02-28-2006, 11:41 PM
Travis,
As a suggestion to add to your design, based on my experience of wearing armour for prolonged periods, I would recommend including extra padding on the shoulders, as this is where most of the weight of the armour will rest. I would also recommend adding a similar amount of extra padding to the upper chest, as armour will tend to rest on the chest as well as the shoulders. Whilst marching Hadrian's wall I found that my chest was sorer than my shoulders. I had sewn in extra padding for the shoulders but I had not thought to do the same for the chest.
Crispvs
As a suggestion to add to your design, based on my experience of wearing armour for prolonged periods, I would recommend including extra padding on the shoulders, as this is where most of the weight of the armour will rest. I would also recommend adding a similar amount of extra padding to the upper chest, as armour will tend to rest on the chest as well as the shoulders. Whilst marching Hadrian's wall I found that my chest was sorer than my shoulders. I had sewn in extra padding for the shoulders but I had not thought to do the same for the chest.
Crispvs
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