PaintballX3 Magazine Euro, May 2013 | Page 114

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pants a test drive and found that this feature on the pants was beneficial for moving quickly to get out of the marshals way as well as laying down and getting up off the ground to get better angles of the photos that make the players look good in the magazines .
A player can never have enough pockets
on paintball pants . A squeegee pocket at the thigh area on both sides for the import piece of on field playing first aid as well as one on each side of the ankles . The pockets at the hips can even be used as a place to store your barrel condom while playing and keeping it in easy reach while on your way to the deadbox .
Moving further down the pant to the ankles we find yet again that heavy never-goingto-let-go Velcro and sturdy D-rings allowing the option to adjust the pants to a better fit around your ankles , or for the short player a way to keep from walking the bottom of your pants off because they are too long ( true story as this happens a lot ) One of the final features of the pants that we focused on was the knee protection . No matter if you are sliding into the snake or diving into a Dorito knee protection is important . The Herald pant knee area is a super padded feature that doesn ’ t slow you down or make you look like the goalie for the Blackhawks . Due to the fact of the protection and placement of the padding it won ’ t hinder your every movement .
We found the Herald pants pleasing to the eyes , comfortable , defiantly lightweight and durable construction . The form factor of the pants are a bit different than GI ’ s competitors giving a better fit without getting in the way of your movements . One thing that we noticed that the pants did not have that would be helpful is a pod pocket or for our X3 Euro crew a place to stash two bottles of cold water . Try as we may we couldn ’ t find too many cons to the Herald pants . They are double stitched for durability as well as pretty much snag free . The only thing we

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