Guides to building and prepping gear.   This is armor, soft kit and everything else.

Soft Kit:

Gambesons:  the following are links to making your own gambeson, see reviews page for manufacturers.

• Wisby gambeson
• Aemma guide to making gambesons
• White mountain Armory

Padded Coif:  you typically want this to be made so your helmet is not resting on your head.

•  Rob Roach’s padded coif  video
•   Scott frappier’s breakdown

Armor:

Ursus Guide to chinstraps

Weapons/shields:

Shield press