Re: [Asgard] Protection/Armor - Advice Needed
I just use a ski helmet and good boots on pretty much every jump I make. To me the boots are number 1! I bought shin/knee guards and never used them. I'm sure I'll regret it someday, but so far, so good. I think knee pads would help a lot in an object strike, but you probably won't have that off of the potato bridge, and if you do then you might want to quit. I've skinned my knee, and PLF'd on boulders, but never hard enough to make me think I need body armor. My friend and mentor, however, dresses up like a freakin Moto GP racer.
The friends I have that have broken themselves were wearing body armor and broke bones and compressed disks anyway. Who's to say if it helped lessen their injuries.
I'm sure at least one will chime in.
If you go to a store that sells dirtbikes you can usually get nice, low profile, pads to wear under clothes. I've seen everything from baseball catcher leg guards and motorcycle back plates, to swimming trunks and flipflops at TF.
And I feel full face helmets, while offering more protection, limit vision for things like bridle wraps and the odd little stuff. But you see a shit ton of full face helmets too.
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