 Poster: A snowHead
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Thinking of buying either POC or Forecefield body armour. Does anyone have any experience of the full vest options (chest, back, shoulders, elbows) please? Wondered if it fits under jacket, level of protection, too hot etc. Advice welcome!
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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I got a Forcefield back protector. Back protector only with shoulder and waist straps as I get hot and didn't want a built-in jacket type. Hardly notice I'm wearing it. It is a motorcycle one actually. I'm sure there is some marketing that says they use different materials for cold weather, thus the ski ones are more expensive. But seems fine to me.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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I use full motorcycle Dianese body armour on my upper body and tbh it's too much. I ski with someone who uses dianese mtb body armour and he reckons that's much better but still too sweaty.
I've been thinking about new armour mainly because I look like an american footballer with it on! So I was looking at the demonflex jacket. Whatever, I think 3DO technology has got to be a vast improvement over hard plastic. Having said that I'm pretty sure mine has saved me lots of pain when I've tumbled or on the odd occasion someone skied into me.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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I bought some Demon body armour (full vest) in Jan - just before a trip to Austria. Was hit on a fast red by a fast Austrian, whose enthusiasm exceeded his abilities. I was walloped in the liver/kidney area with considerable force. Knocked flying but to my amazement - no pain at the impact site and no bruising. Having been a bit of a doubter I was dead impressed.
The Demon stuff fitted comfortably under a fleece and jacket. Felt slightly odd at first but within 20 minutes, hardly noticed it was there.
It was expensive - think about £130 odd but well worth it. Just checked the website - down to £119 : https://www.absolute-snow.co.uk/V/Demon_Flex_Force_Pro_Body_Armour_Top_S_BlackGreen.
No idea how it compares to POC or Forcefield but the reviews were pretty good.
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@Bennyboy1, we have used VPD POC armour for some time, and it has proved invaluable. The older POC full body armour is good, but oriented to DH mountain biking and not to skiing - nice light VPD (viscous polymer material) as back protector (very high rating and never notice it on) but heavy solid sections for chest and arms. The new VPD stuff - shorts, back protector, chest, arms, is VPD on a mesh base. Very light, very high protection levels and very easy to wear. Warm, due to the polymer layer, but that's fine in winter sports. The research behind POC is second to none. I would heartily recommend it. My son and I have been saved from serious injury by POC stuff (one simple error by him recently which resulted in a fall onto some rocks; for me, a from-the-rear hit from an out of control skier). I like the look of the Forcefield kit, but regret no experience of it.
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