Climbing lids for groundwork?

[Sam Thompson]

That's like asking stihl or husky!

 

Get whichever fits right. I have a stein with peltor/stihl fittings and mesh visor. Can't get on with the solid one as it scratches up and is awful in the rain!

 

I have tried a petzl for a day and honestly noticed no real difference.

 

I wouldn't go for the top gun tit look anyway :biggrin:Too expensive to replace the way I get through mesh visors...

[RobRainford]

I wouldn't go for the top gun tit look anyway :biggrin:Too expensive to replace the way I get through mesh visors...

 

Use your hands to push stuff and not your face then!

 

Well a new mesh visor is about the same as a clear or smoked one. But a mesh one may last a lot longer.

[Rupe]

Visors are the problem, you need a mesh visor for ground work really, some kind of visor when chipping is essential and I think the mesh ones are best. But a mesh visor in the tree? No chance! Not never going to want that.

 

So two helmets is not that unreasonable. We carry husky balance helmets for chipping and general groundwork, they are orange so visible, important!

 

Then petzl vertex ones for climbing with safety glasses. Colours optional but we all have black, they are ninja, important!

 

The point above about your ear muffs keeping your helmet in place is bobbins! You have your helmet on when walking around site, under trees when lowerign etc, you dont necessarily have your earmuffs down all the time, you might be communicating with a climber and have something fall on you. Anyway, you dont need chin straps for ground work helmets, if they get knocked off they will have either just done their job and pretected you and fell off in the process, or they have just fallen off due to something minor in which case you put it back on again.

[Sam Thompson]

Just looked at the top gun visors for Stein lids... £18! I'm sticking with the mesh...

[Brushcutter]

On one course i was frounded upon for wearing a Vertex with the vents open on the ground. I wonder if it was a trainer being a pain.

 

I wear a vertex or a balance helmet depending on site/weather conditions.

[Pat Ferrett]

Ive never liked the chin straps with a clip as the idea of falling, the hat being knocked back or caught up and being suspended by my head doesnt appeal to me, hence i use the elastic straps that will break before my neck does

[liamjordan]

am i the only person who doesnt like climbing helmets? i dont like wearing my vertex really, so its only on for the least amount time possible, as soon as im out of the tree, the husky forestry helmet is on

[Sam Thompson]

am i the only person who doesnt like climbing helmets? i dont like wearing my vertex really, so its only on for the least amount time possible, as soon as im out of the tree, the husky forestry helmet is on

 

I don't like the look of the climbing lids. I prefer the look of of the Husky but they don't fit my head, I end up taking it off at every opportunity

 

 

Not sure about Stein/Petzl though

 

Sam

[Ian Leach]

I've got the new vertex vent, feels really comfy and solid can't understand why i haven't brought one before.