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Title: Gambeson pants?
Post by: merc3065 on 2011-12-23, 15:00:57

After a couple of my "fights" I've noticed that in order to wear my greaves and other leg plates, I need some sort of padding so that things don't slip and slide around as well as dig into my shins and other various leg parts.

What would be an appropriate legwear to have to wear underneath the plate armor for my legs?
What are they called?

Right now I've relegated myself to using my motorcycle pants but last thing I want to have happen is those to get damaged while not on my motorcycle.

I'm also, not a huge fan of the period underwear so take that into consideration with any suggestions.

Title: Re: Gambeson pants?
Post by: Sir Patrick on 2011-12-23, 15:09:18

Something like this:

http://steel-mastery.com/en/padded-armour/padded-chausses (http://steel-mastery.com/en/padded-armour/padded-chausses)

Title: Re: Gambeson pants?
Post by: merc3065 on 2011-12-23, 15:17:06

Yep, those would do the trick.

However, looks like you need a belt to hold that stuff up...
How's that work?

Title: Re: Gambeson pants?
Post by: Sir William on 2011-12-23, 16:26:59

You'd probably want to point them to your gambeson; you can sew little leather tabs, punch a hole and then lace the chausses to your gambeson.  You might be able to get GDFB padded chausses for a good price on KoA.

Title: Re: Gambeson pants?
Post by: Sir Brian on 2011-12-23, 18:21:05

You can also make them if you can use a sewing machine. Mine took be four or five hours including hand sewing the leather tabs for the tie strings.

Title: Re: Gambeson pants?
Post by: Sir William on 2011-12-23, 19:06:10

Brian, do you have any pics of how your harness is laced up, specifically the legs?

Title: Re: Gambeson pants?
Post by: Sir Brian on 2011-12-23, 22:56:22

I'm afraid not. I originally had them laced to a belt but now have them laced to my pourpoint.
Like this older picture:
(http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd251/Tah908/034.jpg)

Title: Re: Gambeson pants?
Post by: Sir Andrew on 2011-12-24, 13:17:35

Are you wanting to know how his chausses are laced, Sir William, or how the chausses themselves are constructed?

Title: Re: Gambeson pants?
Post by: SirNathanQ on 2011-12-24, 16:50:16

I have the GDFB ones as well. But I point my plate to my arming doublet.

Title: Re: Gambeson pants?
Post by: Sir William on 2011-12-29, 17:21:51

Quote from: Sir Andrew on 2011-12-24, 13:17:35

Are you wanting to know how his chausses are laced, Sir William, or how the chausses themselves are constructed?

Just how they were laced, thanks.

Title: Re: Gambeson pants?
Post by: Sir Andrew on 2011-12-30, 12:51:14

As you can tell from the picture provided by Sir Brian, it ought to be a pretty straight-forward project.

Title: Re: Gambeson pants?
Post by: Leganoth on 2012-01-10, 00:19:07

I actually need padded leggings/chausses for my chainmail chausses