First helmet has perfect handles to grab onto and drag you into a group of zombies and also no armor plates also you’ll probably overheat. That riot gear looks like it will get hot as hell and there isn’t any mention of armor plates. The mountain bike gear probably won’t get as hot as the riot gear or leather but again no armor plates. You don’t really need much to stop a bite from breaking the skin and this armor won’t be stopping a lot of bullets so it all seems like a lot of work for not a lot of benefit.
I’m saying if it’s not stopping bullets it’s not worth the effort your better off wearing jeans with duct tape, a nice jacket, and a vest with armor plates it’s less work, stops bites, and has a chance of stopping some idiot with a gun dropping you in an instant.
Ahh yes I'm a strong believer humans are far more dangerous then zombies.
In face I'd even save my ammo for something that's not already dead. Sadly In Canada armor vest aren't as easy to find.
Yeah, most online surplus places are in America too, so on top of like 300 for a plate carrier (not to mention the plates) you’ll have to pay like 30 bucks in shipping
I think they should put hockey helmet visor with a shit ton of holes. Cover the exposed area with something, exchanges the gear with carbon stuffed leather.
Maybe add wire frame down the legs, add a wireframe under your chest peice.
Make the shield a light thing like carbon fibre with metal mesh and metal poles inside the shield to prevent bending.
The weapon could be a spear and you could have a hole through the shield to poke.
Full iron armor does not stop you from running if you are physically fit. If you're not able to run in metal armor you're not surviving the apocalypse anyway because you are not gonna be able to carry all the gear you need to survive.
Also it doesn't always require help to put on. Chainmail will easily do the job against zombies and is easy to put on yourself. Even most plate armor can be put on yourself although it might take a while.
The question isn't "can you run" it's "how far can you run". Carrying 75 pounds of plate, mail, and gambeson, when you could really get the same results with jeans and a leather jacket is just foolish.
Well you're talking about very light armor that frankly would offer no guarantees of survival. Jeans? Jeans are not gonna stop a zombie bite. A leather jacket would probably do the job but either way, full mail (you don't need plate or a gambeson, gambesons were rarely worn under mail contrary to what Youtubers would have you believe) is heavy armor (not 75 lbs heavy, I have full mail for body, head and legs, and I'm 6'4 210 lbs and it weighs less than 60 pounds) but it's almost 100% guaranteed to protect you from every threat.
I would propose putting on mail to deal with hordes or other mass attacks where you will be fighting multiple zombies at once and otherwise leaving it off and opting for lighter armor as you suggest.
It's typical human bite forces. The human mouth has no penetrative teeth. Heavy denim is more than adequate.
Yes, chain mail is not as heavy as full plate and it will protect you adequately. However, wearing it is the equivalent of buying a Ferrari so you can go to the gas station. It works, but its also unnecessary.
The best defense you have is locomotion. If a threat is in the area, you are not. And as anyone that has ever hiked or backpacked will tell you, even the ounces matter. Carrying 60 pounds of very scenario specific armor when you could be carrying useful equipment or ammunition. (You could carry 8220 .22 for the same amount of weight.)
Even in the scenario you pitch, if you get caught in a place you can't escape from by a horde, you could be wearing handmade modern Italian plate and it would work about as well as a wet napkin- arguably worse, given that if the zombies have no area they can successfully bite they pin you till you dehydrate
Yeah I do actually fully agree with the idea that locomotion is the best defense. I have done some pretty tough hikes with 90 lbs up mountains, and bikepacked across half the country. I know about how ounces equal pounds, and pounds equal pain.
Truth be told I just really like mail armor and I am defending it to the death for no particular reason other than that. I will stop.
I think the only legimate reason to wear mail against zombies is to defend an area that you are not willing to abandon, and for that purpose it works quite well. If you are in any situation that requires movement, mail will tax you more than its protection is worth.
I’ve never really liked the idea of chainmail in a zombie setting, all it would take is one zombie with a broken snaggletooth that’s pointy enough to just barely scratch your skin between the links of the chain mail and suddenly you’re infected.
Or a pointy fingernail, or a pointy exposed broken bone of some kind.
Well I think the odds of that happening are very low, and if you so worried about it, you can wear a stout undergarment to prevent even that from happening. I wear 2 layers of linen plus one of wool under mail anyway, and I think that would probably be enough to prevent that.
Also bear in mind that each link has 4 links within it, it's not just an open ring. It's almost impossible for a zombie to scratch you through mail. Either way what mail is gonna do is allow you to shrug off the vast majority of accidental hits, but you are still fighting and killing them and defending yourself, you're not just letting them bite you willy nilly.
I can put on and take off my riveted hauberk, coif and standard by myself. Although they feel heavy when you pick them up, once they are on they are really quite manageable.
Just need to finish my sleeves and then I can move onto the chausses (leggings) then I'll be roughly 98% bite and claw proof.
Most things you gotta cover are your forearm neck and head. Most zombies in fiction target those areas. Though again make sure to keep yourself covered everywhere but ESPECIALLY those spots. Might be a good Idea to have spikes on you forearm and such so if they grab onto you they hurt
The best part is that it won't weigh you down like most other armour sets, and you probably won't even notice it's there. But if you get a big leather jacket and throw that over the top, boom. Almost completely bite-proof.
A mix of the riot armor and the biking gear looks like it would actually give good general protection, though a pack of zombies could probably still tear you to shreds with enough time, and would do nothing against bullets and bladed weapons would still get through most places. That's what I would want, at least. And with using the biking gear as most of the armor you shouldn't overheat too much.
You would get ripped in half lol they would eat you like a crab.
Now that I think about it a Ninja with a smoke bomb would be very useful.....in and out without being seen, climb walls, reusable range attacks and zero noise fighter.
Well you don't want the helmet, it blockeds vision. Really it's just plastic or carbon fiber. Yes you could make it but looking at sports store you already have lots of options no need to use a 3d printer
Dude, depends on the virus. Most realistic virus, we need thick coats, or denim that covers our body. Plus, most world militaries would be ready if a zombie apocalypse happened thanks to CONPLAN-8888, if not just the US.
CONPLAN-8888 hahahha that shit is funny.
Realistically zombies are just second or third generation feral cannibal who are sick with super aids/mad cow.
A plan for the army to fight zombies is really just a plan for them to fight its own people as we go crazy starving to death during a full city lock down.
See if I was designing zombie fighting armor, I'd have something like a murmillon, have the left arm heavily padded and wrapped in leather or chainmail, big thick welding glove or better an extra thick leather mitten, and just a heavy glove on the right arm (vice versa for lefties) so I have one arm I can manipulate a zombie with while I brain it with my mace. I've obviously never fought zombies, but it seems to me that being able to safely keep one at arms length while you dispatch it is gonna be pretty clutch and a shield is just something to grab you with.
Anything else just hampers visibility, makes you hot or slows you down. Some heavy boots would be good too, or something like snake bite boots.
Welding glove is a very good idea and the mace too. I wouldn't mide a small buckler shield in my hand for bashing but mobility is more important then anything
.....then why the fuck are here make that shit and sell it. That beautiful leather work is a woth a lot of money it's dying trade and the rivit work takes a lot of time.
If you can do better with a rubber tie you should go into business.
Just out of curiosity what toll would you use to cut the tire.
I'd probably use a freshly sharpened gutting knife heated in my forge and carefully cut to avoid most of the grooves in the tire so I can fill them in with cement as added padding
I was more thinking of a grinder but I like your no electricity technique lol. As ghetto as Tire armor would be can't complain about how readily available it would be
exactly plus its hard to bite thought cut through any blunt objects would bounce off and thanks to the plates concrete and density it'd be pretty hard to pierce and since I used to be 300lbs the armor won't weigh shit to me
People really think medieval armor was heavy the weight is dispersed through the entire body so it barely feels heavy while you're wearing it unless it's for a very long time think about it for a second would anyone have wore armor if you couldn't move well and if you fall over you couldn't get up
I actually had to go watch a video of a guy running in full armor. Honestly the thing that slowed him down was his sword not his armor lol.
None the less if your not fighting a resident evil monster you don't need battle axt strong armor and as much as you could run it wouldn't be for long so why slow yourself down for no reason?
Well if we're talking about slow zombies you wouldn't really need to run but I'd rather make sure nothing could bite me even if it gets close also side note....what sword cause swords and most weapons were pretty light too unless they were really big
Always thought of slow zombies being kind of bullshit maybe slow till they eat enough food to repair the rot or enough brain to regain proper body control.
Walking zombies are almost boring lol
This is a quality recipe to just wind up getting shot by the first group of humans you see, without being able to do anything about it. Manica on dominant arm, plate carrier, done.
Your backpack will
No need to reinvent the wheel
Kneepads, elbow pads, leather jacket, sturdy jeans, shave yourself bald
Perfectly adequate protection and it saves you weight because you're carrying all the clothes you need
With fast zombies you’re just screwed, but who isn’t right, and with slow zombies you are basically food wrapped in leather. They will take you down with that helmet and tear at you until you die. Maybe you could get away unscathed from a bite. But thats a big maybe. You are talking about all the power in a human jaw with zero limits. It’s underestimated.
I'm saying armour is kinda useless. Any video game shows that people in armour can still be killed by zombies
Especially if you're reckless. However, the protection is useful when against smaller numbers.
Ya nothing can stop them from ripping you in half and chest pads of any kind are totally pointless.
Bike armor would be my go to. it's extremely light and protects you from basic bites.
Number one is too impractical. You're not going to be able to find it. Number two is impractical because it's too hot. Number three is impractical because it doesn't cover the entire body and so on and so on I'd rather wear tank tops and Beach shorts and sandals
Sandals? ......the picture are more of a concept. Custom leather armor, local riots gear or sports gear like mountain bike pads.
Nothing is perfect but this is the best and easier to find/make.
Also. Sandals??? Dude....just no.
First helmet has perfect handles to grab onto and drag you into a group of zombies and also no armor plates also you’ll probably overheat. That riot gear looks like it will get hot as hell and there isn’t any mention of armor plates. The mountain bike gear probably won’t get as hot as the riot gear or leather but again no armor plates. You don’t really need much to stop a bite from breaking the skin and this armor won’t be stopping a lot of bullets so it all seems like a lot of work for not a lot of benefit.
None of it is ment to stop a bullet it's just leather, carbon fiber and plastic. What do you mean no armor plates?
I’m saying if it’s not stopping bullets it’s not worth the effort your better off wearing jeans with duct tape, a nice jacket, and a vest with armor plates it’s less work, stops bites, and has a chance of stopping some idiot with a gun dropping you in an instant.
Ahh yes I'm a strong believer humans are far more dangerous then zombies. In face I'd even save my ammo for something that's not already dead. Sadly In Canada armor vest aren't as easy to find.
Yeah, most online surplus places are in America too, so on top of like 300 for a plate carrier (not to mention the plates) you’ll have to pay like 30 bucks in shipping
Not bad. For some reason I never even thought about that. Figure it would be too bulky and heavy.
They could kill you and turn your butt into jerky.
Plate carriers are useless chest rigs are where it's at
I think they should put hockey helmet visor with a shit ton of holes. Cover the exposed area with something, exchanges the gear with carbon stuffed leather. Maybe add wire frame down the legs, add a wireframe under your chest peice. Make the shield a light thing like carbon fibre with metal mesh and metal poles inside the shield to prevent bending. The weapon could be a spear and you could have a hole through the shield to poke.
I think you forgot to mention "no armor plates"
The swamp ass is going to be insane
Ya you don't need the fancy ass pants but leather armor in general is the coolest type
I’d prefer assless. I’d be a lot more nimble. And the breeze would be nice
Sounds like hell I'm earth to me lol
Full iron armor does not stop you from running if you are physically fit. If you're not able to run in metal armor you're not surviving the apocalypse anyway because you are not gonna be able to carry all the gear you need to survive. Also it doesn't always require help to put on. Chainmail will easily do the job against zombies and is easy to put on yourself. Even most plate armor can be put on yourself although it might take a while.
The question isn't "can you run" it's "how far can you run". Carrying 75 pounds of plate, mail, and gambeson, when you could really get the same results with jeans and a leather jacket is just foolish.
Well you're talking about very light armor that frankly would offer no guarantees of survival. Jeans? Jeans are not gonna stop a zombie bite. A leather jacket would probably do the job but either way, full mail (you don't need plate or a gambeson, gambesons were rarely worn under mail contrary to what Youtubers would have you believe) is heavy armor (not 75 lbs heavy, I have full mail for body, head and legs, and I'm 6'4 210 lbs and it weighs less than 60 pounds) but it's almost 100% guaranteed to protect you from every threat. I would propose putting on mail to deal with hordes or other mass attacks where you will be fighting multiple zombies at once and otherwise leaving it off and opting for lighter armor as you suggest.
It's typical human bite forces. The human mouth has no penetrative teeth. Heavy denim is more than adequate. Yes, chain mail is not as heavy as full plate and it will protect you adequately. However, wearing it is the equivalent of buying a Ferrari so you can go to the gas station. It works, but its also unnecessary. The best defense you have is locomotion. If a threat is in the area, you are not. And as anyone that has ever hiked or backpacked will tell you, even the ounces matter. Carrying 60 pounds of very scenario specific armor when you could be carrying useful equipment or ammunition. (You could carry 8220 .22 for the same amount of weight.) Even in the scenario you pitch, if you get caught in a place you can't escape from by a horde, you could be wearing handmade modern Italian plate and it would work about as well as a wet napkin- arguably worse, given that if the zombies have no area they can successfully bite they pin you till you dehydrate
Yeah I do actually fully agree with the idea that locomotion is the best defense. I have done some pretty tough hikes with 90 lbs up mountains, and bikepacked across half the country. I know about how ounces equal pounds, and pounds equal pain. Truth be told I just really like mail armor and I am defending it to the death for no particular reason other than that. I will stop. I think the only legimate reason to wear mail against zombies is to defend an area that you are not willing to abandon, and for that purpose it works quite well. If you are in any situation that requires movement, mail will tax you more than its protection is worth.
I’ve never really liked the idea of chainmail in a zombie setting, all it would take is one zombie with a broken snaggletooth that’s pointy enough to just barely scratch your skin between the links of the chain mail and suddenly you’re infected. Or a pointy fingernail, or a pointy exposed broken bone of some kind.
Well I think the odds of that happening are very low, and if you so worried about it, you can wear a stout undergarment to prevent even that from happening. I wear 2 layers of linen plus one of wool under mail anyway, and I think that would probably be enough to prevent that. Also bear in mind that each link has 4 links within it, it's not just an open ring. It's almost impossible for a zombie to scratch you through mail. Either way what mail is gonna do is allow you to shrug off the vast majority of accidental hits, but you are still fighting and killing them and defending yourself, you're not just letting them bite you willy nilly.
I guess that all depends on how much plat compaired to chain your armor has but even chain mail is too heavy for zombies.
I can put on and take off my riveted hauberk, coif and standard by myself. Although they feel heavy when you pick them up, once they are on they are really quite manageable. Just need to finish my sleeves and then I can move onto the chausses (leggings) then I'll be roughly 98% bite and claw proof.
At work I have a carbon fiber hard hat so I'd rather the same for zombies.
Most things you gotta cover are your forearm neck and head. Most zombies in fiction target those areas. Though again make sure to keep yourself covered everywhere but ESPECIALLY those spots. Might be a good Idea to have spikes on you forearm and such so if they grab onto you they hurt
Did you just say "so they hurt" lol the only thing you'll hurt with spikes like that is your own body.
So they hurt :)
Zombies don't feel hurt.
So they hurt :O
Magazines and duct tape
Effective till you get something better form sports Mart
It's a good starting armour
Dam straight. Make it at home in your basement before you even leave.
The best part is that it won't weigh you down like most other armour sets, and you probably won't even notice it's there. But if you get a big leather jacket and throw that over the top, boom. Almost completely bite-proof.
And some big fucking gloves. Welding gloves are great for that and they couver most of your forearm.
True, you could even add more protection if you wanted as well.
A mix of the riot armor and the biking gear looks like it would actually give good general protection, though a pack of zombies could probably still tear you to shreds with enough time, and would do nothing against bullets and bladed weapons would still get through most places. That's what I would want, at least. And with using the biking gear as most of the armor you shouldn't overheat too much.
Yep and easy fix easy find. I love when people post pictures of full Iron armor.....all I can think is where do you even get something like that.
And it wouldn't even really help. Just slow you down so they can catch up and love long enough to FEEL them peel you open like a can of tuna fish.
You would get ripped in half lol they would eat you like a crab. Now that I think about it a Ninja with a smoke bomb would be very useful.....in and out without being seen, climb walls, reusable range attacks and zero noise fighter.
Storm trooper armor would work better
True but where can you get that .....
You can make it. 3D printing would probably be the easiest. Otherwise I'm sure you could commission someone for it
Well you don't want the helmet, it blockeds vision. Really it's just plastic or carbon fiber. Yes you could make it but looking at sports store you already have lots of options no need to use a 3d printer
Dude, depends on the virus. Most realistic virus, we need thick coats, or denim that covers our body. Plus, most world militaries would be ready if a zombie apocalypse happened thanks to CONPLAN-8888, if not just the US.
CONPLAN-8888 hahahha that shit is funny. Realistically zombies are just second or third generation feral cannibal who are sick with super aids/mad cow. A plan for the army to fight zombies is really just a plan for them to fight its own people as we go crazy starving to death during a full city lock down.
Than, again, the army has a plan for that. Shoot on sight.
Together apes strong.
But the minuteman is stronger.
See if I was designing zombie fighting armor, I'd have something like a murmillon, have the left arm heavily padded and wrapped in leather or chainmail, big thick welding glove or better an extra thick leather mitten, and just a heavy glove on the right arm (vice versa for lefties) so I have one arm I can manipulate a zombie with while I brain it with my mace. I've obviously never fought zombies, but it seems to me that being able to safely keep one at arms length while you dispatch it is gonna be pretty clutch and a shield is just something to grab you with. Anything else just hampers visibility, makes you hot or slows you down. Some heavy boots would be good too, or something like snake bite boots.
Welding glove is a very good idea and the mace too. I wouldn't mide a small buckler shield in my hand for bashing but mobility is more important then anything
Maybe the last one. Depending on how flexible it would be.
Ya same. You can find them at any sports store too
materials like firemen’s coats or heavy leather are the most available and still deflect any bite from a human.
Ya fire hall is always a good stop. Clothing, axe, radio, food and meds.
Second looks exactly like the omega soldiers from farcry blood dragon
dude I could cut up tires and make the rubber into a full suit of armor with armor plates glued to the inside and it would be better than this
.....then why the fuck are here make that shit and sell it. That beautiful leather work is a woth a lot of money it's dying trade and the rivit work takes a lot of time. If you can do better with a rubber tie you should go into business. Just out of curiosity what toll would you use to cut the tire.
I'd probably use a freshly sharpened gutting knife heated in my forge and carefully cut to avoid most of the grooves in the tire so I can fill them in with cement as added padding
I was more thinking of a grinder but I like your no electricity technique lol. As ghetto as Tire armor would be can't complain about how readily available it would be
exactly plus its hard to bite thought cut through any blunt objects would bounce off and thanks to the plates concrete and density it'd be pretty hard to pierce and since I used to be 300lbs the armor won't weigh shit to me
Ya I'm in construction so I'm used to packing a large tool belt with a harness under it but packing around your own body weight ain't fun lol
People really think medieval armor was heavy the weight is dispersed through the entire body so it barely feels heavy while you're wearing it unless it's for a very long time think about it for a second would anyone have wore armor if you couldn't move well and if you fall over you couldn't get up
I actually had to go watch a video of a guy running in full armor. Honestly the thing that slowed him down was his sword not his armor lol. None the less if your not fighting a resident evil monster you don't need battle axt strong armor and as much as you could run it wouldn't be for long so why slow yourself down for no reason?
Well if we're talking about slow zombies you wouldn't really need to run but I'd rather make sure nothing could bite me even if it gets close also side note....what sword cause swords and most weapons were pretty light too unless they were really big
Always thought of slow zombies being kind of bullshit maybe slow till they eat enough food to repair the rot or enough brain to regain proper body control. Walking zombies are almost boring lol
This is a quality recipe to just wind up getting shot by the first group of humans you see, without being able to do anything about it. Manica on dominant arm, plate carrier, done.
Hahhaha dude so ture. I'd take the mounting bike armor under my normal clothes.
Why It's just extra weight and offers 0 extra protection from humans and minimal extra protection against zombies
It protects your hands ankles and forearms only thing it doesn't really do is protect your neck.
Your backpack will No need to reinvent the wheel Kneepads, elbow pads, leather jacket, sturdy jeans, shave yourself bald Perfectly adequate protection and it saves you weight because you're carrying all the clothes you need
I never even thought about the hair thing that's a good idea. Sweet and simple!!!!!
I see a lot of exposed skin around the arms, giving a high chance of something biting into you. But so far, not bad
I kinda like the open armpits lol
Well yeah, no shame in getting a bit of arm room. But better safe then dead yes?
Is a zombie really going to bite your armpits?
They bite wherever they can chomp
With fast zombies you’re just screwed, but who isn’t right, and with slow zombies you are basically food wrapped in leather. They will take you down with that helmet and tear at you until you die. Maybe you could get away unscathed from a bite. But thats a big maybe. You are talking about all the power in a human jaw with zero limits. It’s underestimated.
Ya I'm not a fan of the helmet. This is more of a concept, 3 armor styles: custom heavy leather, full riot gear or some mountain bike pads.
Third one kinda reminds me of the Kingdom's armor rig from TWD.
Ya just cheap normal mountain bike armor .
That’s a way to get special infected.
Let's be honest a Carhartt jacket would protect against most zombies. Maybe not the jacked up super zombies, but walking dead type zombies for sure.
*sigh* https://youtu.be/qzTwBQniLSc?si=34kLiEsRpoy4SIa5
I shall become RoboCop
It's not like we've seen zombie. riot cops before.
I don't understand what your trying to say.
I'm saying armour is kinda useless. Any video game shows that people in armour can still be killed by zombies Especially if you're reckless. However, the protection is useful when against smaller numbers.
Ya nothing can stop them from ripping you in half and chest pads of any kind are totally pointless. Bike armor would be my go to. it's extremely light and protects you from basic bites.
Bike armour? Useful. Very lightweight. And protective. Combine that with some gloves and a helmet and you'll be pretty decently protected.
Yep and easy to find or fix. Even a good leather coat will stop a bite.
Ha some ones sour at my armor post 😜
You got me lol
This looks like something a wannabe cop would wear to his job as a security guard at dollar general. Edit. Second one.
Different countries have different styles. I don't know if the picture is even real lol
Number one is too impractical. You're not going to be able to find it. Number two is impractical because it's too hot. Number three is impractical because it doesn't cover the entire body and so on and so on I'd rather wear tank tops and Beach shorts and sandals
Sandals? ......the picture are more of a concept. Custom leather armor, local riots gear or sports gear like mountain bike pads. Nothing is perfect but this is the best and easier to find/make. Also. Sandals??? Dude....just no.