I can touch my toes in my harness, and my points don't rip out! :p

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If it's well made and fitted, it won't restrict your movement very much of course. Having said that, my plate harness won't allow me to do it. My voiders restrict my arms a little too much (I need to work on that), and the GDFB legs are ridiculously tall, and impede bending beyond a certain point at the hip. Picking something up off the ground involves me doing a wide-stance squat. :)

kk now that you all have ironed that out....
i was more referring to the pros and cons of all armor types for general knowledge.
The first and second post refer to this but i think some of you may have skimmed the better lol
Thats fine but the first question now answered i hope that i may receive some input on my second ^_^

Well here´s the thing...plate keeps you alive. No advantage really beat that and no con really negates that.

That said, the main limiting factor of what armor you can wear really depends on heat and humidity. That is the only real thing that´s gonna keep somebody from using the best armor they can get their hands on...beyond some isolated cases I´m sure that other in this forum can come up with :) .

I can touch my toes easily in my Patrick Thaden harness. Unfortunately, I don't have any pictures of me actually doing so.

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I do, however, have a video of me engaging in some light gymnastics and doing push-ups in harness:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xm11yAXeegg

In addition, I have photos of a guy wearing my suit's "evil twin," a suit very similar to mine (also made by Patrick Thaden), touching his toes:

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Nice armor there Josh. And a very good example of moving in armor :) .

To those who are dismissing my comment about points:
My comment was such:

if you were wearing period correct harness for plate armour you would break the points holding your hose up before you were stopped by the armour

I fight and ride in period correct hose and pourpoints. I routinely break clothing points while doing gymnastic type things, such as rolling, jumping on horses and being thrown about in WMA demonstrations. this experience coupled with the fact that in the kings ordinances points were provided to his men as a monthly allowance leads me to believe that points should break at the extremes of movement and that if they don't then something is probably wrong. Having said that, if Chris and Felix are wearing correct hose for their period armour then they will be a different cut to mine which are a good 55 years different in period.

To the original poster:
The pros and cons of armour types are difficult to list, as its a very in depth subject. It all depends on what you want your harness for and so on. to say one item is heavier/more restricting than another is again misleading as even within sub categories there are huge differences in weight and maneuverability.

As I said before, generally the further through time you get the better the armour is. I would say the pinnacle of armour technology would be the 16th century garnatures of Milan and Greenwich. These Contain many pieces which can be switched out and exchanged, or even enhanced by other pieces of the garnature, allowing the wearer to customize their harness for different battlefield or tournament roles. These Garnatures routinely contained anima cuirasses as the mainstay torso protection, suggesting that they were considered effective and useful for most uses. However, most of these also contained additional Placarts for reinforcing the cuirass, which may hint that the anima isn't as strong as a solid or two piece breastplate.

I'll try and put up some pictures from the greenwich blueprint watercolours tomorrow, in the hope its helpful for understanding my recent ramblings.

I've never broken any point wearing period hosen attached to my doublet (15thc) Neither have the 3 guys that have full suits in my group.

I just leave the rearmost points on my hosen undone when I know I'm going to be doing something athletic, and I've never had any trouble.

okay well we have narrowed the selection
negating heat
i am now stuck on anima or full plate
i cannot give a reason to pick one over the other
any reasons?

Whicvh ever one you like the look of and can afford is my suggestion :) /.

I've not seen a good anima reproduction before if that fact helps your choice at all...