Post apocalyptic body armour

[CathyInBlue]

You say the apocalypse as got you down?

You say all the original kevlar has long since worn out and been used up?

You say you still want some form of ballistic body armour for protection?

Well, look no further than ancient Greece!

Linothorax Project

According to records, Alexander the Great's army invented a form of body armour called linothorax, which involved taking layer upon layer of special fabric and gluing them all together to form a thick, tough shell for them to wear into battle. Some students at the U. of Wisconsin — Green Bay have set out to regain that lost knowledge. Using only textiles and adhesives known to exist millennia ago, they've developed a workable linothorax substitute that can withstand sword hits, axe blows, and even arrow impacts. Would it stop a 9 mm? Maybe? .338 Lapua? Prolly not.

 

[BogWalker]

Actually sounds very similar in construction to modern body armors, in that it consists of many layered pieces of fabric bonded together. Funny how that works.

 

[rhino]

I thought this would be about making armor from the treads of steel belted radial tired!

 

[sloughfoot]

I was at fountain square in Cincinnati Friday night. I watched the homeless guys move around in their huge thick coats. Many layers to defeat impact blows, cutting, and who knows where that skinny body is under all those clothes for a bullet strike.

Homeless guys live SHTF every day like we theorize about. It seems maybe we could take some lessons if we were more observant. There was a Clint Eastwood movie where his life was saved by an iron plate under his serape.

FWIW.

 

[ViperJock]

Ok. Take a 12" cast iron frying pan and tie a rope around the handle use the rope to tie two of these around your neck, front and back. Voila!


Disclaimer: warning: tying rope around your neck may result in decreased blood flow in the brain. Side effects include, dizziness, fainting, headache, impotence, stroke, halitosis, laryngitis, death, skin abrasions, hives, somnolence, irritibility, mild schizophrenia, autism, diplopia, stunted growth, blurred vision, decreased sex drive, fibromyalgia, and fibroid uterus. Symptoms and side effects were experienced in 87% of lab animals. Do not use armor with consulting a physician. If you have experienced side effects which resulted in premature death, please contact the law offices of Kirk Freeman (must be the victim to qualify for assistance).

 

[leftsock]

There was a Clint Eastwood movie where his life was saved by an iron plate under his serape.

A Fistful of Dollars. Ramon always aims for the heart. ...I just started watching the trilogy again last night.

 

[CathyInBlue]

Michael J. Fox's character ripped off A Fistful of Dollars, in more ways than one, in Back to the Future III.

 

[rugertoter]

Actually sounds very similar in construction to modern body armors, in that it consists of many layered pieces of fabric bonded together. Funny how that works.

Dragon skin armour.

 

[Dorky_D]

Didn't Myth Busters use phone books?

I am thinking some epoxy and some fiberglass cloth, carbon fiber, or something else could work laminated before the SHTF. Not sure how well that would work, but it sounds fun!

 

[Dorky_D]

I did not know you could by Kevlar cloth!
Fiberglass Cloth

 

[rhino]

How about thick slabs of polyethylene?

 

[JollyMon]

According to that guy on Doomsday Preppers.... all you need is some roofing tar, duct tape, and some bathroom tiles.

 

[mydoghasfleas]

I thought this would be about making armor from the treads of steel belted radial tired!

 

[shootamc58]

I just laughed out loud so hard at work my coworkers were looking at me like an idiot.

 

[sipherblitz]

soft armor is comfortable.. hard plate is higher threat level... wearing either one for an extended period of time sucks

 

[hrearden]

Sounds like making micarta.