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 Posted: Fri Aug 24, 2007 1:17 am
Once more. Sorry If Im being a tad rude.
Could a zombie bite through leather?
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Posted: Fri Aug 24, 2007 11:58 pm
Maestro546 Once more. Sorry If Im being a tad rude. Could a zombie bite through leather? That depends on whether or not you yourself can bite through it. Leather is quite tough, hard to bite through. A zombie probably could, but it's at least hard enough to buy you a few seconds to pull your arm away,
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Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2007 2:56 am
elvellon Maestro546 Once more. Sorry If Im being a tad rude. Could a zombie bite through leather? That depends on whether or not you yourself can bite through it. Leather is quite tough, hard to bite through. A zombie probably could, but it's at least hard enough to buy you a few seconds to pull your arm away, You also have to take into account that it has weight, it causes exhaustion, makes noise when worn, and is impractical to wear all over your body.
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Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2007 4:21 pm
Personally I like my BDU's.
Their thick, comfortable, and I can put up the neck so nothing can get to my neck.
I'd go out with a thick pair of leather boots. Double layer my pants, Jeans and my cammies. Then I'd do the same with my chest, probably a jean jacket and then my Cammie jacket. I'd put up the collar and wrap a heavy canvas type cloth around my neck. A thick pair of gloves and a full helmet to finsh it off.
All of it would be a little over sized and hot but its all pretty light weight. Just get a camel pack and have some water. The BDU's are pretty quiet.
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Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2007 8:11 am
Old Lord Brocktree elvellon Maestro546 Once more. Sorry If Im being a tad rude. Could a zombie bite through leather? That depends on whether or not you yourself can bite through it. Leather is quite tough, hard to bite through. A zombie probably could, but it's at least hard enough to buy you a few seconds to pull your arm away, You also have to take into account that it has weight, it causes exhaustion, makes noise when worn, and is impractical to wear all over your body. Noise yes. However, a simple leather jacket weighs little, if it contributes significantly to your exhaustion you must most definitely be out of shape.
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Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2008 10:30 pm
I'd grab my ACU's, Tactical vest, then layer stuff under it, mainly a few things of under armor because it keeps you cool. That or make armor out of things in my house.
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Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2008 4:46 am
elvellon captain legend a medieval suit of armor. cuz thats just downright cool. And heavy as hell. Good luck getting around. Depends on it's origin. I wouldn't be willing to wear plate armour but medieval, lacquered Samurai armour is perfect. Highly defensive, not too heavy and very mobile.
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Posted: Thu Mar 27, 2008 6:15 am
Close fitting clothing, such as a tucked in T-Shirt and jeans with a belt, even if the belt is not needed, it is always good to have one. Close cropped hair is good to have also, military regulation hairstyles are a good example of a well cropped hair. Football gear is next to useless since your arms and legs are exposed.
Wearing a suit of mid-evil armor would no doubt give you the best protection, but eventually the leather straps would give away and your armor would be removed. Shark gear is a good idea, but if your stuck and they try to bite you, it will hurt like god knows what, now imagine that for a constant time. Even if you escape you won't get far from exhaustion.
As for obtaining this stuff, you go to a military surplus store, they got everything from clothing to firearms. If you get Kevlar it might be an older version, but Kevlar is still Kevlar. The only thing it is useful for is stopping friendly fire.
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Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2008 6:04 pm
I always wear a leather jacket, summer included. Once you are used to wearing the "armor" the heat isn't a big factor anymore. I can be walking around in a black leather jacket and leather golves in 90 degree weather and I'll be sweating less than the guy next to me in a tanktop. And a comment on the first post, Kevlar is not that hard to get a hold of. Almost any gun show in SoCal has booths of kevlar vests but zombies go for arms and whatnot. Anyway, chainmail under leather. It works wonders. True story this, I had my leather on and a small link chain wrapped around my forearm and some girl tries to bite my wrist, she bites as hard as she can and all I feel is the pressure. Leather jackets are not noisy while walking, I can walk in my leather quiter than most. I've never worn leather pants (if you do you're either very unusual or a stripper) so I don't know the noise on them but a good cowhide jacket would help greatly.
For trenchcoats, leather is bad. Leather trenchcoats are not nearly thick enough to stop anything. And Zack could grab onto the tails of the coat as well. But on the plus side, you won't need a bedroll or sleeping bag with a trench. I'm not sure which one I'd use, trenchcoat or leather but if you go to a hardware store like Home Depot or any decent sized store, you could find garden chain. Thin links, not to heavy. You'll need a lot of it but you could cover your arms and legs with the chain and you got improvised chainmail. If you want to up the quality you could always run wire through the links and connect the loops. It takes around 15 feet to wrap a forearm however so...
Also, cowboy wrist cuffs could protect your wrists and half your forearm. Cowboy boots for the feet and calf. Cowboys had to go up against sharp snake teeth, blunt human teeth won't get through cowboy gear.
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Posted: Sun May 25, 2008 6:38 am
CFAR Close fitting clothing, such as a tucked in T-Shirt and jeans with a belt, even if the belt is not needed, it is always good to have one. Close cropped hair is good to have also, military regulation hairstyles are a good example of a well cropped hair. Football gear is next to useless since your arms and legs are exposed.
Wearing a suit of mid-evil armor would no doubt give you the best protection, but eventually the leather straps would give away and your armor would be removed. Shark gear is a good idea, but if your stuck and they try to bite you, it will hurt like god knows what, now imagine that for a constant time. Even if you escape you won't get far from exhaustion.
As for obtaining this stuff, you go to a military surplus store, they got everything from clothing to firearms. If you get Kevlar it might be an older version, but Kevlar is still Kevlar. The only thing it is useful for is stopping friendly fire. I don't think kevlar would work against a particularly strong zombie bite. Kevlar is bulletproof because it has a very high tensile strength, meaning the fibres are very tightly bonded. They effectively 'catch' the bullet. But, the force from blades or like objects as focused enough to penetrate. A stab-proof vest soaked in shear-thickening fluid is your best bet in my opinion. Kevlar may work, it depends on the force of the bite.
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Posted: Sun Jul 13, 2008 7:02 pm
Old Lord Brocktree elvellon Maestro546 Once more. Sorry If Im being a tad rude. Could a zombie bite through leather? That depends on whether or not you yourself can bite through it. Leather is quite tough, hard to bite through. A zombie probably could, but it's at least hard enough to buy you a few seconds to pull your arm away, You also have to take into account that it has weight, it causes exhaustion, makes noise when worn, and is impractical to wear all over your body. Depending on the leather, its thickness, the tempurature, its stiffness, and how much you have one. You would probably be uncomfortable with it if it were higher then 70 degrees. There is leather that is prity easy to break though, though if you have a tough motorcycle leather jacket that would probably work fairly well. Personally I don't think armor is really the way to go with zombies, at least not personal armor, for the most part, it would not be effective since most armor can be torn off in one way or another.
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Posted: Sun Jul 13, 2008 7:10 pm
musashi1596 CFAR Close fitting clothing, such as a tucked in T-Shirt and jeans with a belt, even if the belt is not needed, it is always good to have one. Close cropped hair is good to have also, military regulation hairstyles are a good example of a well cropped hair. Football gear is next to useless since your arms and legs are exposed.
Wearing a suit of mid-evil armor would no doubt give you the best protection, but eventually the leather straps would give away and your armor would be removed. Shark gear is a good idea, but if your stuck and they try to bite you, it will hurt like god knows what, now imagine that for a constant time. Even if you escape you won't get far from exhaustion.
As for obtaining this stuff, you go to a military surplus store, they got everything from clothing to firearms. If you get Kevlar it might be an older version, but Kevlar is still Kevlar. The only thing it is useful for is stopping friendly fire. I don't think kevlar would work against a particularly strong zombie bite. Kevlar is bulletproof because it has a very high tensile strength, meaning the fibres are very tightly bonded. They effectively 'catch' the bullet. But, the force from blades or like objects as focused enough to penetrate. A stab-proof vest soaked in shear-thickening fluid is your best bet in my opinion. Kevlar may work, it depends on the force of the bite. If you want to wear armor at all, you will want thick padded cloth, probably heavy cotten fibers. Kevlar would work because it is the same thing. The reason kevlar does not stop a knife is because the knife's force is focused on a very small point, that is also why kevlar does not stop FJM or steel nose bullets very well. A bit how ever is concentrated around the whole area of the teeth, so it would be unlikely for there to be a large amount of penitration. It is also a lot easier to obtain then most people thing, you can order it online, and then use a standard sewing machine to assemble it. The guys who robbed the bank at the south hollywood shoot out were wearing kevlar body armor they made themselves from ordered kevlar. Just a quick note that most mideval armors would not work because they can be ripped off of your body. Most plate armor does not cover your body every were either, so you would ether have to wear a suit of chainmail under it, or risk those exposed parts. I think the zombie survial guide talks about that not being a good idea. If you had a studded cotten or nylon fiber suit that would probably work better then any kind of mideval armor. Maybe spikes would be even more effective. I still think the best thing is to get away from them befor they can bite you, which requires moblity.
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Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2008 4:01 am
Flowergirl0 musashi1596 CFAR Close fitting clothing, such as a tucked in T-Shirt and jeans with a belt, even if the belt is not needed, it is always good to have one. Close cropped hair is good to have also, military regulation hairstyles are a good example of a well cropped hair. Football gear is next to useless since your arms and legs are exposed.
Wearing a suit of mid-evil armor would no doubt give you the best protection, but eventually the leather straps would give away and your armor would be removed. Shark gear is a good idea, but if your stuck and they try to bite you, it will hurt like god knows what, now imagine that for a constant time. Even if you escape you won't get far from exhaustion.
As for obtaining this stuff, you go to a military surplus store, they got everything from clothing to firearms. If you get Kevlar it might be an older version, but Kevlar is still Kevlar. The only thing it is useful for is stopping friendly fire. I don't think kevlar would work against a particularly strong zombie bite. Kevlar is bulletproof because it has a very high tensile strength, meaning the fibres are very tightly bonded. They effectively 'catch' the bullet. But, the force from blades or like objects as focused enough to penetrate. A stab-proof vest soaked in shear-thickening fluid is your best bet in my opinion. Kevlar may work, it depends on the force of the bite. If you want to wear armor at all, you will want thick padded cloth, probably heavy cotten fibers. Kevlar would work because it is the same thing. The reason kevlar does not stop a knife is because the knife's force is focused on a very small point, that is also why kevlar does not stop FJM or steel nose bullets very well. A bit how ever is concentrated around the whole area of the teeth, so it would be unlikely for there to be a large amount of penitration. It is also a lot easier to obtain then most people thing, you can order it online, and then use a standard sewing machine to assemble it. The guys who robbed the bank at the south hollywood shoot out were wearing kevlar body armor they made themselves from ordered kevlar. Just a quick note that most mideval armors would not work because they can be ripped off of your body. Most plate armor does not cover your body every were either, so you would ether have to wear a suit of chainmail under it, or risk those exposed parts. I think the zombie survial guide talks about that not being a good idea. If you had a studded cotten or nylon fiber suit that would probably work better then any kind of mideval armor. Maybe spikes would be even more effective. I still think the best thing is to get away from them befor they can bite you, which requires moblity. Of course. My personaly preference would be to not wear armour at all, just to wear my particularly hardy clothes. A bit more on kevlar; I still think it would be better to use STF-treated stab vests, although I have seen STF-treated Kevlar that can withstand an icepick stab, but ultimately kevlar is designed to protect against shots to the torso and thus is most commonly used as a chest-plate. But, zombies would be far more likely to bite your neck or limbs than your torso.
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Posted: Sat Jul 26, 2008 4:22 pm
musashi1596 Flowergirl0 musashi1596 CFAR Close fitting clothing, such as a tucked in T-Shirt and jeans with a belt, even if the belt is not needed, it is always good to have one. Close cropped hair is good to have also, military regulation hairstyles are a good example of a well cropped hair. Football gear is next to useless since your arms and legs are exposed.
Wearing a suit of mid-evil armor would no doubt give you the best protection, but eventually the leather straps would give away and your armor would be removed. Shark gear is a good idea, but if your stuck and they try to bite you, it will hurt like god knows what, now imagine that for a constant time. Even if you escape you won't get far from exhaustion.
As for obtaining this stuff, you go to a military surplus store, they got everything from clothing to firearms. If you get Kevlar it might be an older version, but Kevlar is still Kevlar. The only thing it is useful for is stopping friendly fire. I don't think kevlar would work against a particularly strong zombie bite. Kevlar is bulletproof because it has a very high tensile strength, meaning the fibres are very tightly bonded. They effectively 'catch' the bullet. But, the force from blades or like objects as focused enough to penetrate. A stab-proof vest soaked in shear-thickening fluid is your best bet in my opinion. Kevlar may work, it depends on the force of the bite. If you want to wear armor at all, you will want thick padded cloth, probably heavy cotten fibers. Kevlar would work because it is the same thing. The reason kevlar does not stop a knife is because the knife's force is focused on a very small point, that is also why kevlar does not stop FJM or steel nose bullets very well. A bit how ever is concentrated around the whole area of the teeth, so it would be unlikely for there to be a large amount of penitration. It is also a lot easier to obtain then most people thing, you can order it online, and then use a standard sewing machine to assemble it. The guys who robbed the bank at the south hollywood shoot out were wearing kevlar body armor they made themselves from ordered kevlar. Just a quick note that most mideval armors would not work because they can be ripped off of your body. Most plate armor does not cover your body every were either, so you would ether have to wear a suit of chainmail under it, or risk those exposed parts. I think the zombie survial guide talks about that not being a good idea. If you had a studded cotten or nylon fiber suit that would probably work better then any kind of mideval armor. Maybe spikes would be even more effective. I still think the best thing is to get away from them befor they can bite you, which requires moblity. Of course. My personaly preference would be to not wear armour at all, just to wear my particularly hardy clothes. A bit more on kevlar; I still think it would be better to use STF-treated stab vests, although I have seen STF-treated Kevlar that can withstand an icepick stab, but ultimately kevlar is designed to protect against shots to the torso and thus is most commonly used as a chest-plate. But, zombies would be far more likely to bite your neck or limbs than your torso. Right but if you think about it, how a bite works, it is not concitrated in small areas, like a stab, or a bullet, because it uses a different kind of force to damage you. A bite would probably not go directly though kevlar of any kind. But it would still be able to cause damage. I would say that in reality if we are talking regular human strength zombies, there is a lot of cloth that they would not be able to bite though directly, because the bit would not be able to pentitrate it. But you would still suffer damage from the pressure of the bite, thus if you wanted to wear armor you would have to have some thing to absorb that pressure from reaching your body, so you would want impact resistant armor, but the problem is most of that kind of armor is extremy stiff (things like plates, very stiff leather, scale mail, and plastic motorcycle armor). Maybe if you dressed up like some one from a black metal band, with huge industrial nails sticking out of your body you would be prity safe, because it would be all most impossible to reach your body... kind of like a porcupine....
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Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2008 2:11 am
Flowergirl0 musashi1596 Flowergirl0 musashi1596 CFAR Close fitting clothing, such as a tucked in T-Shirt and jeans with a belt, even if the belt is not needed, it is always good to have one. Close cropped hair is good to have also, military regulation hairstyles are a good example of a well cropped hair. Football gear is next to useless since your arms and legs are exposed.
Wearing a suit of mid-evil armor would no doubt give you the best protection, but eventually the leather straps would give away and your armor would be removed. Shark gear is a good idea, but if your stuck and they try to bite you, it will hurt like god knows what, now imagine that for a constant time. Even if you escape you won't get far from exhaustion.
As for obtaining this stuff, you go to a military surplus store, they got everything from clothing to firearms. If you get Kevlar it might be an older version, but Kevlar is still Kevlar. The only thing it is useful for is stopping friendly fire. I don't think kevlar would work against a particularly strong zombie bite. Kevlar is bulletproof because it has a very high tensile strength, meaning the fibres are very tightly bonded. They effectively 'catch' the bullet. But, the force from blades or like objects as focused enough to penetrate. A stab-proof vest soaked in shear-thickening fluid is your best bet in my opinion. Kevlar may work, it depends on the force of the bite. If you want to wear armor at all, you will want thick padded cloth, probably heavy cotten fibers. Kevlar would work because it is the same thing. The reason kevlar does not stop a knife is because the knife's force is focused on a very small point, that is also why kevlar does not stop FJM or steel nose bullets very well. A bit how ever is concentrated around the whole area of the teeth, so it would be unlikely for there to be a large amount of penitration. It is also a lot easier to obtain then most people thing, you can order it online, and then use a standard sewing machine to assemble it. The guys who robbed the bank at the south hollywood shoot out were wearing kevlar body armor they made themselves from ordered kevlar. Just a quick note that most mideval armors would not work because they can be ripped off of your body. Most plate armor does not cover your body every were either, so you would ether have to wear a suit of chainmail under it, or risk those exposed parts. I think the zombie survial guide talks about that not being a good idea. If you had a studded cotten or nylon fiber suit that would probably work better then any kind of mideval armor. Maybe spikes would be even more effective. I still think the best thing is to get away from them befor they can bite you, which requires moblity. Of course. My personaly preference would be to not wear armour at all, just to wear my particularly hardy clothes. A bit more on kevlar; I still think it would be better to use STF-treated stab vests, although I have seen STF-treated Kevlar that can withstand an icepick stab, but ultimately kevlar is designed to protect against shots to the torso and thus is most commonly used as a chest-plate. But, zombies would be far more likely to bite your neck or limbs than your torso. Right but if you think about it, how a bite works, it is not concitrated in small areas, like a stab, or a bullet, because it uses a different kind of force to damage you. A bite would probably not go directly though kevlar of any kind. But it would still be able to cause damage. I would say that in reality if we are talking regular human strength zombies, there is a lot of cloth that they would not be able to bite though directly, because the bit would not be able to pentitrate it. But you would still suffer damage from the pressure of the bite, thus if you wanted to wear armor you would have to have some thing to absorb that pressure from reaching your body, so you would want impact resistant armor, but the problem is most of that kind of armor is extremy stiff (things like plates, very stiff leather, scale mail, and plastic motorcycle armor). Maybe if you dressed up like some one from a black metal band, with huge industrial nails sticking out of your body you would be prity safe, because it would be all most impossible to reach your body... kind of like a porcupine.... haha, I like that idea. I just had a vision of one of the guys from slipknnot (i'll be damned if I know his name) headbutting one...
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