Camelback for padding?

"Han Solo (D)" wrote in message
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ospam (AsaaraAgain) wrote:

I'd be worried about popping the Camelbak and leaking whatever you
were drinking all over the place, but if you do tend to fall on your
back a lot, try and drink something that won't stain or be sticky,
like water or that flavored fitness water, rather than regular
Gatorade or something, until you know it'll hold up.

I think you would have to drive over a Camelbak with a truck in order to
blast it. They're quite well made and should resist harder falls.

Anyway it can't replace a longshot, totally agree on that.

Han Solo

Some bladders advertise you can drive over it with a car and not puncture it
BUT that's while it's empty and deflated, not full of a liquid.

I wouldn't suggest using it as padding, it's too small to offer any kind of
help unless you wear three or 4 and even then they're still not covering
enough of your back to really effectively pad your fall. Not to even
mention they weren't designed as a safety feature for falling.

Definetly get the helmet first and then practice your ass off - You'll fall
a lot less in the long run. It's really hard to board if you're comatosed. I
don't board so I can fall all the time. If you do fall, roll with the fall
instead of trying to brace for the impact - it hurts a hell of a lot less.

No doubt the Camelback will take the punishment in a fall, but it wasn't
made for that. If you plan to do a lot of park riding, get a proper back
protector that will aborb and spread the impact properly, plus it has a lot
wider coverage than a camelback.

Oh, did I mention get the helmet first! - cause it's really hard to pick up
chicks with a split skull.

"David" wrote in message
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I'm pretty new to boarding. Last weekend I slammed my upper back into the
ground hard enough to see stars. Didn't hit my head. Got a mild
headache.
Since it went away I assummed I didn't get a concussion, but came too
close.

I'm sure I could learn to fall better, or less or whatever. The way I was
told to fall in my board class might have helped, if I'd had the
time/reflexes/skill
to react properly. Obviously I didn't. Anyway, it seems like a Camelback
might
help when I fall like that.

What do you think?

I think you would have to drive over a Camelbak with a truck in order to
blast it. They're quite well made and should resist harder falls.

I've never seen the inside of the brand name ones, I have a generic.