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Post by whitebear620 on Jun 19, 2017 8:24:34 GMT -5
Tossing back and forth on whether or not I want to get a micro plate carrier with some rifle plates. But I know that that's quite a bit of weight even with lightweight plates and we need to be able to move in it or it really doesn't do any good.
How do you guys train to wear plates?
I'm thinking about getting a weighted running vest, doing some of my workouts in that, this way I can train for the weight while saving up for my carrier and plates. Back during medic school, my buddies and I would just get on the treadmill and everything else in our plates to where it pretty much no longer affected us.
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Post by omnivorous on Jun 19, 2017 12:05:11 GMT -5
www.warriortrail.comTheir training plates are rather good, but their simulated BALCS inserts are not. Unless you have to workout at a strip mall gym, then I think the method you described of just kitting-up & working-out until used to it, is ideal.
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Post by whitebear620 on Jun 19, 2017 13:41:10 GMT -5
www.warriortrail.comTheir training plates are rather good, but their simulated BALCS inserts are not. Unless you have to workout at a strip mall gym, then I think the method you described of just kitting-up & working-out until used to it, is ideal. Ouch, $150 for a set. I'm sure they're worth it, but I'd rather shoot for a heavy set of plates from AR500 for that price since I could use it for training and then it'd have additional use. Is there any concerns with using actual plates for exercise when I get them? Edit: Looks like about $160 for set of the heavy plates from AR500, again that would be for training only since I'm trying to get the 5lb plates instead. www.ar500armor.com/ar500-armor-body-armor/level-iii-body-armor/ar500-armor-trauma-plate-advanced-shooters-cut-asc-10x12.html |
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Post by whitebear620 on Jun 19, 2017 13:54:11 GMT -5
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Post by omnivorous on Jun 19, 2017 18:58:40 GMT -5
My main concern with using real plates for training, if they have ceramic components, would be micro fractures which would compromise the ballistic protective capabilities. I wouldn't worry about them breaking like a dinner plate, but of internal fractures which would allow a round to pass through when it otherwise wouldn't. The WT plates are very high density polymer, so, they're very damage & element resistant. I don't like the metal plates, I'm just not sold on them for armor, even with anti-spall coatings.
What size plates do you use, whitebear? I have a single, large-sized WT plate, which I have no use for, since I found out I'm best covered by mediums. I've be trying to off-load it for a while.
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Post by whitebear620 on Jun 19, 2017 19:18:51 GMT -5
My main concern with using real plates for training, if they have ceramic components, would be micro fractures which would compromise the ballistic protective capabilities. I wouldn't worry about them breaking like a dinner plate, but of internal fractures which would allow a round to pass through when it otherwise wouldn't. The WT plates are very high density polymer, so, they're very damage & element resistant. I don't like the metal plates, I'm just not sold on them for armor, even with anti-spall coatings. What size plates do you use, whitebear? I have a single, large-sized WT plate, which I have no use for, since I found out I'm best covered by mediums. I've be trying to off-load it for a while. I honestly have no idea, I need to take a measurement of my chest, we never got properly sized for plates in the Guard. But if I had to guess, I'd probably say I wear mediums as I'm not a huge guy. The fractures are actually what makes me very wary of ceramic plates, I would hope they're durable enough for hard use; but I have this nightmare scenario where I hit the ground to take cover, end up smashing my chest on concrete which fractures the plate, thereby making the plate highly ineffective. I wonder about combining a lighter trauma pad or soft armor in front of the steel to catch any possible spall, but I don't know enough about the science of it all to make any educated guess. AR500 has these III+ lightweight plates: www.ar500armor.com/ar500-armor-body-armor/level-iii-lightweight-body-armor/ar500-armor-lightweight-8-x-10-level-iii-alsc-body-armor.htmlThese being for their micro carrier, which is what I'll get depending on my measurement. They're 4lbs each, plus a little if you do the extra coating for spall. Edit: I may be a little fat currently, but my frame overall is average. |
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Post by omnivorous on Jun 19, 2017 22:20:42 GMT -5
I had the opportunity to buy a single medium & large plate from someone on an online forum, & just slid them into a carrier to see which fit the coverage/weight/mobility balance best for me. That worked-up to be the medium.
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Post by whitebear620 on Jun 19, 2017 22:41:42 GMT -5
I had the opportunity to buy a single medium & large plate from someone on an online forum, & just slid them into a carrier to see which fit the coverage/weight/mobility balance best for me. That worked-up to be the medium. I really need to take a measurement of myself to get an idea. |
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