prefered way to hang legs?

This forum is designed to help us spread the knowledge of armouring.
Post Reply
Lord Woulfe
New Member
Posts: 18
Joined: Thu Sep 14, 2000 1:01 am
Location: Powell River, B.C., Canada

prefered way to hang legs?

Post by Lord Woulfe »

All right, which way do you prefer to hang your leg harness?
Currently I hang my gothic legs from a belt by a single strap centered down the side of my legs. they seem to slide/twist to the outside of my legs. What about hanging them from center front?
How do you hang yours:-)



------------------
Lord Rory Woulfe of Kildare
Journeyman Armourer
Apprentice to Master Sir Baron Gerhard Kendal
Lord of House Woulfe
MOS to the Shire of False Isle
An Tir, Northern Region
User avatar
Murdock
Something Different
Posts: 17705
Joined: Mon Jan 29, 2001 2:01 am
Location: Milwaukee, Wi U S of freakin A
Contact:

Post by Murdock »

You gotta hang em from where the balance.

Hanging them from th front will only make it worse
Clay
Archive Member
Posts: 876
Joined: Tue Mar 20, 2001 2:01 am
Location: Central Coast, CA
Contact:

Post by Clay »

I hang my legs from a belt with a strap that is riveted to the center (or balance point) of my leg harness. Basically if I look down, I see a strap that hangs down and is lined up with the middle of my foot.
User avatar
Gundo
Archive Member
Posts: 5309
Joined: Thu Aug 10, 2000 1:01 am
Location: Otter River MA, USA
Contact:

Post by Gundo »

If you hang them at the side, right below your hip-bone, you won't be fighting the straps with every step you take.

------------------
<B>Gundobad,
Wise Ogre Armory
Wise Ogre Pic of the Day
Wise Ogre Armory T-shirts & more</B>

Rhetorical Executioner-at-Large

A position worth taking, is worth defending.
User avatar
AB Hammer
Archive Member
Posts: 871
Joined: Sun Aug 13, 2000 1:01 am
Location: Homer, LA. U.S.
Contact:

Post by AB Hammer »

Like Gundo, hang your legs from the hip.
This will keep your legs from sliding up and down.
Like if you bend over with the forward mounted legs your knees will be below your knees.
For all type of mounts I still reccommend a knee strap.
Follow the rivet line on the outer side straight up, That will be your mount point.
If you use loops you will want a strap or cord
around the back of your belt line to help keep from shifting.

Happy fighting
ABHAMMER
Stefan of Kiel
Archive Member
Posts: 159
Joined: Thu Mar 22, 2001 2:01 am
Location: Markham, VA, US
Contact:

Post by Stefan of Kiel »

I hang mine at the hip too. But I also have a smaller strap just inside of center on the front to keep the legs from rotating around. They have a tendency to rotate to the outside. I also have a strap around my leg just above the knee and one just above my calf. My armour doesn't rotate and they stay against my legs.

------------------
Stefan of Kiel

If you can't use finese, then make a mess.
Post Reply