The 8 Best chest protectors (2023 reviews)

The tippmann chest protector should be able to handle its purpose and duties with ease. This is foam padding designed for paintball and airsoft play. It has thin padded foam for cqb protection. The Tippmann chest protector adds protection and confidence for playing paintball. It is a padded vest used to lessen the impact while playing paintball or airsoft. This is only a padded neoprene chest protector to lower the impact feeling from paintballs. The padding is great all around and very comfortable to wear too.

This chest protector is designed for paintball and airsoft play and only offers front and back protection.

Why We Like This:

Great feel and fit for adults
Very flexible for female paintball players
Great vest for protection and looks

Empire chest protector

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The empire chest protector should be able to handle its purpose and duties with ease. It needs upper protection and there is a lot of extra. It's worthy of light protection and does the job. It's wide, and the sleeves hang off the shoulders like a set of football shoulder pads would. There are alot of spots the armor does not cover but that makes it easy to move in it.

The loose fit works better for paintball IMHO and helps with ventilation. It's light, well made and the padding decent. There are several sections that are unpadded for movement. It doesn't do much in terms of protection, the paint balls still hurt just as much as wearing a regular sweater or something else.

Why We Like This:

Perforated padding for the ultimate in protection and ventilation
Pretty good protection good mobility lot's of paintballs bounce off
One of the new comers and featured product

Action Village chest protector

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The action village chest protector might be a relatively new release, but it's still nothing short of impressive this year. It is a thick for great protection, but can get hot when you have a jersey over and on a sunny day. It is built to last, the action village warrior chest protector will keep you protected on the paintball field. The vest is a bit snug for a 200 lb.

Why We Like This:

Very good product, definitely protects from paint
New and hot release

Maddog chest protector

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Maddog makes beautiful and great protector with classic and smartly choosen materials. It includes the ever popular maddog padded chest protector and the maddog paintball neck protector. It fits most helps take the sting out of paintball. It features a matching style with a maddog logo placed front-and-center. It has Velcro on each side which makes it an easy fit for many sizes. The neck piece is also comfortable but not as protective. It fits most to help take the sting out of paintball.

Comes in camo in addition to this sleek black style, Zephyr Sports also offers the Maddog Chest Protector Combo in a cool camouflage style. It comes with Velcro on each side which makes it an easy fit for many sizes.

Why We Like This:

Features elastic shoulder straps and adjustable side strap
Good brand reputation

Planet Eclipse chest protector

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Next on the list, we've got yet another protector that manages to win our hearts. It's the planet eclipse chest protector and it's widely considered as protector that has the most suitable features. The Eclipse overload jersey is the standard in paintball body protection and safety that reduces ball breaks and protects your body from impacts when diving and sliding. It fits very tight because that is the way it is supposed to fit. It improves heat transfer and also it is made from cool moisture wicking fabrics to regulate temperature and reduce chafing. It is perfect under any top pr jersey for extra protection.

This shirt fits exactly like it should and functions exactly like it should, which is probably because it's a Planet Eclipse product and they do pretty much everything right. It should fit you like a wet suit. The shirt quality, design and padding is very well thought-out.

Why We Like This:

Hot to wear in the summer but works well
Great padding, comfortable, and fits snug
Good brand reputation

Valken chest protector

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The valken chest protector should be able to handle its purpose and duties with ease. This shirt is considerably warm, despite the advertised "breathing capability. It works great and does an ok job at keeping you as cool as possible. Stretch mesh vents run under the arms and along the sides to help keep you cool. It is all of the protection for your chest you will need. It is made for paintball and would be perfect. This will stretch and breath well for you and probably last longer than you intend to use it. It works well and isn't too warm for a 2+ hour pickup soccer game.

Why We Like This:

Strategically cut and perforated eva core padding
Delivers incredible protection, breathability, and flexibility
Breaths good, protects good, plays good

GXG chest protector

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Best part: gxg chest protector costs comparatively low and it is available to ship in 24 hours. The projectiles used are "Battle Dust", a.43 caliber, dry powder filled type of paintball. It does what it's supposed to,protects your chest and back. It does not cover your belly area, but that's where you need to up your skill level. It is made of tough durable neoprene material.

The straps that connect the front and back are small, if you move a lot at least one of them will come off. If you wear a shirt over it, it works perfect.

Why We Like This:

Takes the sting out of getting popped with paint
Good investment for long term

Connie N Randy chest protector

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Connie N Randy offers a variety of protector for personal choice and yet maintaining quality in all the variants.

Why We Like This:

Golden tiger martial arts reversible chest protector
One of the new comers and featured product