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LomUmp Fri Mar 09, 2007 12:55am
Hey all,

Black duct tape on the CP straps and black electrical tape on the mask straps. No slippage AND a clean and professional look.

LomUmp:cool:

GarthB Fri Mar 09, 2007 11:53am
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Originally Posted by LomUmp
Hey all,

...black electrical tape on the mask straps.
LomUmp:cool:
Why put tape, of any color, on mask straps?

LomUmp Sat Mar 10, 2007 02:18am
Hey all,

I adjust the straps, cut to leave about an extra 1-2" and tape down to hold in place and clean the look.

LomUmp:cool:

Rich Thu Jan 07, 2010 06:33pm
I have been having a miserable afternoon. It's snowing, my basketball game's been postponed, and I'm in a bit of a funk for some reason.

And then the Riddell Power showed up on my doorstep this afternoon.

I've tried it on. Need to adjust the straps, etc. but I can see why people want to get one. It's the perfect balance of a hard shell but lightweight protector.

I have an option to buy it and it looks like I probably will.

jkumpire Sun Jan 10, 2010 04:57pm
A Question
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by RichMSN (Post 649282)
I have been having a miserable afternoon. It's snowing, my basketball game's been postponed, and I'm in a bit of a funk for some reason.

And then the Riddell Power showed up on my doorstep this afternoon.

I've tried it on. Need to adjust the straps, etc. but I can see why people want to get one. It's the perfect balance of a hard shell but lightweight protector.

I have an option to buy it and it looks like I probably will.
Rich, if you are having such a bad day, let me ask: You willing to sell the power so your day can get a little better? :D

Rich Sun Jan 10, 2010 05:50pm
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Originally Posted by jkumpire (Post 649792)
Rich, if you are having such a bad day, let me ask: You willing to sell the power so your day can get a little better? :D
It's not mine to sell. I was promised a "friend price" and if I don't keep it, it goes to someone else or back to the owner.

It's not going back, though. 4 or so basketball checks pay for it.

etn_ump Sun Jan 10, 2010 08:24pm
I know the Riddell Power is the "Holy Grail" of chest protectors, but, I recently found what I consider one of the best CP's I have ever worn on Ebay. I found a lightly used All American Pro and paid only $75.00 for it including shipping.

To each his own, I guess!

jkumpire Sun Jan 10, 2010 11:37pm
I have a Carlucci. Now I'm spolied, I will never wear anything else as a chest protector.

Kevin Finnerty Mon Jan 11, 2010 09:39am
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Originally Posted by jkumpire (Post 649938)
I have a Carlucci. Now I'm spolied, I will never wear anything else as a chest protector.
Every guy who has one says that.

And then they each tell their particular Cece Carlucci story.

What a legend.

Quote:
Originally Posted by etn_ump (Post 649838)
I know the Riddell Power is the "Holy Grail" of chest protectors, but, I recently found what I consider one of the best CP's I have ever worn on Ebay. I found a lightly used All American Pro and paid only $75.00 for it including shipping.

To each his own, I guess!
So YOU were the lone bidder. Congrats. You got a very good, very hard-to-find CP at about $40 off.

I left that one alone. I was going to recommend it to another umpire who has concerns over how short the Gold is. I did like that original Gold one the guy was selling, but his reserve was too high. You can get a new Gold for $135 now. So used ones are barely worth more than $100.

I do still love that Douglas I picked up on ebay a while back for a price so low I don't even want to reveal it. I work it into the rotation every now and then, and it is a comfortable, low-profile hard shell. Yours will offer more coverage, however. A good friend has one, and he loves it.

Kevin Finnerty Mon Jan 11, 2010 02:28pm
I went up on ebay and I couldn't find a Riddell Power CP (I never can), but this time, I did come across a rare Riddell Black and Red umpire's mask.

You can buy it now for only $29.00, or make an offer!

Here's the link:

Nice RIDDELL Black and Red UMPIREs 10" Face Mask - eBay (item 110379926753 end time Jan-15-10 19:50:28 PST)

etn_ump Mon Jan 11, 2010 02:53pm
Actually, there were 4 bidders I think.

I already have the All American in the 14" model, just wanted to give the 17" one a try. They are very good CP's, I don't think people know about them though. Lucky for me!
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Originally Posted by Kevin Finnerty (Post 650026)
Every guy who has one says that.

And then they each tell their particular Cece Carlucci story.

What a legend.


So YOU were the lone bidder. Congrats. You got a very good, very hard-to-find CP at about $40 off.

I left that one alone. I was going to recommend it to another umpire who has concerns over how short the Gold is. I did like that original Gold one the guy was selling, but his reserve was too high. You can get a new Gold for $135 now. So used ones are barely worth more than $100.

I do still love that Douglas I picked up on ebay a while back for a price so low I don't even want to reveal it. I work it into the rotation every now and then, and it is a comfortable, low-profile hard shell. Yours will offer more coverage, however. A good friend has one, and he loves it.

Rich Thu Sep 10, 2015 11:04pm
Searching for Riddell Power protectors (call it a hobby) and I found this old thread.

I've had my Power for 6 seasons now. It's been on ESPN, I've worked 2 state HS championships while wearing it. I bought one of those Unequal Protectors when they came out (and I still have it), but I went back to the Power after wearing that thing for about 8-10 games.

The only alteration I made to it was I sent it to Team Wendy and had them put their padding on it. I also put a new harness on it. The original harness and padding were falling apart and I needed to do something to get the rest of my career out of it.

johnnyg08 Tue Sep 22, 2015 05:38am
A friend of mine has a Carlucci. It's a nice rig...he thinks he can get $5k for it.

I told him...sell it now and good luck.


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