Body Armor Conundrums.

[Joe_K]

You asked for " level III + or IV plates that are NOT steel, weigh less than 4 lbs each and are under 1" thick" I don't believe you will be able to find anything that meets this requirement. My set up without mags is over 14lbs, no way I could wear it all shift with all the other shit I have to have.......

I have seen a few offererings in this weight range, just have had no personal experience with them. After some research I have dropped the Level IV from my requirements.

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[Joe_K]

You asked for " level III + or IV plates that are NOT steel, weigh less than 4 lbs each and are under 1" thick" I don't believe you will be able to find anything that meets this requirement. My set up without mags is over 14lbs, no way I could wear it all shift with all the other shit I have to have.......

I have seen a few offererings in this weight range, just have had no personal experience with them. After some research I have dropped the Level IV from my requirements.

Velocitas, Opprimere,
Violentia Operandi

[wctriumph]

Bleach the material. Chlorine bleach should take any color out of the fabric.

[Joe_K]

Bleach the material. Chlorine bleach should take any color out of the fabric.

From what I've seen on the interwebs Cordura cannot be bleached white, but this may be bad info.

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[Mercula]

It could fall apart with the heavy bleach treatment ? It can be pretty damaging.

[Irving]

This might be a dumb question, but could you just wear a lightweight t-shirt over the vest? Some sort of polyester workout shirt. Obviously not Underarmor, since you'd be wearing it over your armor.

[Joe_K]

This might be a dumb question, but could you just wear a lightweight t-shirt over the vest? Some sort of polyester workout shirt. Obviously not Underarmor, since you'd be wearing it over your armor.

What fitz said.

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[fitz19d]

Without paint, black shows thru fibers pretty well I've noticed. Also we get hot enough as is without adding extra shirt layers.

[Irving]

I guess I don't understand where this armor will be worn. If it's already under a uniform, why does it mayer what color it is in the first place? EDIT: I understand that rules are rules.

[Joe_K]

I guess I don't understand where this armor will be worn. If it's already under a uniform, why does it mayer what color it is in the first place? EDIT: I understand that rules are rules.

A white polyester paper thin uniform shirt worn over an armor carrier with a t-shirt worn under that. Anything aside from white will show like crap on toilet paper.

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