Practice partners in South East Wisconsin?

[Robert R. Hinds]

Okay thanks for answering that question, over the last few days I've been reading lots of discussions on here and since im interested in buying gauntlets I've read all the discussions about those that I've seen. I hadn't considered the fact that armor could damage clothes...could armor damage/rip up a gambeson pretty bad?

[Stacy Clifford]

Probably not a gambeson, those should be made tough enough to take some abuse, but metal joints, corners and edges vs. T-shirt and sweat pants, historical tunic or other thin material may be a different story. In particular, always check both your blade and your armor for sharp burrs and nicks after hard metal-on-metal contact and keep a file around to knock them down. We had somebody here get a pretty nasty little cut from a nicked blade a few weeks ago.

[Robert R. Hinds]

Ah, thats good to know. That would be disapointing to pay $130 for a gambeson then get it destroyed in one or two fights...

And thanks for the tip about the file, I've got some bur's on one of my swords right now but never really thought about how to fix it.

I hate asking off-topic questions, but no one has replyed to the thread I posted asking armor/weapons questions and I've searched the internet without success...does anybody know how to take care of armor? I really can't find much information on this, I'm not even sure if you put oil on it...

[Stacy Clifford]

Honestly most of us can't afford very much armor, and some of the people who do have it don't post here all that often. You might have some luck posting that question over at MyArmoury.com.

[Robert R. Hinds]

yea...it's insanly expensive...and thats the cheap stuff...

Thanks for that advice stacy, I'll try over there.

[Sripol Asanasavest]

Well, if you save at least 30% of every paycheck, suddenly, you'll have a lot of cash to burn. It's good to set a goal and lay it out so you can see it. this way you'll know when to stop and stop spending. Hope this help!

Oh! I find Raman noodle to be very cheap when bought in bulk.... Comes in pretty handy when you're trying to save money!

[Robert R. Hinds]

Thanks for the advice, but im 18 and 30% of my paycheck is almost nothing, I can actually put more than 30% away at the moment because I dont have many expenses.

That won't last long however so I'm trying to make the best of it by buying a few peices of armor for a man-at-arms look to tide me over till I'm 28 or something and I can afford a full suit.

I'll have to remember about that raman!

[Sripol Asanasavest]

What's stopping you? Every time you save from each paycheck, it adds up. If you keep doing it, you'll have a lot of money. When I started working in the fast food, I would have only 50 dollars left after everything was paid off. With the 50 dollars every two weeks I have to feed my reptile collection, but I made sure I put at least 20 dollars away. I eventually saved up hundreds of dollars only in a short while. That's how I was able to buy new animals and cages for them. I eventually looks for ways to save money buy breeding my own feeder insects like the pet roach species, which I save hundreds of dollars from spending on feeder insects at the pet store.

[Robert R. Hinds]

thats what im planning on doing to get my full suit later, and smart idea breeding your own feeder insects.

[Sripol Asanasavest]

Well...then, I guess, a full suit of armor isn't your first priority right now. [chuckle]

[Robert R. Hinds]

....From my calculations if i saved every available dollar after car insurance it would take me 1 year to get $2,000...and the cheapest high quality suit I've seen is $7,000 - $7,500....so...yea. lol.

[Sripol Asanasavest]

I had no idea! I guess, you are going to wait a while....

[Sripol Asanasavest]

Shoot! It had to bankrupt the whole country every time they went to war!

[Stacy Clifford]

Just don't mix the insects with the armor, or you will be inventing some very interesting new footwork.