what to fabricate armor out of

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Permalink Reply by Visogoth on July 30, 2008 at 1:24am

So how much of this would I actually wear? Good question, let's see. I would wear the back-plate sleeveless BMX armor if it didn't sit too uncomfortable with my pack. Gauntlets and Gaiters are a must. Knee pads are a necessity to me as well. I would just wear shooters gloves or batters gloves, no need to wrestle zombies. The helm might be a bit much, but I still would at least wear goggles and a bandana for a splash shield. A paintball mask maybe? WHAT WOULD MAKE A GOOD SPLASH GUARD?

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Permalink Reply by Visogoth on August 14, 2008 at 3:52am

No ideas on a splash guard, anyone?

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Permalink Reply by Philip on August 15, 2008 at 8:17pm

i cant think of anything that would not restrict your vision to much. maybe a modified welders mask would work

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Permalink Reply by Dave Mack on August 18, 2008 at 10:55am

sorry I didn't read your reply first , the paintball mask is a great idea also red man gear or it might be simunitions has a helemt with a full face shield with neck protection , or a riot helmet from a surplus store the europen ones usually have the neck protection that falls over the shoulders, splash guard is a good idea a face full of rotten zombie goo would just simply ruin dinner

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Permalink Reply by LiztheD on September 11, 2008 at 5:48pm

An SCBA(self contained breathing apparatus) with a face guard would work. It would protect from splatter and inhalants. A draw-back would be they get hot after a while and possibly covered in gore.

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Permalink Reply by Dave Mack on August 18, 2008 at 10:48am

I guess it would depend on what activites you are planing , prison riot gear or red man suits but they will cost several thousand dollars, as for bullet proof hopefully the only time you might get shot is after being mistaken for a zombie , and it thats the case most vests won't stop rifle rounds I wear a level 3a vest with a trama plate and it cost almost a thousand dollars its heavy and it only covers my chest and back , I would think anything that would help prevent bites and grabs would be best , like a leather bike jacket or even a heavy denim jacket and short hair or a bandana tied over your hair, safety glasses or a paintball mask, you have to think what do I have access to , I live in a small town BMX armor is a good idea we have alot of that here and kevlar sleeves and neck gators because of the local industry, I just thought of a heavy welders jacket and chaps . anyway think about what do you have acess to keep it realistic and you will have a better chance of making it through

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Permalink Reply by Dave Mack on August 18, 2008 at 10:57am

what about sewing overlapping metal washers on to a leather jacket

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Permalink Reply by Philip on September 2, 2008 at 9:31pm

it would make a lot of noise

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Permalink Reply by scoobini on August 19, 2008 at 2:16pm

i am using a poncho(cloth,decently thick),paintball mask,bandana,and some paintball gloves(hoping to snipe :D)

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Permalink Reply by William Griffin on September 5, 2008 at 8:49am

I've always plained on a set of armor from my own design. I'll see if I can find where I wrote it down...

Either way it's made from Underarmor, alumin-plates, and leather. The underarmor is the base, and the plates and leather are layered on top. No sound, good chance of stopping a bullet, no way in hell a bite or a knife is getting through either.

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Permalink Reply by final chapter on September 11, 2008 at 6:10pm

i have a flack jacket with high neck gards. check out zombie surival guide by max brooks there is a whole chapter on armor. bmx armor would be a good choice its licht and you can get it at a lot of places. if you can get chain mail its good but heavy as a mother. best bet just stay from them. good luk

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