Climbing helmet recommendations...

[HolmenTree]

Here is one of my old favorite helmets , a Husqvarna "short brim " arborist hemet. The old plastic bucket is over 10 yrs old now so its no longer safe to wear along with no chin strap
. But my new Pacific Kevlar with the short brim and excellent chin strap is the way to go. In cooler weather I outfit it with Peltor screen and muffs.
Brims add structural strength and in aerial chainsaw use when that sawchain is buzzing inchs from your face the brim offers a little protection also.
The "short brims" are no where near as obstructive in climbing as the "full brims" are.

 

[Bermy]

I've tried on a Pacific and they are as light as the Petzl ROC and like Holmen says they come with a short brim option for climbing.
My ROC has adaptor plates for mounting earmuffs, and I get the orange nylon bit that clips onto the top of the visor to stop chips and stuff getting inbetween the helmet and the visor, it also acts as a bit of a sunshade!
All my helmets are white, they get a scub now and then but sap and a few scuffs makes you look like you actually do some work!

 

[Old Monkey]

I have the Petzl Vertex with the suspension. I like it but after wearing it all day it puts an X on the top of my head and I get this Bozo the Clown hair thing going to go do bids with.

 

[Thor's Hammer]

Vertex vent with Sordin hearing protection and visor assembly

 

[treesmith]

You climb with all that on your head, Ed? Looks like it would hang up something fierce.

 

[MasterBlaster]

I'll 2nd that.

 

[treesmith]

Don't take it personal, Ed, but that pic brings back memories of "The Flying Nun".

 

[Thor's Hammer]

Well, I haven't climbed anything since October, but ive climbed with that type of protection for 20 years without any issues. If you get your headgear tangled, your doing it wrong

 

[treesmith]

Seriously, that visor looks like a hangup looking for somewhere to happen. I've never used on, so I can't speak from experience, just sayin'.

 

[MasterBlaster]

The visor was what I was on about, too.

 

[Old Monkey]

Those horns would definitely get snagged.

 

[CurSedVoyce]

Always so serious

 

[Old Monkey]

What's the fun in serious? And you're one to talk.

 

[tophopper]

Ive tried wearing those screen mesh visors....not a fan...the screen mesh seems to screw with my depth perception.

 

[CurSedVoyce]

I was referring to.................

 

[SkwerI]

He looks like he's farting...

 

[Old Monkey]

Farting or trying to look macho, same difference.

 

[Thor's Hammer]

Id just finished a monkey puzzle. I was feeling grumpy.

 

[MasterBlaster]

I'd be grumpy, too! I'm glad we don't have those around here.

 

[sotc]

Id just finished a monkey puzzle.

The one with the foot ball?

 

[Burnham]

 

[Old Monkey]

Poor Ed.



After all this talk I forgot my helmet today. I used to climb all the time without one but now I feel very vulnerable without one.

 

[arborworks1]

I currently have a vertex vent. It's pushing 3 years old now. The foam sweatbAnd is starting to fall part in the front. I need to see if that can be had separately. My groundie is in need of a new helmet, I was going to get him a kask this time around. Seems like they have worked the kinks out of them now. I really like the tinted visors on them, if only petzl would get with the program.

 

[bonner1040]

I dont think you can buy the guts for the petzl helmets. Mostly sure that only Pacifics offer that.

 

[treesmith]

I wore Carl's Roc yesterday, to give it a try. 'Twas a little late, as I already had one ordered, but my Stihl hardhat didn't have a chin strap, so we swapped for a little while. Mine was waiting on me when I got home. I got a red one so's folks won't get us confused.