What colour lid?

[ecolojim]

I think it's so far gonna be looking like white or orange, dependant on what people have in stock. Will both go with the rest of the gear, both nice and high visibility, red is less so and im not particularly partial to if im honest...

 

What you just mentioned about nptc not looking too kindly on it did also cross my mind actually Matty. Good point well made.

[Jamie]

I've always wanted a white lid dont know why. i climb in a husky lid, its red with no strap, its never fallen off.

 

chin strap pah....for girly boys.

 

Jamie

[Dean Lofthouse]

chin strap pah....for girly boys.

 

Jamie

 

Yeh, only girls wear chinstraps

[ecolojim]

well i suppose that's a stigma i'll have to live with to satisfy the course stipulations

[Peter]

I never used a chinstrap until i got a vertex, now i never climb without one.

[ecolojim]

Ive emailed NPTC to find out whether a higher visibility helmet is considered desirable or not.

[Pete Mctree]

Chin straps are to be worn in a tree, but not on the ground. With direct vertical impact onto the helmet from above, alot of the energy is disapated by the helmet spilling off the head. A chinstrap could and probably would increase the injury especially to the neck

[ecolojim]

Chin straps are to be worn in a tree, but not on the ground. With direct vertical impact onto the helmet from above, alot of the energy is disapated by the helmet spilling off the head. A chinstrap could and probably would increase the injury especially to the neck

 

yes and with good reason, but again, this is for a climbing helmet only

[Tree cutter Stu]

I never used a chinstrap until i got a vertex, now i never climb without one.

 

same here and all the best climbers where YELLOW vertex helmets.

[Paul Barton]

I have an orange one, dubbed 'the mango'.

 

I know it suits me 'cos it's the same colour as my barnet.