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Article: PROTECTIVE GEAR FROM HEAD TO TOE.(Feature)
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- October 1, 2008
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PROTECTIVE GEAR FROM HEAD TO TOE
By Paul Bubny
Protective gear doesn't make the wearer invincible, any more than a suit of armor did in days of old. After all, a well-honed broadsword could do a pretty good job of hacking through chain mail.
However, like a suit of armor, modern protective gear can give the wearer an edge in life-threatening situations--while also allowing a little more freedom of movement than wearing several pounds of metal will permit. And since this category runs the gamut from helmets to boots, it can shield your customer from head to toe, and all points in between.
And while protective gear pretty much means body ...