Only got into HEMA in April and immediately fell in love with it. After months of using smelly club gear I finally have my own! Happy with how they turned out.
Didn’t have my SIGI King yet during the club tournament unfortunately when there was a photographer. Photographer removed people in the background in one of the images hence the weird background.
Hello all, I've been with my HEMA club for about a year using synths and the club's gear (which is fine enough for synths, but definitely too light for steel).
I am now getting my first steel, so am looking at higher quality protection. I am pretty much set on a SPES Light Jacket, but my indecision makes me unsure of WHICH between the FG Light (liking how it extends down a little), AP Plus Light, or a bit of a custom one. I have ruled out any PRO variants because I plan to get HF Armory full arm protection.
So my questions are:
FG Light versus AP Light, can anyone comment on if there's any meaningful differences? Is the extra weight on the FG too noticeable for the hip coverage/protection it provides to be valuable?
Looking at customisation options on the SPES website, I see I can always add the PRO mountings to a jacket without needing to get the actual PRO parts, are the mounting points useful enough for other arm protectors (most notably the HF Armory full arm protection)?
As another customisation note on their website: I see high collar and 'astronaut' collar are each options. Has anyone got experience with either of those to comment on whether either are worth it over just a regular collar? (Perhaps of note, I've been looking at the VYTIS Gorgets, so would any of these collars be more or less comfortable with that compared to the standard?)
Purple heart and other supliers I know always are out of stock, so where can I buy one ?
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