Comments on: Warm Weather Costuming for LARPs, Renaissance Faires, and Conventions http://thecostumer.today.com/2009/07/08/warm-weather-costuming-for-larps-renaissance-faires-and-conventions/ Your Resource for Costuming Tips, Advice, and Information Wed, 30 Dec 2009 15:14:11 +0000 http://www.today.com/version-2.3.1 By: Chris Acosta http://thecostumer.today.com/2009/07/08/warm-weather-costuming-for-larps-renaissance-faires-and-conventions/#comment-731 Chris Acosta Wed, 08 Jul 2009 20:40:21 +0000 http://thecostumer.today.com/2009/07/08/warm-weather-costuming-for-larps-renaissance-faires-and-conventions/#comment-731 Other thoughts, if you are wearing any armour: - Steel is lighter and retains less body heat than leather, but will get hot if left in the sun. - While taking a break from the armour, put your chain maille in a cooler or refrigerator. It makes it rather nice to put back on. - Keep ventilation points breathable. Grommets into the underarms of a gambison or tie on sleeves work well for this as do short gloves. Keep your collar looser than you may normally. Other thoughts, if you are wearing any armour:

- Steel is lighter and retains less body heat than leather, but will get hot if left in the sun.

- While taking a break from the armour, put your chain maille in a cooler or refrigerator. It makes it rather nice to put back on.

- Keep ventilation points breathable. Grommets into the underarms of a gambison or tie on sleeves work well for this as do short gloves. Keep your collar looser than you may normally.

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