CloseTheBlastDoor

I've not in a while, but maybe I should! BTW I just glanced at your profile- happy 10th anniversary on this forum!

Awesome! I hope we get to do that travel (but not at the exact same time, since we'll miss each other )

Done! I could not have done this without you, Glen! A thousand thanks. If I'm ever Down Under, or if you're ever in the San Francisco area, I want to buy you dinner!

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Definitely good advice! I still can't imagine getting to your level of comfort with that, though!

I'm glad that things improved for you. And I'm glad it's OK to have the rubber gloves for approval, but switch them out for actual troops. I can already see what a godsend the handlers will be, too! I am thinking also that the neck seal blocks airflow into the helmet, and maybe there are some clever ways to mitigate that issue. I'm thinking some airline tubing under the seal that runs between the helmet and the underside of the chest plate. I'm sure there are better solutions out there .

YESSSS!!! I would love that!

Thanks, I can't imagine what it's like to troop in that heat!

Thanks for the tips! Those gloves look nice.

Thank you for that detailed explanation, I will take it to heart! I'm sorry you had that episode pushing so hard, but am glad that you were OK!

Thanks all, for those tips! For the approval photos, I was only in my living room, which was like 70 F, and sweating like crazy . Maybe I was nervous, too. I will figure this out, BUT... I JUST GOT THE EMAIL THAT I WAS APPROVED FOR THE GOLDEN GATE GARRISON!!!! I am so overjoyed!!! Thank you to all of you for all of the support you gave me! I could have never done it without you! It's an amazing feeling! I will write more later, but just wanted to let y'all know. Party time!!!!

Still waiting on approval, but in the meantime I want to start thinking about heat. For sure it was too hot in the helmet, so I'm gonna get some fans installed. I think the neck seal cuts off a lot of air flow. The gloves also get pretty hot, and I've seen people use cotton liners, so I'll get those too. Any other tips on staying cool? I couldn't stay in the suit for more than 20 minutes!

Oh yeah, that's a good solution!

Thanks for the feedback and encouragement! It's a funny thing about the TD: I had it higher before, but then I saw somewhere that the row of buttons is supposed to point towards the back, not up, so I rolled the whole thing out a bit. I'm not a fan of how it looks rolled out like that, so I might have to make entirely new clips at some point.

Yup, I saw that creeping glove after the fact . For sure, adjusting the forearms would help. I was having trouble bending my arms. And boy did I discover how important fans will be in the helmet! I was indeed in search of my black background from my stock photography days, but could not find it. All I had was the white, I hope it won't cause too much headache.