The Vigilante Story

Vigilante Padded Shorts: Moving with You, not Against You

The Vigilante line of padded shorts is the result of a collaboration between Sicuro and Crash Pads Inc. The Vigilante line is distinguished from other padded shorts by their design and construction. A lot of padded shorts make you feel super bulky, with pads that bend or crush when you move your leg. Not only is that uncomfortable, it inhibits full range of motion.

Vigilante snowboard padded shorts are a low-profile, high-performance padded short that would enhance mobility, not hinder it. These shorts are designed with human kinetics in mind. Your body has different areas - thighs, glutes, tailbone, etc. Vigilante padded shorts use a concept of zone padding. The pads are shaped, cut, and placed to protect your major muscle groups without gaps, with the most vulnerable areas given extra protection. So when you fall - and chances are you will - you'll be protected. The unique shape and placement of the pads give you full hip flexion and freedom of movement without pads that bend and contort.

Another unique feature of Vigilante padded shorts is the construction. Most lower cost padded shorts use open cell foam padding because it’s soft, puffy, and breathable like a sponge. But sponges also retain water, which is the last thing you want. Vigilante padded shorts use a high-density, low-profile closed cell foam padding sandwiched inside the breathable, wickable, four-way stretch mesh fabric. This means you keep the flexibility and low profile of the closed cell padding while still wicking moisture away from your skin. The Vigilante Tech padded shorts are great for skiing, snowboarding, and ice skating, or any activity where you might take a tumble and want a lightweight base level of protection. When we say "lightweight," we mean it: the Vigilante Youth Tech padded shorts weigh only 5 ounces!