what to fabricate armor out of
i think you are going to want lightweight water-proof material.leather rubber .things of that nature.maybe layers of brass or aluminum to add duribilty. it doesn't have to stop bullets just bites
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Permalink Reply by Bryce Henry Robert Pierce on -
i love how sarge just bursts everyone's bubble abut getting shot......my advice is kevlar, it's meant to stop blades and dogbites and i hear it's not too heavy.....
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Permalink Reply by Philip on -
kevlar is nice but nothing says that i'll be able to get my hands on any.when everything cools down a little i may go for the national guard armory in my city. but not everyone will have that chance
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Permalink Reply by LiztheD on -
You could always make your own chain-mail out of wire, it won't be strong enough to stop a knife or arrow but it might just save you from an un-expected bite. Another is ring mail where rings are sewn to a garment of leather to stop slashing weapons and bites. The chain mail would be heavier but a helm of it can fall over your neck and prevent breaking the skin, ring mail would be lighter but the rings after a fight would need to either be replaced or sewn on again. Rubber would do alright as a saliva barrier but in hot climates the build up of heat would give you heat stroke. As for stopping bullets you can make your own bullet proof vest but to carry around replacement steel plates would be a pain. Oh gaiters for the ankles too, the ones used for brush cutting and snake proof, those should stop a bite. As to Kevlar, you might be able to find some but the price would be very steep. I will check some of my sites and see if I can find one and reply.
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Permalink Reply by Visogoth on -
Ankle Gaiters.
They make different kinds of these. I see a lot of fabric and nylon ones commercially available for hiking and stuff, but you need them at least made of canvas. The military ones like these are best, canvas (WWII era?) or leather, and taller types are available as horse riding/equestrian equipment.
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BMX Armor
This is the front.
This is the back. It seems somewhat articulated and very well protected.
I would prefer this so that I could build onto it with custom gear and thus maximize my mobility vs. protection.
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Gorget
This might be a little uncomfortable, but you might imagine that this will do the trick for that classic lunge attack.
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Gauntlets
I particularly like this kind with the elbow cuff attached directly on. Most are straight and end before the elbow though, so you might need elbow pads.
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Pauldron
I would suggest making this out of leather, not metal, but the effect is the same; something to stop those unexpected grabbers from getting a quick nibble.
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Leather Helm
This might be a bit excessive, but it has really good all around protection. You may want to consider a splash guard of some sort to avoid bodily fluids that could potentially infect you.
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SCA Pattern Archive
You can make a lot of stuff in this archive with some basic materials from your local hobby retailer. Let me see if I can find a quick primer for leathercraft, if not I will post some quicklists for basic leather working tools.
http://www.armourarchive.org/patterns/
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Permalink Reply by Philip on
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thanks alot for this i had already constructed gaiters and forearm guards but was running into a problem when it came to my neck shoulders and crotch
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