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Happened again tonight. Lost one during warm ups and the other during the first. Wondering if I stretched the pockets getting the pads in/out and now they are less secured. Definitely seems like they need a little velcro to seal the pocket like player jock’s have for the cup.

Having gotten a bunch more skates. Pants I have only had the knee movement issue once, so I'm taking the blame on that night. The pants are definitely a winner for me at this point and I can reaffirm the conviction that if I didn't have to layer for cup, socks and compression I would definitely buy a future version. I've landed on the following: Normal Compression Shorts, Aegis Pants, Loose fitting Bauer jock for cup and sock velcro. An interesting thing happened to me my last two games with the shirt. The rib pads are falling out of their pockets. The first game one of the pads actually found its way to the ice. A LOT of questions about the orange thing in the back of the net lol. The second game both pads fell out of the shirt but got trapped in my pants/chesty so they weren't on the ice but they also weren't on the ribs! Haven't had a chance to take a closer look at what might have gone wrong there. Maybe some velcro to seal the pocket?

Yeah the tag explained that well I think. And it's nice for customization (I removed clavicle, the bicep cover, etc) just musing. Not sure where I went wrong last night knee wise. They were phenomenal the night before and I only air dried since I didn't have time for a full wash cycle so the pads didn't even get removed, just thrown in bag twice.

Got another skate in. Another busy night, but again I feel like I ran hot up top, will have to continue evaluating that. I tried the three layer lowers and actually did not have a problem there. I did have my knee pads slightly off this time though, wish the D3O was a bit more anchored, might just be that I would prefer non-removable, though I see the downsides to that.

Yeah that makes sense. Fortunately I understood that part so I was prepared to combine bottoms. If it had the velcro I could at least do compression shorts under which would get true compression. Maybe I’ll sew some velcro on haha

Got a skate in last night. I ended up not using the sternum or clavicle pads since I had my Kova neck guard. The shirt stayed in place well, didn't really get tested padding wise, I ran a little hot, but not sure if that was any other factors (warm rink, 50 shots, etc). Shirt stayed in place well so I'm happy on that front. I did the pants with my compression pants over them for cup and socks. I do think it downgraded the compression a bit which is a bummer. Tempted to do compression base, then these and then loose fitting jock, but I'm afraid I'd overheat with that many layers. The star of the show with these is the knee padding and the grip which I think exceeded my expectations. My knee guards didn't move AT ALL throughout the game (and it was a busy one) and with the extra padding I didn't feel any pain from any of my drops. I'll keep wearing the top, I don't really have strong feelings one way or the other. The bottoms I am definitely going to keep wearing and experimenting with regarding the compression, cup and socks. I think the benefit outweighs the cost so they will be my new pants going forward. As I guessed in my off ice review I would DEFINITELY buy a V2 with tight compression, a cup, and velcro.

Just like the shirt the pants come with the pads in a nice little bag. Knee pads laid out on top of the pants. They seem like a pretty good size for what they are doing. Pants with the pads in. The cut resistant material at the bottom is nice and grips to the ankles nicely so I don't think it will ride up. The pants do not have a cup or seemingly a cup pouch which I misunderstood. The "pouch" is more like that "ball park" boxers like Saxx have so if you are a double cupper (which I am) you will still need a solution for your inner cup. The pants have a tight fit, but definitely not compression pants if that is something you need. Of course the main attraction here is the knee situation. I threw on my knee guards (Ritual X Pros) and did some drops to the ground. The grips did a good job of helping to keep the pads in place, I would say a bit better than bare skin and significantly better than a non-grip base layer. Additionally even if the pads were to slip I think these pads would do a pretty good job of helping you through. I wouldn't trust them to save me if the pad was completely out of place, but they would definitely cover you for a bit of slippage. For me personally I think I will be wearing these as the base with my Bauer compression shorts over it which will give me the compression, the double cup, and velcro for my socks. Overall pretty happy with the pants and definitely trying them on the ice. I think if there was a V2 with actual compression, a cup pouch, and sock velcro it would be a definite buy (assuming I like the on ice performance). Unfortunately I am not going to be on the ice for nearly two weeks so it will be a bit before I get that detail on here. But hope this helps anyone who is on the fence.

Received my order today. I'll try to walk through the whole thing step by step with my thoughts To start I was pleasantly surprised with the packaging and clear tags. I'm so used to this type of stuff just existing on a hanger with a useless tag, these actually have information about the product and using it. I was a bit surprised to discover the shirt came without the padding in, but it comes in a nice little laundry bag. Here's the shirt laid out with the padding on top. Sorry, looks like I forgot to take a pic with the pads in. The rib and bicep pads went in very easily. I struggled a little bit with the clavicle and sternum inserts as they are inside the shirt while the others are on the outside. I'm a bit concerned about me being lazy with removing and replacing these when I wash the shirt. I also just ordered a Kova neck guard which may make these completely redundant. Currently I wear an old Verbero shirt with just generic foam padding. Interestingly the Verbero has significantly more coverage while also being about 80g lighter. That being said when I wore the Aegis shirt the additional weight was not at all noticeable. This shirt does have a much better length than the Verbero both on the body and sleeves which is actually a big bonus because the Verbero would sometimes roll up from certain motions and it's a pain to fix once all the gear is on. I threw on my chesty in the basement and tried to move around a bit, I did not notice any obstructions from the bicep pad which I was a bit worried about due to the width and I did not find the arm grips to be problematic at all as I saw some posters mention. Overall it seems like a comfortable shirt with a good fit, the D3O foam (is that the right term?) is pretty cool. I am definitely going to try it my next time on the ice. Pants in the next post...

Reconsidered and ordered the pants too. Shame I had to pay shipping twice, but my fault for being indecisive. Will report back once I have received both.

Don't you get hot with all those layers? Not a terrible idea if you don't, though.

Is the bottom base layer compression? Definitely going to order the top, but compression pants (Bauer Core) have made a huge difference for my hip health and I don't want to lose that support.