I'm pricing out safety gear, help me out
#62
I have heard different stories about both products. Being a dirt tracker everyone uses some type of HANS/Defender. Everyone leans towards hans, but I have had 2 or 3 people say the Defender works better than a HANS. I have been very undecided which one I want, that's why I still run that stupid foam neck brace
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That's an argument for another thread. The bits and pieces I remember are that there's quite a bit of controversy with the HANS device. Along the lines of it being like the iphone. Everyone thinks it's the only thing on the market that will do what's it's designed to do.
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do you have the option of trying on friend's suits? I tried on a few of the lower end sparco's and then tried on a few of the starter Alpine Stars. They all fit differently in their own way. I liked the stretch material on the lower back, and some of the other suits were tight in the shoulders. I'm a small framed 5'10 - 5'11 185lb fatass. I ended up with a 56 GPT . I had to have the legs hemmed almost 2 inches. The GPT just felt less restrictive during ingress/egress and during arm movements.
I have a FAST large. Fits well everywhere including my small gut. Scrawny friend of mine has the Medium and it looks like a child's shirt.
I have a FAST large. Fits well everywhere including my small gut. Scrawny friend of mine has the Medium and it looks like a child's shirt.
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do you have the option of trying on friend's suits? I tried on a few of the lower end sparco's and then tried on a few of the starter Alpine Stars. They all fit differently in their own way. I liked the stretch material on the lower back, and some of the other suits were tight in the shoulders. I'm a small framed 5'10 - 5'11 185lb fatass. I ended up with a 56 GPT . I had to have the legs hemmed almost 2 inches. The GPT just felt less restrictive during ingress/egress and during arm movements.
I have a FAST large. Fits well everywhere including my small gut. Scrawny friend of mine has the Medium and it looks like a child's shirt.
I have a FAST large. Fits well everywhere including my small gut. Scrawny friend of mine has the Medium and it looks like a child's shirt.
I have a 31" waist, I'm 5'11", I weigh 199lb today, and I'm at 910lb on squat/dead/bench...nothing is going to fit me. I basically need something I can get my shoudlers and quads in. I'm not jacked or anything, but nothing fits right.
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Try this hustler, back when I was 200lbs this fit great! Now I have a custom fit firesuit made specifically for my body at 155lbs
http://daymotorsports.com/proddisp.php?ln=15055
http://daymotorsports.com/proddisp.php?ln=15055
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The HANS is more expensive to buy, almost 3x the cost to recert, requires special belts, and the shoulder part is thinner. The Defnder is cheaper, cheaper to recert, I can use 3" belts, and it won't cut into my shoulders. Both have the SFI cert so I expect both to perform up to the standard. What else is there?
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Try this hustler, back when I was 200lbs this fit great! Now I have a custom fit firesuit made specifically for my body at 155lbs
http://daymotorsports.com/proddisp.php?ln=15055
http://daymotorsports.com/proddisp.php?ln=15055
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Where is the compromise in the G Force suit compared to the Sparco? Why is the Sparco 150% the price? By the G Force sizing chart I'd need an XL for my chest, and a small for my waist and inseam.
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Oh and another hint.. They have factory color defect Gforce 525 3 layer suits on ebay for next to nothing.
http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=...cing&_osacat=0
That is if you are a XS, S, M or XL. Larges don't pop up very often.
#77
I have the sparco sprint 6 suit and love the hell out of it. Before, I was using the pyrotect single layer suit with nomex underwear and while it served it's purpose, it felt very rigid. The sprint 6 suit is very light and breaths a hell of a lot better.
I see no reason not to use a DEFNDER. I have one and it is comfortable. I echo everything you have said about it being a little bit better in several ways from the HANS.
I wear that hat almost every day. At first it was terrible, because of the little piece in the lining right at the forehead, but after a week that went away. It is super comfy now.
I see no reason not to use a DEFNDER. I have one and it is comfortable. I echo everything you have said about it being a little bit better in several ways from the HANS.
I wear that hat almost every day. At first it was terrible, because of the little piece in the lining right at the forehead, but after a week that went away. It is super comfy now.
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I have the sparco sprint 6 suit and love the hell out of it. Before, I was using the pyrotect single layer suit with nomex underwear and while it served it's purpose, it felt very rigid. The sprint 6 suit is very light and breaths a hell of a lot better.
I see no reason not to use a DEFNDER. I have one and it is comfortable. I echo everything you have said about it being a little bit better in several ways from the HANS.
I wear that hat almost every day. At first it was terrible, because of the little piece in the lining right at the forehead, but after a week that went away. It is super comfy now.
I see no reason not to use a DEFNDER. I have one and it is comfortable. I echo everything you have said about it being a little bit better in several ways from the HANS.
I wear that hat almost every day. At first it was terrible, because of the little piece in the lining right at the forehead, but after a week that went away. It is super comfy now.
Thanks for the input everyone, I need to order soon because it appears the 2013 line is coming in and I want to be sure I get the suit I want rather than a deal on a suit I don't want.