I'm looking into purchasing safety gear for a trans Africa trip. I'd like some of your opinions about adequate safety gear. I prefer the layering principle over "all in one" type clothing. Further, I also prefer that my clothes have versatility, being able to use them both for riding and for other purposes. As a consequence I would rather bring light weight and versatile Draggin Jeans kevlar protected clothing with separate armour over traditional MC clothing of leather or GoreTex (see: http://www.dragginjeans.com.au/ ). Further, I would rather have a light weight versatile kevlar shell jacket, a separate rain gear and a fleece jacket than having heavy duty water proof clothing with detachable liners, etc. Following the same stream of thought, I would rather use tall hiking boots rather than motorcycle boots and bring some rain socks as these shoes are more versatile.

In an attempt to find the optimal compromise between comfort, versatility and safety, what type of armour, and how much armour, would you bring.

Strap on knee armour vs those that attach with velcro inside your pants? Long vs short? Elbow? Kidney Belt? Hip? Sholder? Neck? Back? Chest? Shoulders? Shins? Hands? Ankles? Etc...

What would you bring and why... what would you not bring and why? Links and/or pictures would be helpful.

Here is an example of kevlar protected zip-off cargo pants. Immagine being able to just zip off your legs during your lunch break in the scorching heat!





Would you use something like this or would you use separate parts?

Velcro fastned on the inside of the pants vs strap on on the outside? Which is more comfortable?

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