dress nicely. Khakis and a polo or semi casual button down

I'd recommend smart looking, neat clothing. Personally I'm not a big fan of the whole paramilitary or LARPing look. I believe khakis and a collared shirt is more effective optics.
Breathable, light material for the heat.
Good shoes or boots with ankle support and tread for obvious reasons

Obviously that goes for those like me who are just attending. Security detail/ shield wall folks should coordinate amongst themselves

Yeah my crew is going in black polos and black pants

@HueTheHand that's going to be hot as hell fam

@Kurt yeah ? I spent 2 weeks in TN mid month and wore the same thing heat doesn't bother me

Going for the black block look eh?

It will be cooler then eating body armor in the sand box 😊

@Thomas Morrow Nah Just my normal work / PSD clothing I've gotten use to doing black on black 😊 I don't like light colored clothing they get dirty to fast and show blood

Blood doesn't show on black

Lol

Have something that shows you on our side... in a melee shit gets confusing

Hopefully the police do their jobs and there won't be a melee

There will be lots of black on black on our side being TWPs colors are black on black I think same with NSM

The whole thing is going to be a powder keg, it'll turn into a shit show if a melee breaks out

Hope for the best prepare for the worst I guess

There will be melees

Mark my words

If you are unable to tell the difference between TWP/NSM and AntiFa because they are wearing black you should just BLEEP yourself

like everything else.... hope the best. Prepare for the worst

Looks like our SC SBC will be going with red polos

@Hand Banana anhero?

You know what would go real well with a white polo?

A pith helmet

@negronaut Or if you want something cheap that does the trick you can go with one of these
http://www.emedco.com/v-gardr-full-brim-hard-hats-585.html?sku=BB527&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIsvGN7Iqj1QIVxBXTCh3fDAInEAkYASABEgIBT_D_BwE

https://www.zoro.com/erb-safety-shell-insert-6-panel-ball-cap-19402/i/G5062714/cg?gclid=CjwKCAjwzYDMBRA1EiwAwCv6JpkSDLfJndIWCoPyYFPuTbliwOhIqkTp-ca0hZCdEuUpgnqt7xAb3RoCdfcQAvD_BwE

Those bump inserts are so you dont hit your head on a crawlspace

They won't stop a brick or a bottle or a bikelock

Get a kevlar pasgt. They can be had for $50 on eBay and they make riot face shields that attach to them

Kurt V posted a great doc on them

For anyone concerned about covering tattoos, or just protection from sunburn, I'm getting this to go under my white polo. Supposed to be cool, compression, sweat wicking.

Only 14 bucks

Was planning on bringing this, just waiting to see if it gets approval. Still need to do some touching up, but you get the idea.

Lets hope they are!!

What did ya'll reinforce the shield edges with?

Looks like angle iron

I should bring my sabre

At Home Depot back where the brackets for the lumber are located there is an area with flat and angle pieces of metal. Also by the nuts and bolts you can find flat straps

What they said

About $40 worth of material. 15 without the brackets

I added the eyelets on top of the sides to mount a sling so it can be carried hands free when not engaged

An angled sling would be better

Carrying it like that it will flop around and be a pain in the ass

I think you are right... that's the prototype. Was thinking one more attachment point for a 3 point style sling

I am right

I do a lot of nerdy larp shit wit hshields

Lol I will follow your advice then

This was my first

did you see if they sell curved iron brackets? mine is a round shield. if not no biggie, i may actually just stretch some copper sheeting taut over it and rivet it down.

Not at home depot

copper it is

why metal

Something to cover the ugly plywood

sandpaper and paint

Think metal would be seen as too aggressive and warrant cop attention?

no.

not anymore than anyhting else

Metal is just heavy

I doubt they're going to have swords or halberds or something

I just figure the dings of antifa bodies against it would be a melody

A Symphony of delight

If they did that would be pretty sweet.

Makena real Viking shield https://www.facebook.com/O.W.Netherlands/videos/1879357082385487/

Roman symbols?

I see nothing Roman only Germanic

maybe a triskelion, but that'd be lost on normies

Put a swazi on it

I'm thinking the flag of Corsica

ddude holy shit

I saw the metal framing and figured it would help protect the edge

It's only 12 gauge steel so it's not very heavy

Just get some hose

Like rubber garden hose

^^^

contact cement is your friend for gluing shit too

Found a nice center shield adornment but could it be deemed a weapon with this?

best not to chance it

unless you wanna chance it

I found a black wrought-iron skull about the size of your palm at Home Depot. It's actually a bottle opener back in D handles and knobs department and it's pretty cool

Skull would be fucking bad ass omg. A white painted shield (currently favored color) with a gray or black skull 😍

@Melektaus

@Stannisthemannis why r u a shitskin

?

What I do

idk what did you do

Your name being brown means you're not in any group, right?

The "anttendie" role

yes

Is that who we're referring to as shitskins now?

yes

Roger

Oh yeah I guess my name color did change

Join a faction, brah

According to the almanac, there is a 33% chance of rain on any given August 12th in Charlottesville. Wunderground is calling for a 58% chance on August 12th., However, Wunderground always exaggerates the chance of rain. It is just their thing. They always call for rain. That being said, the satellite images suggest that there will most likely be some rainy days in Charlottesville next week. It might be over by August 12th.

Midatlantic in summer is the same everyday. 85-90 and dinner time thunderstorms

The forecast is calling for mid-80s all next week, which was a relief. Sick of the high 90s

Please let it be black pants/black shirt weather

Clear faceguards on a helmet are a no go in VA right?