Are you willing to wear heavier armour for better protection?

Something that's always bothered me about BL's armours is how nonsensical the weight-to-AR distribution is in many cases. An Aserai chainmail coat is twice as heavy as one from Vlandia barely offering the same AR, or this one helmet from Sturgia being equal in weight to one from the Khanate, but strangely offering only a fraction of the protection.

So I was wondering: would you wear the heavier armour even if it offers slightly better protection? You might say that weight makes no difference, because you're mounted, or have high strength and athletics, but even so?