Boba_Skywalker3 Posted September 13, 2012 Report Share Posted September 13, 2012 I still haven't decided to go wether I should go with a suspenders system or something else. What do you guys reccomend? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Locitus[Admin] Posted September 13, 2012 Report Share Posted September 13, 2012 I recommend strapping chest together with the back (over the shoulders) and the rest of it together and let it hang on you shoulders as 1 piece. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicky Posted September 13, 2012 Report Share Posted September 13, 2012 (edited) You have to work a bit to hide the suspenders under the armor plates, but it's pretty reliable to hold your hidden belt on which you attach the thigh garters. I don't know what else suspenders are used for under a TK... and if not using any then we're talking about attaching the garter to the ab plate and all I know is that I wanted to avoid adding too much weight on the front plates. Edited September 13, 2012 by Nicky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Locitus[Admin] Posted September 13, 2012 Report Share Posted September 13, 2012 The thighs are best held up with a belt around your waist that you wear over your undersuit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boba_Skywalker3 Posted September 13, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2012 The thought for the suspenders were for the ab, kidney, and butt plate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicky Posted September 13, 2012 Report Share Posted September 13, 2012 (edited) Good thing I got that part right when making my build But I have no hips, so I had to use suspenders lol. Oh there we found a use for suspenders. For people with no hips. The trunk plates hang under eachother and the back and front join at your shoulders with 2 white elastic or webbing straps hidden by the shoulder bridges, then your ab and kidney plates hold on to eachother on one side or two with 2-3 elastic straps. No need for suspenders, if it fits nicely to your body it won't dangle. Edited September 13, 2012 by Nicky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Locitus[Admin] Posted September 13, 2012 Report Share Posted September 13, 2012 The thought for the suspenders were for the ab, kidney, and butt plate. Strap the ab together with the chest and the kidney with the back instead. It is much more reliable. Good thing I got that part right when making my build But I have no hips, so I had to use suspenders lol. Oh there we found a use for suspenders. For people with no hips. I'm 177 cm and 60 Kg. No hips is not an excuse. I'm slim as a stick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonnenschein Posted September 13, 2012 Report Share Posted September 13, 2012 Strap the ab together with the chest and the kidney with the back instead. It is much more reliable. I'm 177 cm and 60 Kg. No hips is not an excuse. I'm slim as a stick. Less posting, more eating! What Mathias said. Original style strapping (regardless if brackets or snaps) is the easiest and most reliable method. You can still use a belt for the thighs; if you got no hips, just sew on some belt loops and your under armor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicky Posted September 13, 2012 Report Share Posted September 13, 2012 Strap the ab together with the chest and the kidney with the back instead. It is much more reliable. I'm 177 cm and 60 Kg. No hips is not an excuse. I'm slim as a stick. I'm 177 and 80 I wish I had hip bones at least, that the belt alone could hang onto, otherwise it's hopeless. I believe It's not about weight, it's about body shape I'm a sad rectangle who can keep his pants up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Locitus[Admin] Posted September 13, 2012 Report Share Posted September 13, 2012 But I am eating! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Locitus[Admin] Posted September 13, 2012 Report Share Posted September 13, 2012 I'm 177 and 80 I wish I had hip bones at least, that the belt alone could hang onto, otherwise it's hopeless. I believe It's not about weight, it's about body shape I'm a sad rectangle who can keep his pants up. So wear it around your waist then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicky Posted September 13, 2012 Report Share Posted September 13, 2012 So wear it around your waist then You mean under the ribs, above the ham, around the pancakes? Yeah that's gonna work for sure! Actually I looked at my belt and see it probaby has to do with its soft comfy padding around it that decreases its grip. That theory makes me feel better about myself actually. A belt with good grip is enough Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Locitus[Admin] Posted September 13, 2012 Report Share Posted September 13, 2012 I wear my belt when I troop around the waist. It's made of nylon webbing. I just pull it really tight. Never had any problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyInWhite[TK] Posted September 13, 2012 Report Share Posted September 13, 2012 The answer is: it's whatever works for you. Just make sure you don't hang the thighs directly from the ab piece, as the extra weight will cause problems. Personally I use a belt/garter system with webbing not elastic, and elastic suspenders to hold that up. None of this is attached to my upper body armor in any way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TK bondservnt[501st] Posted September 14, 2012 Report Share Posted September 14, 2012 if you use suspenders attached to the AB and kidney over the shoulders, you can attach the thigh straps to the ab plate since the suspenders hold everything up. pulling upwards is the key to suspenders it keeps everything aligned while lessening the chance of snaps coming apart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captsafe66[Admin] Posted September 14, 2012 Report Share Posted September 14, 2012 I like my suspenders a lot, I cross them in the back and have parachute buckles just above the ab plate. You may want to try a couple of methods and see what you like the best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyInWhite[TK] Posted September 14, 2012 Report Share Posted September 14, 2012 Yeah, try one way and if it doesn't work for you, try another. I've been through three systems - I'm back to modification #4 on first system Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicky Posted September 14, 2012 Report Share Posted September 14, 2012 I also use run suspenders around the 2 straps between the chest plate and the ab plate, that way the suspenders are pulled inwards, hide better under the chest plate, and the chest plate gets an extra pull back towards the body in case I bend over or sit down, no breasts physics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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