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#67010 - 06/01/06 06:26 PM Re: HardHat, Helmet, find a good one
Leigh_Ratcliffe Offline
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Registered: 03/31/06
Posts: 1355
Loc: United Kingdom.
Petzl is good. I use an Ecrin Roc. First choice of most Mountain Rescue Teams in the U.K. Cheap is bad. Any high end climbing helmet should serve you very well. Pick the one that is the most comforable. Don't use an industrial hard hat. A chap in the U.K. did. Fell off the cliff whilst climbing. First impact seperated him from his helmet. Second impact killed him. He had a chin strap on the helmet. Problem is that the chin strap on an industrial helmet is designed to seperate if the helmet is struck from certain directions. This is designed to prevent strangulation or a broken neck. Worked exactly as advertised. With fatal results.
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#67011 - 06/01/06 06:27 PM Re: HardHat, Helmet, find a good one
Hike4Fun Offline
Journeyman

Registered: 06/01/06
Posts: 80
A reasonable question: what purpose?
General purpose, mostly outdoor recreation.
I do not want to buy a HardHat for each
purpose.
Specific activities: hiking on steep rocky slopes,
recreational logging, mtn biking, long distance
car driving, working on my house,
general hiking = trolling for cougars.
Winter and summer use.

Do not need ANSI, OSHA or other certification;
these are a plus. I really do not know where ( if)
these rules are enforced.

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#67012 - 06/01/06 06:40 PM Re: HardHat, Helmet, find a good one
Frankie Offline
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Registered: 09/19/03
Posts: 736
Loc: Montréal, Québec, Canada
Thanks. I'm also considering a bug out (and recreational) mountain bike so I'll have to get a good helmet anyway.

Frankie

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#67013 - 06/01/06 07:16 PM Re: HardHat, Helmet, find a good one
Alan_Romania Offline

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Registered: 06/29/05
Posts: 648
Loc: Arizona
Hike4Fun,
For your purposes a Petzl Ecrin or similar helmet would be a cood choice. Pro-Tec makes some decent helmets that may suit your purposes better. They are less expensive but can be warmer then the Ecrin.

Pro-tec also makes some helmets that are suitable for cycling but can be sucsessfully used for other purposes as well.

There really isn't a single helmet that does all. The Petzl Ecrin fills many hiking, prepardness and rescue needs, but not all.
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#67014 - 06/12/06 09:44 PM Re: HardHat, Helmet, find a good one
ducktapeguy Offline
Enthusiast

Registered: 03/28/06
Posts: 358
Just came across this while doing some shopping, sounds like it fits the needs, except on price. It's certified for multi-sports use, whatever that means.

http://www.rei.com/online/store/ProductD...gory_rn=4500752

My next helmet is definitly going to have the clips for attaching a headlamp, I just can't figure out how to keep it in place without modifying the helmet in some way.

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#67015 - 06/15/06 01:26 PM Re: HardHat, Helmet, find a good one
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The best helmet is the one you will wear. It needs to be light and comfortable. Most people don't like to wear a helmet, me included but when you spend enough time outdoors & in the woods you start seeing weird things, like falling branches ... I work construction so I like a standard hard hat for most outdoors applications. The ones with a brim offer additional protection from rain & sun, I pin a bandana in the back to protect my neck from the sun, it really makes a difference ...



A visor can be attached for serious brush busting or when using a chain saw, axe etc ...


and for cold weather you can attach a liner :



You can get more ideas here: CFE These types of helmets are inexpensive so you can keep one at home, in the garage, in the car etc ... They are used by SAR, lumberjacks, construction etc... And they come in a bunch of cool colors !!! <img src="/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

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