What's Your Position on Flashes?

**davedove** · 26th February 08, 07:05 AM

Originally Posted by Graywolf

And in the words of J. Charles Thmopson: "The flashes should come forward of the side of the leg. The middle of the back one should not be further back than the middle of the side of the leg, and no part of the front one should be past the center of the front of the leg. This gives you quite a bit of latitude..."

Based on this, as long as you have the flashes in the front outer quadrant of your leg, you'll be okay. Wear them wherever it looks or feels best to you. Just make sure you wear them the same way on each leg. We must be symetrical you know.

**Nervous Jock** · 26th February 08, 07:46 AM

Originally Posted by beloitpiper

I've seen photos of the military wearing them more to the front, but I wear mine to the side. All personal preference, I believe.

correct, inside edge on the front of the shin

**Bugbear** · 26th February 08, 11:55 AM

Originally Posted by string

*tries to figure out the clock positions, gets frustrated, realizes that she has left and right switched and gives up*

I say wear them however, they don't typically stay put on my legs anyhow.

I didn't quite understand the placement until I posted my pictures and everyone told me. I put them on both sides of my leg like an idiot, but I couldn't look at the pictures to figure it out. In my mind, I was thinking of the loop straps on the top of high boots, and also the civil war uniforms that seem to have a stripe down both sides of the legs... Racing stripes perhapsI don't do that anymore.

I will dissagree and point out that clock positions are just fine for geometry and geometric measurements.

Originally Posted by Tattoo Bradley

10 & 2 or 9 & 3 aren't quite geometric measurments either!

Keeper of the maps.

Just joking with you there.

**fluter** · 26th February 08, 01:48 PM

Based solely on habits ingrained as an 11 year old Boy Scout, my flashes go at 9 and 3.

Originally Posted by SexyButler

Aw, joke got missed. Sniff.

We're not deaf, we're ignoring you in dignified silence [ and trying not to snort our coffee :-].

**Frank McGrath** · 26th February 08, 02:04 PM

Oh , those flashes. I thought you were talking about the other flashes.

**JRB** · 26th February 08, 04:22 PM

I try to wear my flashes just a bit forward on my calf so they can be seen from the front. However, I never think of a clock face when I put them on. That's just too much work.

**cacunn** · 26th February 08, 04:40 PM

I wear mine at 10 and 2 unless I am wearing my US Army tartan and then I wear them at 1000 and 1400.

**Monkey@Arms** · 26th February 08, 05:15 PM

Ho ho ho, very clever.

Best regards,

Jake

**McNulty** · 26th February 08, 05:57 PM

OOHH Man! This is getting way too complicated. When going out I wear my flashes at the 10&2. When I go hiking I wear them a tad back at the 9&3 so they don't get snagged in the brush and scrub oak out here. My sgian dubh is always at the 3. No wait.... I mean....
Nulty