Protective garments

1. A set of protective clothing comprising:

a protective garment comprising at least two tubular sections of strong fabric, the at least two tubular sections overlapping at a body joint location of the garment such that the at least two tubular sections can telescope to allow flexing of a body part enclosed thereby without exposing any part of the body part, and

an outer garment of heat and blast protective material worn over said protective garment.

2. A set of protective clothing according to claim 1 , wherein said strong fabric of said tubular sections is stiff and is formed of a thickness providing ballistic protection.

3. A set of protective clothing according to claim 2 , wherein said strong fabric of said tubular sections is a woven aramid fabric.

4. A set of protective clothing according to claim 2 , wherein adjacent ones of said tubular sections overlap by at least one inch about an entire circumference of said tubular sections.

5. A set of protective clothing according to claim 1 , wherein the tubular sections form a sleeve of the garment.

6. A set of protective clothing according to claim 1 , wherein the tubular sections form a body of the garment.

7. A set of protective clothing according to claim 1 , wherein the tubular sections form a pant leg of the garment.

8. A set of protective clothing according to claim 1 , wherein the tubular sections are directly attached together at a side intended to flex inwardly.

9. A set of protective clothing according to claim 1 , wherein the tubular sections are attached together by means of a flexible web.

10. A set of protective clothing according to claim 1 , wherein the tubular sections are covered with an outer layer of strong fabric.