T2 - Seven Pad Impact Protection Gear - Adult Sizes

This was my third time trying a pair of crash shorts and I'm here to say look no further, these are the ones. The padding level is far superior, adjustable thicknes, and removable for washing. You don't get that anywhere else. Tailbone coverage is superior to to other brands, and space between pads is very minimal. Depsite the thicker padding, these are infinitely more comfortable and stay put. You end up forgetting they are on. And on top of all that, they WORK. I had already injured my tailbone quad skating while wearing inferior pants. I took a spill while healing in these bad boys, and came out okay! No reinjury. Worth every penny!

These Tortoise Pads are EVERYTHING! They say the bigger you get, the harder you fall. In my case, as soon as I put on the roller skates...the taller you get, the harder and faster you fall. One moment you're skating and in a split second you're on the ground...OUCHIE! I haven't skated for years and I'm talking over 18 and my kids recently picked up the hobby and love for skating so what does a Daddy do? He buys his own pair, puts them on and skates with the kids because it means the world to them. I'm just not as physically adapt to falling as I used to be LOL. So what else does Daddy do? Search for butt pads! I've done it all. I've gone to Dick's sporting goods, SportsMart, Sports Challet and Big 5 of course you'd find all kinds of pads right? Right, but they were generally meant for specific sports (football, baseball, hockey, etc...). Each had their own level of protection catered to the types of impacts received. Hockey (street or ice) was the best out of all them of course but the problem I had was that they were pretty much the Hockey "pants" and made me look like a clown in a barrel. Not knocking the sport btw. Huge fan here. GO KNIGHTS! So then I've searched and searched everywhere and found these on Amazon and the description caught my eye. The level of protection and what became equally important to me, the areas of protection in the description did it for me. There was just one thing else to do...take a leap of faith and order these. I don't go by reviews and when people say, "wow, this one fits me perfectly" and, "these are amazing, the fit is perfect for my size," etc... If you're like me, you'd know that everyone can be 5'11", 4'5". 5'9" and so on but you either have a butt or a big butt and it could be flat, round, thick and whatever. You could also be size 29", 36", 27" in waist but do you wear your pants, undies, shorts over your belly or under? Anyway, I'm getting a little too philosophical here but what I'm just saying is that everyone's bodies are different and ordering online can be a challenge because you're not able to physically try the fit. I ordered these according to my size and they've been true to my size so how about this, rather than basing the size on your waist by the number of inches, based it on the size of what you normally get your underwear's in. The size chart is good enough. Don't base your decision on the comments. As for comfort, all I can say is...YASSSSS! Protection, all I can say is...YASSSSS! I've fallen at least a dozen times and WITHOUT fear of falling from the extra 3 inches above sea level (LOL). I'm 5'11" so add 3 inches to that, on top of being 227lbs (at the time of purchase, I'm 192 now), and I now skate with confidence and I once again know how to skate, LOL. I'll be ordering a smaller size soon cause why stop there? Just because I've gained muscle memory again doesn't mean I have to stop being safe right? OH, and speaking of size, these were perfectly hidden under my cargo shorts. They simply fitted nicely over my underwear and felt like a second layer of skin. I know that I said that I don't trust comments and reviews but at least trust my "journal" that I had just typed out and get them!

At 34 years old I thought it'd be a bright idea to pick up roller skating, something that I was never able to do even as a child because I was born an uncoordinated buffoon. Unfortunately for me, my husband(a man with actual balance skills unlike myself) picked up skating, and he wanted some company with his new hobby.Well, love makes you stupid, so I strapped my 250 pound self into a pair of skates and prayed for beginners luck. As my husband is well aware of my complete and utter lack of grace, he suggested I wear the tortoise pads. While they do give you a somewhat "diaper booty"-esque appearance, it's nothing a long shirt can't cover. Or you can wear your new questionably shaped dump truck with pride, you do you boo. The sizing was spot on too.Beginner's luck saved me the first few times and while I stumbled scooted around the house like a newborn giraffe, I didn't fall. But then I made the near fatal mistake of getting distracted while going over the living room threshold, and I went flying butt first toward the floor with the force of 1000 angry rhinos. I am NOT a tiny woman. When I fall, I fall hard. I hit my tailbone so hard I swear my soul went flying straight up out of my throat with the force of it. All I could manage was a very ladylike squawk of indignant surprise.I can tell you with certainty that if I hadn't been wearing the tortoise pads when I fell, I would've been waving goodbye to the pixie dust particles that were left of my tailbone on the way to the ER Instead I'm writing this with all the dignity I can muster while sitting on an ice pack the size of my head. The pads aren't magic, I'm definitely sore, but 1000x less sore than I would've been without them, and nothing other than my pride was fractured(I think).Highly recommend these if you are new to skating, heavier, older, or if you have a tendency to become one with the floor a little too often.Ps- the brand website sells additional padding on their website if you need a little extra protection.