Under your plate coat
 

What do you wear underneath your chest protector when wearing a coat? I assume a navy blue long sleeve sweatshirt would be acceptable? I have never worn a plate coat so this is new to me.

When I owned a plate coat, I wore a navy short-sleeved T-shirt under the protector. It really doesn't matter, as the protector is all they're going to see anyway, since the coat is buttoned.

Colt Commander, .45 in a Bianchi shoulder holster.

I like the mock turtlenecks, so the collar on the jacket doesn't rub. Navy or red work for me. I've got long and shorts sleeves, but here in San Diego it has to get pretty cold to wear the long sleeve with the wool Fechheimer.

The lycra shirts are great, but there is a downside. They stink after you sweat. And that funkifies your wool plate coat. I use cotton with coat.

A friend of mine wears a powder blue turtleneck OVER his cp, and it looks quite snappy. Sounds goofy, but he's the best dressed umpire I've ever seen.

p.s. I prefer the Sig Sauer .40, with a custom underbelt holster.

Call me old-fashioned, but I would go with the MAC-10 with a M4 Load Bearing Shoulder Holster.

What's pretty cold in San Diego, like, 68 degrees? Brrrrrrrrrrr......;)

Well, it snowed here a couple weeks ago (first time in years, Los Angeles too). Is that cold enough? It has gotten down to the mid to high 20's overnight here the past few weeks. Not as cold as when I lived in Illinois, but quite chilly indeed.

The SIG is a fine weapon. MAC 10 can cause a little too much collateral damage for me. It's a little hard to pick off individuals on the bench, but it's great for clearing out a bleacher in short order....

( This is totally in jest, for those who are uncomfortable)

Back to "Under the Plate Coat" (hmmmmmm not a bad title for a soap opera)

In the warmer weather I wear Under-Armor Heat Gear either Navy or Red. In the cooler weather, there is nothing like a full turtleneck with a plate coat. I have both Navy and Red (I prefer the red) with the initials of our association embroidered on the collar of the turtleneck.

so this all goes UNDER your plate coat and the protector is exposed for all to see?

Yes, this should be nothing new.

"Real" umpires would ignore Kylejt's friend who wears a powder blue turtleneck over the protector.

I agree, the chest protector should be plainly visible, I think that the blue turtle neck will look good under the protector. Do you have any objections to the big west vest logo showing?

Nah, Glock 23 (compact), Desantis SOB (small of the back, not under the CP, easier access), 15-round mag loaded with Extreme Shock (anti terrorist ammo).

Nothing like feeling safe.

25mm triax chain gun for small game (just watch it take out a palm tree in south Baghdad); M109A2 (155 mm) with HE or Willy P for those more pesky problems.

Strikes. Outs. Beer.

If the shirt didn't stink when you put it on, but does when you take it off, it might no be the shirt... Glock 23.