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<blockquote data-quote="OkieBoogaloo" data-source="post: 4189486" data-attributes="member: 3675"><p>The first thing you should look into with body armor IMO is used kevlar vests that have 'expired'. You can get em cheap and they're usually in decent shape. They have to expire due to wear and age but still offer 75% or better (usually 90%+) protection in testing. </p><p></p><p>After that - the steel plate carriers are good to pick up. Smart to have SOME level of vest for every member of the family. The kevlar stuff is lighter weight and easy to wear for smaller frame peeps, but its only handgun rated.</p><p>There are new make handgun rated vests that use a plastic polymer material.. they work but i worry about long term shelf life with them.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="OkieBoogaloo, post: 4189486, member: 3675"] The first thing you should look into with body armor IMO is used kevlar vests that have 'expired'. You can get em cheap and they're usually in decent shape. They have to expire due to wear and age but still offer 75% or better (usually 90%+) protection in testing. After that - the steel plate carriers are good to pick up. Smart to have SOME level of vest for every member of the family. The kevlar stuff is lighter weight and easy to wear for smaller frame peeps, but its only handgun rated. There are new make handgun rated vests that use a plastic polymer material.. they work but i worry about long term shelf life with them. [/QUOTE]
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