Re: [UberChris] body armor
UberChris-
I'm not a fan of the HanWags, I have narrow feet. Danner and Belleville both make excellent boots, and the winter insulated boots have beefy ankle support (mostly because they lace up really high), and dont have any hooks or snag points.
The remarkable thing about the winter insulation is that I find it perfectly comfortable regardless of the outside air temperature, they are truly year-round boots. The danners have better traction on snow and ice, I wear them for work in Antarctica very comfortably.
These boots are not cheap, last I checked they were in the 150-200$ range but they have lasted me several years of pretty serious use and I have several pairs. It helps to polish 'em every now and then. Well worth the price IMO.
OK so the original question wasn't about boots, but other people have mentioned it, so I got distracted :P
... armor, I wear knee/shin and elbow-to-wrist guards from some mountain biking manufacturer, a protec helmet, and sometimes a back protector. I made sure that they all fit underneath clothing that I wear, and a lot of times it doesn't look like I'm wearing any protection. except the helmet of course
I used to have a rockgarden jacket but my opinion was that it sucked... struck me more as "feel good" protection. And it didn't feel good when I crashed on concrete one night and dinged my elbow, despite the jacket's elbow guard that I thought would actually do something.
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