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Evening all, does anyone use a back protector for general, mostly piste based, skiing?
I am thinking of buying one (ideally one i can use for mountain biking as well) and wondered what peoples thoughts are on them in general, are they worth buying? Do you notice them when you have a backpack on?
Any general thoughts and/or recommendations would be gratefully recieved.
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I use a Forcefield one all the time skiing. After back surgery a couple of years back I don't want to take any chances. The back protector feels like a very light rucksack, so when you have a backpack you don't notice it. Sometimes I have to doublecheck that I have put the backpack on
I find it comfortable, and it now just feels "normal".
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We are thinking of back protectors for my eldest son (7) and I.
My son is now exploring tree runs and his last instructor started him on simple off-piste stuff. Ideal back protector would cover him for horse riding, mountain biking and skiing. Any ideas? I have to have one as someone needs to ski with him
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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I usually use a lumbar protector (very short compared to normal back protector).
The elastic somewhat rides up around my waist which is a pain. I also have a lumbar section in my Dianese ski bottoms, which is useful on gnarly chairlifts.
Dianese stuff in general seems to be good quality from my skiing and motorbike experience.
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A couple of years ago a snowboarder hit me so hard from behind that I was thrown high into the air and landed on my back. I wasn't hurt but it made me wonder what would happen if a similarly stupid moron collided with my back (instead of my boots in the case of the snowboarder).
After reading various posts about body armour on this site, I recently bought a Forcefield Pro L2 Lumbar Protector and Forcefield Action Shorts with 4 layer armour.
I have a dodgy lower back and the Forcefield Pro L2 Lumbar Protector is perfect for my needs - as well as offering protection, it provides lumbar support and the wide waistband also means I have an extra layer of warmth in a crucial area. The level 2 protection is 2 cm thick and seems quite rigid at first, but after it has absorbed a few minutes of body heat it moulds very nicely to the body. I love it and wouldn't ski without it now. A level 1 back protector might be more suitable for the majority of skiers, but I am protecting an existing injury.
The Action Shorts also saved my hips and butt from injury several times during over crowded half-term skiing in La Plagne.
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