The Best Body Armor For Civilians 

That applies to everything but condoms!🤣

yep, one of the best JKF quotes I've ever heard. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

THAT'S A FACT!!!!!

Very smart words to live by 👍

Better to be a warrior in the garden than a gardener in a war 🤷

Yes sir, I've almost been hit by a deflected bullet when putting out targets by another shooter not waiting who just arrived.

Or range qualification for retired law enforcement. It’s scary.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐YEP.!🤔

What about drugs or alcohol

​@@TexasNationalist1836drugs are good alcohol is poison

@@TexasNationalist1836they can tax it

@@marsiloficino5060 so are you ok with them taxing guns or body armor?

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How many times did you ask “got any weapons?” 😢

​@@deanbraden7695he probably stole a good amount of them

You are being kept as a slave that was marketed as a police officer?

@GuyFawkes-cv9dc Why do you cop nerds get on military vet channels and bring up being a cop. You're not a warfighter. You're actually more cowardly than the average citizen. Get lost, clown.

I used to have a neighbor that was a former Seal and a very humble guy but not someone to mess with.

I knew some seals too.

This one is down to earth and a fine fellow. He's just gone off the conspiracy theory far right wing nutcase cliff unfortunately. Gonna be 80 and have trenches with razorwire built around his house with spotlights, and a minefield, thinking the gov is coming for him. The same gov that sent him after people. Oh the irony.

when you don't live life in ego ridden "professions" its easy to learn that every big "hobby" (as in people make their jobs their personality) that comes from said professions always have the D-Bag bastards. Its another needed "Grown Up" thing to understand these days.

We're not all arrogant. Former Frog Doc, that just did his job. Now I'm a professional Beach Bum.

My man… samesies, I bought my first set of armor, and figured out a way of carrying my Glock 34 with a streamlight and extra mag daily over my Glock 26 that summer. My wife and I moved to florida in April and this damn hurricane has made me add more and more to my bug out plan. Felt great bringing in 27 firearms and 5k rounds of ammo into a hotel in 7 trips with no one noticing. But I felt like crap not having a jet boil to cook our food with in our hotel when Uber eats and the whole town shut down. Point is you never know what you may need until you need it. If you have the time and the money make it a priority to be prepared. I have a grey ghost apparition backpack I can put my AR, a backup Glock 2 extra 30 rounders, with a coupled 30 rounders in the pipe ready to go and some tourniquets and I fak (extra batteries for everything) and that is pretty awesome but shoot this hurricane made me realize a lot. That bag is great for road trips and going into hotels so I can always have a rifle (I will always have it with me). But that backpack doesn’t do shit about being hungry or cold or needing to help a family member stay dry and warm. I’m reevaluating everything right now and I really need to add more of the less sexy (MK18 with glocks on glocks and combat loadout to more of a how am I gonna eat and be able to sleep type set up)

@@T20-c8f Great reply. I hope everything is going well for you after Ian. It’s an interesting perspective when the shit actually hits the fan. The 27 firearms you carried can’t help much in many situations. Food, water and shelter are also extremely high priorities when things go sideways. Glad you made it out ok and have the ability to already be addressing the details where you can improve. 👊

"Anarchists." Lol. Those are not "anarchists." Considering "democide" (death by government) has been the #1 cause of death for the last 2000+ years, blaming fake anarchists (closet commies) for that is weak. They don't even know what bathroom to use, so them wielding the word "anarchist" is also weak. Statism is the disease of tyranny masquerading as it's own cure. People should be responsible for their own liberty/security. Government is historically always wielded by the ultra wealthy elite... Yes, body armor is extremely handy.

So did you actually come under fire from any of these marauding anarchists, or even see one in real life vs on some Fox coverage?

@@T20-c8f you can't shoot a hurricane.

Companies now are coating them with Kevlar also. And the plates are getting much lighter, 7.5 lbs in some cases.

😂 ok!

I have wondered what folding the edges inward so that any fragments from hitting plate eventually collide with a barrier of steel as the coatings get blasted away.

​​@@jamessouza7065 Look up some of the testing videos. The only "coatings" that get blasted away in a few rounds are the ones people apply themselves. Granted, if you're taking multiple magazines worth of bullets to the plate you've got MUCH bigger issues. The point is that you don't need to worry about the manufacturer coating.

Were the ball ceramic & polyurethane plates manufactured for body armor?

Just like a gun hopefully

I've got the Agilite K19 plate carrier with Spartan Armor steel plates. Thinking of upgrading to Shot Stop Duritiun plates.

Better to have it and not need it than to need it and not have it!

Agilite gear is the way to go i wear it daily

Not so sure about them these days with their plate failure and how they didn't even want to pull the effected lots.

Steel last forever, poly last 5 years. Pro and cons to both.

that's ok man we all make mistakes! I did the same thing when I got into armor a few years back lol.

Premier body armor has 50 dlar spall liners.

@@glidewell19 your better off not wearing any armor if steel is the only option. Poly plates have "expiration dates" because they're required to with government regulation. Kinda like medication. Unless your super hard on your plates they will be just fine for many years.

@@rebel_scum_ saying better off with no plates than wearing steel is like saying don't bother carrying if all you have is a .22. I'd much rather deal with frag than a hole in the chest. The coatings work to some degree to mitigate spawl and the carrier too. Not the best scenario but certainly better than nothing. Plus steel plates are backup for someone else, rage targets when you upgrade, or a weight vest for training as mentioned. Better options today as armor has gotten more popular. You can get cheap level IV nowadays.

Exactly! I can’t understand why in 2022 we’re talking about steel plates and spalling when there are a lot with built-up coat. I went through CaliberArmor and they’re great…heavy but comfortable with a very performing anti-spalling coat. Steel 20 years shelf life - Ceramic 5…

Because they realize it could save your life without you relying on the government.

They wanted to stop the sales that way there is no more vest being sold and distributed now the armor that you see criminals with is 9/10 times stolen

Can own...just cant buy online in ny state any longer. PA or Vermont and drive back.

Because your govt. Wants you dead

I think you can own it, just can't buy it in NY state.

They sell Padding for that Last time I looked they were 25 bucks

Belay my last. I was mistaken. Sorry

Keep in mind, technically there is not a "NIJ 3+." For hard armor there is only NIJ level III and IV. III+ was developed from manufacturers and rounds completely depend on testing from that manufacturer.

Also have to take in consideration shrapnel. Projectile might not go thru, but pieces could go into face, arms legs. Needs a coating.

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There's not a lot of spare space in a car door. Even if you can somehow sandwich one in, you probably won't ever be able to open that window again.

@@kenofken9458 lmao wrong

Even a simple piece of level 3 soft armor in front of steel will work.

Dayum!!!!

Still going to turn your insides into mush. I was considering the FRAS but didnt like the impact still hitting through. Broken ribs/internal bleeding in the middle of a combat situation = no good.

@@atranimecs better than holes in your guts I’d imagine.

idk if i like the idea of getting hit with anything wearing soft armor let alone 308 but its better than nothing

I sleep in mine, I can't fall asleep without it on.

And an F15

dang

Who’d he kiddin’? 😅

The lightest plate option is UHMWPE - maybe 3.5 pounds per plate. There's no real way to make rifle plates concealable. You can of course get a carrier that is not camo pattern and might look less "military." If you want a truly concealable everyday armor, go with the thinnest IIIA like Hyperline or something similar. It will afford no rifle protection, but it's the most wearable and most threats to civilians are handguns.

Wow, that's madness.

@@KennyInSubic after the port Arthur massacre, the government banned all semiautomatic guns as well

Used to love Australia and the people after I spent some time there during my military days. I thought is was the closest thing to the USA, but after seeing how the government went straight authoritarian during the pandemic, I just see it as another tyrannical led government and I no longer wish to return. Sorry, your country, your choices, but I couldn’t live there. Not even for a few days. You all really need to demand your guns back.

@@Fng_1975 Yeah it’s true unfortunately, the alternative is to move to somewhere else, that’s somewhat of a lengthy and expensive endeavour, I do know the ADF enjoys working alongside your military. I do know where’s theirs a will there’s a way, times are changing around the world, so wherever I am now, Is the best place to start prepping for SHTF

Australia has had one mass shooting in 26yrs, no real need for body armour champ

I’ve put out many fires with a fire extinguisher before a hose line was established, lol. Another preparedness item: a PW Can or 3 (Pressurized Water) Fire Extinguisher. Refill yourself with water, a little dawn detergent, and an air compressor. Moderate fires stopped with a can. I keep 3 charged & ready at the house.