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now that ive considered it, a vambrace made of chainmail. it will protect you in any confrontation, it makes a delicious distraction for zombie teeth therefore giving you a shot at the cadaver's brain
chainmail is fairly easy to make, simply coil a thick wire on a screwdriver, pull it off, cut it into circles and link it with needle-nose pliers, refer to a how-to guide, I am not too experienced in this manner. important facts about this include underpadding, like some sort of sleeve off a leather jacket, which will protect your hand fom drool and slobber, and keep infection away. otherwise a close-quarters fight with zombies will end tragically...
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Damn I knew I forgot some tipe of armor. Here is a good site for making chainmail. http://www.realbeer.com/jjpalmer/HowtoChain.html
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A friend of mine made some homemade chainmail from wire. Just a shirt, and he's a skinny guy.
It took him a year.
He worked on it quite a bit, between his job, school, etc. If you're spending some time on the run from zombies, looking for food and supplies, you're not going to have a lot of time to spend making chainmail. And make no mistake, it takes a LONG time.
The other problem is weight. Metal is HEAVY. If you're going to clean out a room full of zombies, it might be worth it. If you're traveling or on the run, the weight will make you slow and tired. Mobility is your #2 advantage against zombies (next to intelligence) - don't throw it away. Even the supplies are heavy - you need spools of thick steel wire and strong cutters and pliers.
Also, I don't think you want to be wearing armor like that. Armor is generally something to avoid -- you are not fending off swords. Think of it this way, how well do you think armor would work against a wrestler or a martial artist? You are not dealing with weapons, we are dealing with grasping hands and fingernails and gnashing teeth. Yes, there is some help if you are going to get bit -- zombies probably can't bite through chain mail -- but think about the possibility of getting snagged while trying to move, or the weight it adds, or the chance of being deep into zombies and having roaming fingers finding their way around the mail into some flesh.
My only thing to say about armor: Keep it light, keep it tight.
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I agree with ekohan. Chainmail is fairly loose, at best, and rather hard to make tighter. Also, making it is investing time which would be better spend either running, or rebuilding.
However, if I were to find some chainmail lying around, and I'm not immediately in danger, I might grab it, just to see if I can find some practical use for it. However, If I were to encounter zombies before finding said use, I'd drop it and run.
have any of you considered an option of MAKING IT UP FRONT? obiously noone is stupid enough to sit in the basement of a house crawling with cadavers and coil wire just to get a precautionary safety item
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That is just one of the problems: yes it takes time, and making it beforehand would be better, but still.
(1) Weight
(2) Dangling/Catching/Interference
(3) Not perfect protection.
I think the best armor would be none at all. No illusion of defense, thus you avoid situations where you might get into trouble.
All that needs to be said is this: FIRE = BAD
armor of any type wont be able to help you if you end up falling and being overrun. even if the zombies cant bite through right away, you'll still be covered under a swarm of undead trying their damnedest to infect you- and then all you'll end up with in another zombie-only he's wearing armor making him harder to identify by other survivors [not to mention harder to kill by said humans]
Chain mail. A personal account.
I do amtgard (www.amtgard.net) I wear chainmail in it. Yes, it is a bit heavy. But if you wear it regularly you easly get used to the weight. I can currently keep up with anyone else in my local amtgard chapter while I am in my chainmail and they are just normaly clothed. As for protection against bites, with a thick shirt undernead there isnt a bite that could get threw. Your only worry would be gropping fingers. And if you carry a small hand axe/hatchet, you can just chop those off real quick and keep going. The only convern is that most chainmail does leave soem fo your legs uncovered. And also your face and head and soemtiems hands. True, overall nice hard leather is just as good and much lighter. But chain mail isnt bad. And any armour isbetter then nonne, other wise one randome bite and your done.
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Huh. It seems SgtLuebkeac and I have many disagreements. I am of the opinion that NO armor is better than heavy armor. I think that armor would give us an illusion of security which we may not (and definetely shouldn't) have. I think its best to avoid situations where you will need the armor, but wear LIGHT garments that would protect against the unexpected bite or scratch. But, that's my opinion.
All that needs to be said is this: FIRE = BAD
hell-o?! my original idea was an ARM GUARD! of course if you wear a chainmail while plowing through a mass of zombies youre bound to get raped, no matter how well guarded you are... so obiously no one should be overconfident. also admin, I think you misunderstand what armor is for (im talking about a whole chainmail now). if youre traveling light, a single zombie comes at you, armor doesnt matter. bash it in and keep walking. if a horde comes at you and you have a chainsaw (a sword, an axe, pick one), without armor youre in a lot of risk. no matter how powerful or fast you may be, a mob will surround you and will attack you. an armor will keeep you alive the valuable quarter minute it takes for you to break free, or finish off some pesky rear attackers. but if you dont plan to fight mobs (I do), or if you plan to jsut shoot them, be my guest, wear a torn lumberjack shirt and denim.
noooow back to my idea originally... have any of you figured out the immense usefullness of an impenitrable arm guard, maybe to DISTRACT a zombie if youre not prepaired for a serious fight? what if youre in a variety store, and something waltzes through the door? you dont have your shotgun and the wrecking bar is too cumbersome to swing in the place... so what do you do with an arm guard? stick it out, let the freak chew it, while he does whip out a knife or even a pencil and drive it through the eye or temple. skull-f*ck it. it allows you to use an extremely weak weapon for full effect by captivating a zombie's attention
as for weight... a vambrace shouldnt weigh more than a bag of milk. 'sides, if youre biking or driving, take it off and put it aside so it doesnt slow you down.
furthermore, a heavy left (I assume youre right-handed, if not, ignore ad reverse) hand could be used to deliver a shattering blow to some decaying skull, and opening it for a stronger attack
of course, if you got guns, ignore all you read, and start hooking up a mini-trailer full of ammo to your SUV. but what if you dont? whati f you end up having to fight hand-to-hand?
ok now do you get what I was trying to say? it never hurts to be prepaired.
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