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Old June 10th, 2013, 06:23 PM   #10
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Originally Posted by fishdip View Post
I think its odd you say this as i had a mesh jacket before this vest I crashed with it on and just going 30 it slid off all the fabric and all the armor looked just like the vest. I don't think that fabric covering the plastic is for any protection only looks.
Not talking about a full mesh jacket, but a textile jacket with mesh panels in non impact zones.

Relying on mesh and webbing to hold pads in place in a slide seems silly, and is definitely not what an armored shirt is designed for.
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