scout.trooper Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 I just looked at a bunch of posts regarding the elastic straps for the arms and knee armor, but my question is: If I'm not going for Lancer status right now, is there a range of acceptabe elastic strap widths for regular scouts? My kit came with 2" elastic and 3/4" elastc straps. Now I see that the shoulder and bicep (for Lancer) is 1 3/8" elastic, the forearm is 1" elastic, and the knees have 1" on top and 1/2" elastic on the bottom! Do I need to go shopping or are the 2" an 3/4" elastic straps acceptable for a non-Lancer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chex Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 They're acceptable. But if you can, might as well shoot for accuracy right from the start. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dart Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 And just to clarify, on the knees, the wider strap (1") goes on the bottom, and the smaller strap gets riveted to the top. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 Sure does Andry... But as Chex says, it's far simpler (and doesn't cost all that much), to get the correct strapping and do it right from the start. At least that way, when you do decide to upgrade, you don't need to go taking bits off and risk potentially damaging your armour in the process. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pandatrooper Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 Agreed, go Lancer spec from the get go. It will save you headaches later on. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scout.trooper Posted February 17, 2014 Author Share Posted February 17, 2014 Thanks for the advice, everyone! Makes sense... might as well go all out from the start! The 1 3/8" elastic is made from suspenders, right? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batninja Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 It's funny you mention that, as I was just searching for 1 3/8" (35mm) black elastic. And of course, the only thing that came up in my search was suspenders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scout.trooper Posted February 20, 2014 Author Share Posted February 20, 2014 I was looking through all kinds of suspenders online; I guess pink and blue zebra print suspenders wouldn't get approved...? (A girl can dream!) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dart Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 I was looking through all kinds of suspenders online; I guess pink and blue zebra print suspenders wouldn't get approved...? (A girl can dream!) Sure, but since all the strapping has to match, you'd have to have pink and blue zebra print straps all over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scout.trooper Posted February 20, 2014 Author Share Posted February 20, 2014 Haha... yes yes! I can see it now... "Which scout is you in the picture?" "The one with zebra print elasic straps!" 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scout.trooper Posted March 11, 2014 Author Share Posted March 11, 2014 So I went on a shopping quest and found this pair of suspenders: It seems a bit shy of the 1 3/8" mark but very very close. That same day, I also found this elastic woman's belt: It seems to hit the 1 3/8" right on the button. Will either of these work, or just the belt (second pic)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 Good find. If you've found one that's spot on the money, then really I'd just get that one. If you were really struggling, I'd have said I doubt people will pull you apart for 2mm undersize. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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