Protection is worth MUCH more than you pay for it when you need it. That being said, I've bought things like the back pad you've linked to and made them work. If you're a little innovative I'm sure you can make that pad work with your jacket, most jackets have a pocket for back pro's.
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Hand stitching is minimal. Model your jacket velcro like the Aerostich suit. Here is my Aerostich back and hip pads. The back pad came off a jacket I no longer wear (CE rated), and the hip pads came off of pants I'm not wearing. The Aerostich suit has a single piece of velcro holding each of the hip pads already sewn into the suit and has 3 pieces of velcro for the back pad. Each piece is small enough that it shouldn't be much trouble to stitch something similar on a jacket.
I traced the armor pieces along some scrap nylon I had lying around. Cut 2 pieces, one longer than the other for the opening, and sewn them together like a bag to put the pad. I had to figure out how to sew in the corresponding velcro pieces, so that when I flip the bag around, that it'll have to face the right way to stick.
I've never sewn before, and the wife got a kick out of me wasting alot of material trying:
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The nylon bags just hold the armor. The sewn in velcro is what sticks to the suit, which already has velcro sewn in.
I traced the armor pieces along some scrap nylon I had lying around. Cut 2 pieces, one longer than the other for the opening, and sewn them together like a bag to put the pad. I had to figure out how to sew in the corresponding velcro pieces, so that when I flip the bag around, that it'll have to face the right way to stick.
I've never sewn before, and the wife got a kick out of me wasting alot of material trying:
The nylon bags just hold the armor. The sewn in velcro is what sticks to the suit, which already has velcro sewn in.
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