This article of gear is second to the leggings; however, the four-hide investment will last and make use of itself in short order. A hoodie or shirt will protect your skin or woven undershirt from leaning agagains trees, running or crashing through thick bramble, biting bugs of all kinds, elbowing support on the ground and with breaking brush using your arm. I put mine on, and with the leggings, I truly feel indestructible when in the thick. The hood must have a low cover to the eyebrow to prevent the full head to the brow from bug bites, which often are a constant distraction. You want this to cover everything to the eyes but not so much that it becomes a distraction its self and covers your vision. A cap will not protect the ears or neck. The arms should have extened sections to cover the back of the hands, but not interfier too much with hand use. Be generouse with material when making these. The ones shown could be made much larger.  As shown in this artifact example, loose lea...