Cooler leather armor?

[Davion]

So I'm working on building some leather armor. Now, one of the pitfalls of my last set of leather armor was that it was wicked hot. A 65 degree morning felt like a sweltering 85 degree afternoon. I was wondering if anybody had any tips or ideas on making it so that a body doesn't overheat wearing leather armor?

 

[SkollWolfrun]

Don't have experience with leather armor itself, but I do know what works for body armor of the modern variety (sport & mil). Modern body armor tends to cover the vitals and then is just padding and fabric elsewhere.

A: air channels. If you can lift the armor off the body by 1/8-1/4 inch & leave gaps to let air escape up it will help airflow.
Typical spots for these gaps are up the middle in the front & back (try to take advantage of your own body shape).

B: open sides. Again, a bit more airflow helps.

This is why things like football & hockey padding covers sections and not solid all over.

 

[Warlok]

You may also try lining it with a "wicking" fabric or simply wearing a shirt made of "wicking" fabric underneath the armor.

 

[SkollWolfrun]

You may also try lining it with a "wicking" fabric or simply wearing a shirt made of "wicking" fabric underneath the armor.

+1: wearing compression shorts and shirts, I found a noticeable difference for hockey.