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Proto 07 Pants Reviews
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Number of Reviews: |
26 |
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Average Rating: |
9.3 / 10 |
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Manufacturer Website: |
Click here |
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Suggested Retail Price: |
$80 |
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Features:
* Adjustable waist with velcro closures makes a perfect fit every time, while the inner leg venting will keep you cool under fire.
* The lightweight design allows you to be comfortable, while the super-strong construction will hold up to aggressive play. Reinforced padded knee panels give protection against knee impacts and vented cargo pockets allow you to carry what you need.
* The combination zipper and button crotch panel is padded and helps protect what's important.
* The sublimated paneling on the sides keeps bright and clean after washing.
* Leg piping and microinjection logos finish this pant off with a cool look and great style. |
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| Product Availability | |
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| The Proto 07 Pants are newer, so they should be commonly available, both new and used. Check out the Places to Buy links below for places to purchase them new. |
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Period of
Product Use: |
| 6 months | 9 of 9 people found this review helpful.
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Paintball
Experience: |
More than 5 years |
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Similar
Products Used: |
Proto 06 pants - similar |
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| Marker Setup: |
06 SFT Shocker
-CP trigger
-CP reg
-HE Bolt
-Trinity clamping feedneck
Infinity Legend
-enough said
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| Strengths: |
-Stylish
-Padded (esp in the groin area =D )
-Squeege pocket
-Lots of pockets
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| Weaknesses: |
-Not very durable
-Squeege pocket is shallow |
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| Review: |
After going through a pair of Proto 06 pants, a friend bought me a pair of the 07's. Before even using them, I noticed that they looked very stylish, so that is a plus. Another thing to note is that they have about 5 pockets: two waist level pockets, two cargo pockets, and a squeege pocket (I hope im not forgetting about one). I like the fact that Proto put a squeege pocket on the pants, but its not that deep on the 07 pants. While the pocket is primarily made for battle swabs, straight shots are too long for the pocket to hold and will fall out while playing (I really liked the 06's squeege pocket because it was long enough and narrow enough to hold a straight shot securely). The padding on these pants is decent. The knees have a little bit of padding, but I would still recommend wearing knee pads underneath. I especially like how the groin area is well padded (Thanks Proto!). The first few weeks of playing in these pants, they held up pretty well. However, after a few weeks, I started to notice some significant wear around the knees. A few weeks after that, I had worn a hole in the butt and torn the knees of the pants (almost to shreds) and the snap for the fly had broken.
I am a fairly aggresive player who likes to superman, knee, and baseball slide a lot. Unfortunately, the field that I play at is dirt and may wear the pants much more quickly as opposed to astroturf. |
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| Conclusion: |
If you are a CASUAL recballer (once a weekend or every other weekend) who doesn't slide excessivly and plays on dirt, I'm sure you will get a lot of use out of and be very happy with these pants. If you are someone who likes to play up front and you like to slide a lot and you play on dirt and you play frequently, the pants will wear quickly (about a couple months). Obviously, if you play on astroturf, the pants will wear MUCH less quickly, and you will be happy with them for a while. Despite my criticism, the Proto 07 pants look awesome and I would recommend them to any casual paintballer or turf baller or someone on a budget. |
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Period of
Product Use: |
| Less than a month | 4 of 5 people found this review helpful.
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Paintball
Experience: |
6 months |
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Similar
Products Used: |
sweat pants- nothing compares to paintball pants |
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| Marker Setup: |
tippmann 98 custom
14in barrel
4500psi/72ci crossfire tank
ricotche hopper
double trigger |
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| Strengths: |
Fly
Lots of bounces
Not sweaty
Adjustable waist size |
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| Weaknesses: |
The sizes jump |
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| Review: |
When I was buying these they only had a small and a medium..... and I tryed on the small and they were kinda small so I tryed on the mediums and they were really big on me.!!!! So I tightend the waist band( really usefull) and they fit pretty good. Any way what I am trying to say is that they company should not have made a dramatic leap in size.
the good things now ......... when I was playing I was trying to crawl to cover I felt that I got nailed in the leg 3-5 times. When I got to cover i checked if I was hit and to my astonishment all of them bounced!!!! so they are like are really good with bounces!!!
Also when I was finished playing my legs were not even a little bit sweaty. So they are very breathable....
The padding is awsome too.. built in knee pads , side thigh pads and sort of a built in cup.... (lots of padding there)
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| Conclusion: |
Overall they are my first pants and I am very happy with them because of all the bounces and the padding and all of the breathableness.
I am mad because of the sizeing but I'm glad i chose the mediums because I'm going to grow into them and if i out grew the smalls i would have to spend another $80
I would recomend them in a heartbeat |
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| Rating: |
| 10 out of 10 | Last edited on Friday, December 29th, 2006 at 8:11 pm PST |
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Period of
Product Use: |
| Less than a month | 4 of 8 people found this review helpful.
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Paintball
Experience: |
1 year |
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Similar
Products Used: |
None |
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| Marker Setup: |
Tippmann 98 Custom
Opsgear Interceptor 18"
Evolution II
SmartParts Micro Max-Flo 4500
Crossfire 92/4500
DYE Rhyno Tank Cover |
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| Strengths: |
Great padding -->especially the fly (-;
Looks
Light
Very durable, "bounce favoring" fabric |
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| Weaknesses: |
None so far... |
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| Review: |
These pants are my first ones, so i checked out the reviews of the previous model and other pants before finally buying this product. I didn't know what to expect from them, but after having compared the padding and other key features, i must say they are quite decent. The pockets are quite big and will NOT open without human strength. The venting is very good. It'll keep you cool even after hours of play. My personal favorite feature of these pants is the "bounce off" fabric. I was rushing down the field when my friend nailed me three times on the legs, one of which was on the knee cap. I was sure i was out. But, as soon as i got to cover, to my delight, no paint! Unfortunately, they got rid of the pod loop for those of you who were expecting these to have that. |
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| Conclusion: |
These pants are basically Dye pants, without Dye written on them, or the price tag that comes with Dye's products. I'm just gonna cut to the chase here: get them. |
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Period of
Product Use: |
| Less than a month | 3 of 4 people found this review helpful.
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Paintball
Experience: |
4 years |
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Similar
Products Used: |
Camo pants |
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| Marker Setup: |
Blue Dangerous Power Fusion
Blue Egg 2
PMI 72/3000
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| Strengths: |
Good venting, looks beautiful, easy to adjust waste, planty of padding |
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| Weaknesses: |
None |
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| Review: |
I got these for Christmas, and I use them over old camo army pants. At first I was considering getting knee pads, but these pants have enough padding that I really don't need it. They are very light, vent great, look nice, and have given me 3 or 4 bounces. |
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| Conclusion: |
Definetely get these if you have the money, they are worth it. |
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ocianic |
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Sunday, February 18th, 2007 |
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Period of
Product Use: |
| 3 months | 2 of 2 people found this review helpful.
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Paintball
Experience: |
More than 5 years |
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Similar
Products Used: |
nothing |
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| Marker Setup: |
ion / virtue / virtue eyes / virtue ez on / new designz qev / freak jr / q-lock feed neck / cp drop / cp on off / cp reg------tippmann A-5 / response trigger / 16'' stiffy / reg / stock-----tippmann 98 / 16'' cp clasic barrel. |
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| Strengths: |
Very light weight
Good price
Comfortable |
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| Weaknesses: |
Knee pads very thin easy to rip and or tear when sliding |
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| Review: |
Great pants work awesome great price just an awesome purchase i would never return or bad mouth them if your looking for a pair of pants that are light weight and comfortable then these are what you are looking for they come in almost every colar and the paint never stains them i have went paint-balling and forgot to wash them for like two weeks and still had no stains...... |
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| Conclusion: |
Buy them there very good almost no problems at all |
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Period of
Product Use: |
| Less than a month | 2 of 3 people found this review helpful.
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Paintball
Experience: |
3 months |
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Similar
Products Used: |
None |
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| Marker Setup: |
Ion
Halo B
Rake Trigger
CP Feedneck |
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| Strengths: |
Durable
Nice padded knees
Squegee Pocket
Aired out
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| Weaknesses: |
Main Pockets are velcro
The mesh-inner leg=see through
Heels often drag
Price |
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| Review: |
They are comfertable and aired out. For the price they are pretty expensive but worth it. These are my first pants and are by far one of the best. However, finding small sized ones is semi-difficult. If u do not want water or mud going up your leg, u can tighten the ancles. |
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| Conclusion: |
Over all very decent pants. |
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| Rating: |
| 9 out of 10 | Last edited on Monday, January 15th, 2007 at 6:42 am PST |
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Period of
Product Use: |
| 3 months | 1 of 1 people found this review helpful.
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Paintball
Experience: |
More than 5 years |
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Similar
Products Used: |
Dye 05 Pants
Dye 06 Pants
Dye 07 Pants
Proto 06 Pants
^^none of these compare^^ but dye 07's are close |
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| Marker Setup: |
Ironmen DM6- Orange Bolt
Halo B-rip drive-titanium cone
Smart Parts 68/45 with Maxflo |
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| Strengths: |
Strong!!!
Flexible
Light
padding
Many Pockets
Adjustment!!! will fit anyone |
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| Weaknesses: |
Front Pockets |
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| Review: |
Basicly the best thing is stregnth i am a front player and slide a lot and these things never rip and the padding helps you from hurting yourself. you need to look hard for the pockets because i just found some of them... they blend in with your pants but there are a lot. DONT USE FRONT POCKETS WHILE PLAYING. they also tighten a lot so you can adjust them for feet!!! i am very short and skinny and the pants fall down instantly without tightening them but have Tight fit if adjusted |
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| Conclusion: |
Use these pants over all other pants out there. its worth it they are EXTREMELY strong. many pockets. good for everyone! |
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Period of
Product Use: |
3 months |
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Paintball
Experience: |
4 years |
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Similar
Products Used: |
Heh. Before I got these I was just wearing camo army pants to the field. =P |
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| Marker Setup: |
Black PMR '07 w/ UL Frame
CP Classic 16" and J&J Ceramic Barrels
NDz Aluminum Backcap
Crossfire LP 68/4500
eVLution 3 |
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| Strengths: |
Good Ventilation, Comfortable, Strong, Durable, Cool looking. |
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| Weaknesses: |
None |
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| Review: |
I bought these as my first actual Paintball Pants. I was very impressed when i first put em on and played some games. They are very durable, I slide a lot and still dont have any scratches or tears. They keep you ventilated well, and are very comfortable too. The padding is excellent on these, I still haven't had any leg shots that broke; they always bounce. The extra padding on the knees and crotch are especially useful. The pockets keep shut very well, but the squeegee pocket isnt quite deep enough, so I just put my barrelbag in it. |
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| Conclusion: |
Overall, excellent pants. They are worth the $80. |
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Period of
Product Use: |
6 months |
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Paintball
Experience: |
2 years |
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Similar
Products Used: |
06 Evil Pants |
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| Marker Setup: |
Planet Eclipse 06 Ego
.692 Dye Ultralite
Halo B w/ rip drive
Draxxus 68/4500
Pure Energy 45/4500
Vforce Profiler
Empre E-Vents |
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| Strengths: |
Price
Weight (light)
Waist belt |
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| Weaknesses: |
Durability (more in the review)
location of the swab pocket |
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| Review: |
I bought these pants back a few months ago when I was looking for a light in-expensive pair of pants. Overall impressions when you first get then are good. They look good, and seem to be of sturdy construction.
After several months of tournament use (about 2-3 times a week) I've found a few things about these pants
Strengths:
-very light, which makes it easy for front players like myself to move.
-Baggy, so you get a decent amount of bounces off the legs.
-Venting is pretty nice, feels a little light in construction, but it gets the job done, and nothing feels better than spreading your legs on a good breeze. : )
Weaknesses:
-The knee construction is a little light. I play front so I've put these pants through a lot of abuse. after the first month or so the knees began to wear along the seems, and the black lining around the knee pads began to wear. after the 2nd month one of the rubber knee patches came loose then eventually ripped off.
-I personally don't like the placement of the swab pockets, the are located below the knees so after a while of running around, you're bound to lose a swab or two. (I've lost 3)
Overall:
They are a decent pair of pants for the money. If you're only going to be playing once or twice a month, and don't put a lot of abuse into your pants, these should be a decent pair of pants for your money. If you are a front player, and are really hard on pants I would recommend looking into another pair of pants. |
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| Conclusion: |
If you're hard on your gear, find another pair. |
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Period of
Product Use: |
3 months |
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Paintball
Experience: |
6 months |
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Similar
Products Used: |
none |
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| Marker Setup: |
pm7 black dust
dye throttle 70/45 peanut
viewloader vlocity |
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| Strengths: |
Light
roomy
Ajustable
Comfy
Padded Nicely
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None
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These pants arte amazing i have played with them for about two months and they dont even compare to any other pants out there that i have tried on yhese are comfortable and roomy they have pockets with velcro making it so my phone will not come ouyt while playing and they are over all great. |
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| Conclusion: |
If you have 80 bucks and need somr pants buy these you will thank me. I give them a 10. |
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