The Latest in Childrearing Accessories

wolf • Aug 16, 2005 3:59 am
In an unsuccessful attempt to locate information regarding baby-sized body armor, I ran across one of those priceless internet goofs.

Proofreading of website catalog ads is just as important as print ads, but for some reason it's the first thing that's skimped on ...

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Babies, while particularly tender, do tend to be fatty.

link to the original site
Clodfobble • Aug 16, 2005 9:23 am
So did you ever find your baby-sized armor?
Queen of the Ryche • Aug 17, 2005 10:26 am
[QUOTE=wolf]

Babies, while particularly tender, do tend to be fatty.

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I prefer mine with a can of farva beans and a nice chianti........
wolf • Aug 17, 2005 10:57 am
Clodfobble wrote:
So did you ever find your baby-sized armor?


Not yet.

Apparently baby body armor is called "mom".

Moms, while tough, do not have the resiliance or ballistic qualities of Kevlar™.

Second Chance and Point Blank both make K-9 body armor, and advertise "custom sizing," so I suppose you could special order some.

I have found some infant gas masks, in case you've been looking for them, though.

Which makes me very sad.
Queen of the Ryche • Aug 17, 2005 1:05 pm
Did you check out the baby's big brother? He seems to rather enjoy his mask...http://www.spyzone.com/ProductDetails.aspx?productID=443&selection=7&category=24
be-bop • Aug 25, 2005 7:54 pm
My kinda parents,nearly wet myself when I saw this


http://media,putfile.com/Badparents
wolf • Aug 26, 2005 2:15 am
Methinks you need a period where that comma is located.

That is very, very funny.

I have forwarded the link as a suggestion to a friend who has two girls.

Should work very nicely for slumber parties.
Queen of the Ryche • Aug 26, 2005 10:49 am
Linky no worky?
wolf • Aug 26, 2005 11:49 am
be-bop mistyped it. This one works
itsjulie • Sep 19, 2005 6:49 am
Wolf, I have to ask why were you looking for baby body armor?
wolf • Sep 19, 2005 11:16 am
Wouldn't you?

Actually, there was a thread on another board I go to about "Urban Baby Gear" in which a mom-to-be was asking what she should buy as a first-time city mom.

It seemed the obvious.
itsjulie • Sep 20, 2005 7:10 am
Body armor? No, it wouldn't be the first thing I think about. Although, thinking back, my son was always a crazy kid - he is 13 and has broken his collar bone twice, had stitches, broke his nose, broke his thumb, not to mention the numerous eggs he has had on his head. You could see I am quite used to the emergency room routine.

But, to get back to this armor thing. Really? So you would put this on your child as he plays? Do you have a picture?
wolf • Sep 20, 2005 11:32 am
No pictures. As sensible a product as this is (and one which would have great marketability in warzones, Israel, and Compton), nobody seems to make it.

A couple of the body armor manufacturers do custom work (specifically tailoring a vest to your K-9 partner, for example), so one theoretically COULD purchase body armor for a baby or small child. You could always lay an adult vest over the stroller, I suppose, but the weight of a vest might be damaging to a baby. A bullet resistant baby enclosure might be a more likely option.
itsjulie • Sep 20, 2005 5:47 pm
Sounds like you have a business plan, wolf!
wolf • Sep 21, 2005 1:24 am
But no backers.
itsjulie • Sep 21, 2005 6:51 am
I have to admit - it could be a tough market....now if you came out with some sort of baby muzzle...