Suit, boot, spat placement?

Lynn TXP 0369

Well-Known Hunter

• Nov 14, 2015

• #1

What is the proper placement of the jump suit, boots, and spats?
Is the suit legs tucked into the boots, using foot stirrups to hold the suit inside the boots, and the spats placed over the top?
Or
Is the suit placed outside and over the boots and the spats over that?

Lynn

 

kevnaminute

Hunter

• Nov 14, 2015

• #2

Second option, suit over boots then spats. I've also noticed some folks wear the spats low or high. I wear my relatively high. Sort of like this pic.

 

Bounty1138

Active Hunter

• Nov 14, 2015

• #3

Wow. The shin tools sit really high in that pic.

 

WTFett

Active Hunter

• Nov 14, 2015

• #4

I do suit tucked into boots, then spats over top.

 

Ronin677

Well-Known Hunter

• Nov 14, 2015

• #5

My suit is tucked into the boots but I am considering having an ESB style wrap and then my spats on top of that

 

Lynn TXP 0369

Well-Known Hunter

• Nov 15, 2015

• #6

So far we have one no tuck and two tuck.

Should I sew on stirrups to the pants if I tuck them into the boots to keep them in?

This is one of those things that I'm trying to avoid having problems with then have to fix them after my first troop.
Lynn

 

crumdum

Active Hunter

• Nov 15, 2015

• #7

501st CRL is to not tuck in the legs into the boot. The legs should extend slightly past the spats. If you not going for 501st credentialing how you wear them is your choice.

 

Ronin677

Well-Known Hunter

• Nov 15, 2015

• #8

If you wear them in the boots then elastic stirrups is the way to go

 

DeathProof

Active Hunter

• Nov 15, 2015

• #9

There is no 501st CRL requirement on how you do this. Tuck or untucked, either is fine.

Personally I tuck mine in. Arkady's suit has a nice strap around the bottom cuff to take in the excess, but I find if I put the spats around this strap, it's a bit bulky. So I tuck the pant leg with the strap into the boot and then put the spat on top. I find this more comfortable too.

 

Mike M.

Well-Known Hunter

Community Staff

TDH PREMIUM MEMBER

• Nov 15, 2015

• #10

i have a stirrup on my suit, then cover it all with the spat.

 

WTFett

Active Hunter

• Nov 16, 2015

• #11

I don't have stirrups and mine stay in the boots just fine, but my suit legs are a hair long. If you don't have any extra length at the ankle stirrups are probably a good idea.