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Perturbed Panda · December 17, 2012, 11:10 AM

I do keep body armor in my home. I have a lvl 3a soft vest, and then lvl 3 hard plates in my shotgun plate carrier. As for the expiration date on soft armor; yes it has one, but that's more for the manufacture's benefit than anything. Anecdotally speaking; at the SO I worked at, we shot a bunch of old vests. Most were more than five years past their dates. They stopped everything they were supposed to.

December 17, 2012, 11:10 AM	#21
Perturbed Panda Member Join Date: December 15, 2012 Location: WI Posts: 42	I do keep body armor in my home. I have a lvl 3a soft vest, and then lvl 3 hard plates in my shotgun plate carrier. As for the expiration date on soft armor; yes it has one, but that's more for the manufacture's benefit than anything. Anecdotally speaking; at the SO I worked at, we shot a bunch of old vests. Most were more than five years past their dates. They stopped everything they were supposed to. Last edited by Perturbed Panda; December 17, 2012 at 11:17 AM.