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[Giannis K. Hoplite]

Hey,thanks for the good comments guys!
Kineas,i was always thinking of it in my way to Athens,but...next time.
The helmet...well it was bearable but i would have to stay more to tell you. I found more frustrating the sweat that was running into my eyes and the difficulty to wipe it away. Actually my sweat is visible in the last of the three photos i posted here.Also,after ten minutes my padding cap consisting of thick felt with a wooly cover(the one that is producing the dots,my interpretation of the Achilles cap) was completely wet. But i didn't find the heat unbearable. I was feeling it more on my arms (sun rays are dangerous these days). I had brought a chlamys with me,but i didn't even think to wear it.
John,i didn't know there is a right age for hoplites...i mean anyone between 18-60 should be in :-) )
Now something about crests.
If i wan't sure i would fight in an open plain,i would avoid it. Under that ollive tree it was being frustrating,it was being cought on the branches all the time. Also it adds considerable weight. But i wold probably wear it in an open farm in a pitched battle if the my servant was carrying either it or all the helmet till the last moment.
And something about sandals.
I didn't have any. At first i couldn't doa step. Christian you can imagine how it was...an uncultivated farm like those in Plataia,only to these you should add the dry fallen olive leaves. The become very hard,they turn and become pointy and sharp. I was rulling out the possibility of them fighting barefoot. But this was initially. After the first tries of shots with me having to walk fast back and forth i got used quickly. Perhaps i got used to hurt! Anyway,after half an hour or so i was looking dow and was realizing "ah,i'm sitting on a spiky little bush!" I believe someone who has spent his life walking barefoot wouldn't have any issue to fight in there. And remember,it was an uncultivated place. farms are usually much smoother,as i was actually working barefoot on my farm as a test last year. Again,my biggest issue then was the heat of the ground and not the surface. And i repeat,my feet are nothing like hardenned.
I believe shoes and sandals were for few and again only used in long travels(travellers are always shown with high sandals and socks) and in the town,where someone would have to avoid the dirty streets.
Khairete
Giannis