6'2' drop would not have been fun with out it.

But back to the point - low profile, I'm already a big guy, I dont need help :P

oneplankawanka

Pro bably... don't want your hardcore shred buds to know that you are wearing butt padds along with your stay free minipads?? kidding!! I wear the protecs and they are pretty low profile and offer heaps o protection w/o a hardshell.. lub em.. can hardly tell im wearing them, but I am sooo happy when I slam and they help soften the blow... worth the investment.

No falls no balls....no guts no glory..... If you are not falling, then you are to comfortable and not progressing as a rider.

SnoeMan

few years ago my first time on a box i fell off and smacked my head pretty hard (also minor shoulder dislocation)
hate to say it but my MOM made me wear one, at first i would only use it in the park or when doing jumps, but slowly i got used to it. since then iv had many falls where it saved me some pain (maybe not huge but difference between having a bad head ache and getting straight up and riding off) now i couldn't picture riding with out it.

as for other gear iv never used any. my cousin bought a set of wrist guards and put them on after the first run said the difference was huge (beginner falls allot)
i didnt know they had ass pads might look in to a set for the park and keeping it warm


heres a pic om my cousins helmet after the first day

jajinka1

I always wear my helmet...once when I was learning how to ride I didn´t have a helmet at all, than I have fallen over- I don´t know exactly why...it just happened and I somehow managed to kick myself with my board into my head. I can tell you it DID hurt and it didn´t stop for two months...the only thing I was scared of was that my mom wouldn´t let me ride any more-but instead of prohibition, my parents bought me a helmet. Now I´m wearing it all the time - not because I´m scared of accidents but because if something happens my parents wouldn´t let me to do snowboarding again.
professionals are wearing helmet. Why shouldn´t I ?

SFshredder

I got in an accident earlier this year (not snowboarding related), and I have to be more careful and protective of my arm now, so that's why I'm going to get protective gear this season.

SummitAtSnoq

Make it practical.
and more importantly.
make it low profile.
LOW PROFILE!

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K:ros

As far as helmets are concerned...

1. Has to be light weight!
2. Low profile and stylish; no one wants to look like they have a beach ball for a head!
3. Versatile; quick and easy to open/close vents

Obviously it has to be comfortable, but different helmet designs are comfortable for different people.

I have a Smith Holt which is pretty good. Best part is it's light as hell and versatile; you can open the vents and even remove the ear pads for spring riding. Where the helmet could use some improvement... The style is good but it's quite large and in order to open the vents you actually have to take off the helmet and remove the "plugs".

Bern has always made nice slim/stylish helmets.