Re: Plastic armor

["Erica Stark" <ejstark@hotmail.com>]

Poster: "Erica Stark" <ejstark@hotmail.com>

>Poster: Dan Mackison <DanM@skantech.com>

>Most plastic armor has the same weight and durability as boiled leather
>of equal weight with only minor differences... In extreme cold, plastic
>can get brittle and, over time (or in high heat if boiled in wax),
>boiled leather gets soft and needs re-boiling.
>
>Thomas

ABS plastic doesn't get nearly as brittle in the cold as kydex. 

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