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D3O Back Protectors Reviewed: Held Exosafe vs. Richa Viper Stealth

I’ve previously covered Held Exosafe by D3O Back Protector along with several other Held D3O protectors. Recently, I had the opportunity to handle the Richa D3O Viper Stealth back protectors as well, and I wanted to share my observations. My intention wasn’t to conduct a direct comparison—originally, I was looking for a back protector with a different shape for a jacket I ultimately didn’t purchase—but given the limited visual references available, it seemed useful to present this side-by-side perspective. Before diving into the details, a few words about D3O.

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Held D3O Protectors

D3O is a protective material made by D3O Labs , British company specializing in impact protection technologies. It’s a flexible and pliable material which solidifies in the event of collision. It is used as a low-profile impact protection for phones, laptops and other electronic devices, motorcycle riding gear, defense products like helmets, body armor and footwear, etc. Held has it’s own palette of D3O based protectors in association with D3O Labs and we are going to review most of them in this article. I want to mention that this article is not sponsored by anyone and I bought all the stuff myself. I kept just protectors that I liked and needed and returned all the rest.