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cirelaw · 09-28-2009, 11:05 AM

Oh My God! I would feel like a claustrophobic sardine! No Thank You!!

Mauser720 · 09-28-2009, 01:49 PM

Matt -

Given your description of how hot these suits are, I wonder how the Crusaders ever managed when they were in the Middle East? (When I was at Wadi Rum in Jordan, it was over 140 degrees in Amman - there were no thermometers in the desert.)

Any information or thoughts on how they managed to stand those temperatures?

Thank you for taking the time to answer our questions.

cma22inc · 09-28-2009, 09:09 PM

During the time of the crusades the armor of the day would have been chainmaile and not plate armor. The chainmaile breaths much better and does not retain heat like the plate armor does.

I would image they wore light colors (white) as well to reflect heat and cotton undergarments which once soaked with sweat would wick heat away.

I'd say they had a very rough go of it in the middle east in direct sunlight.

09-28-2009, 01:49 PM	#42
Mauser720 User Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Kansas Posts: 535 Thanks: 18 Thanked 49 Times in 33 Posts	Matt - Given your description of how hot these suits are, I wonder how the Crusaders ever managed when they were in the Middle East? (When I was at Wadi Rum in Jordan, it was over 140 degrees in Amman - there were no thermometers in the desert.) Any information or thoughts on how they managed to stand those temperatures? Thank you for taking the time to answer our questions. __________________ Mauser720 - Ron "Those who do not know history are doomed to repeat it."

09-28-2009, 09:09 PM	#43
cma22inc User Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Tampa Bay FL Posts: 93 Thanks: 1 Thanked 5 Times in 4 Posts	During the time of the crusades the armor of the day would have been chainmaile and not plate armor. The chainmaile breaths much better and does not retain heat like the plate armor does. I would image they wore light colors (white) as well to reflect heat and cotton undergarments which once soaked with sweat would wick heat away. I'd say they had a very rough go of it in the middle east in direct sunlight. __________________ Matt A. Tampa, FL (C&R) Collector

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