The entire paintball chest protector industry has been quickly evolving over the past 5 years. Before 2008, the only paintball chest protectors on the market were made out of hard and uncomfortable material that you would wear over your jersey, shirt or sweatshirt while playing. In 2008 the Empire paintball chest protector was released and revolutionized chest protectors from all manufactures.The T-shirt like fit and materials made the Empire chest protector the first to be comfortably worn under your jersey, provide protection and increase bounces. Now when you look at the current 2011/2012 paintball chest protectors you find this in every one of them.
Some of the main paintball chest protector manufacturers include Empire, Dye, Proto, Planet Eclipse, Redz, Gen X Global and Valken. If you want to keep your body in good shape and cut down on the bruises then grab yourself a paintball chest protector today.
