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I know there have been lots of helmet threads.. Here is my experience. Interested in others views.

 

I brought Petzl Alveo Vent Helmet's,for my apprentices. I will not buy another! When I tried them on I was impressed, very light and comfy, but in less than 6 months I am going to have to replace them. The polystyrene liner has fallen to bits, which may have been prevented with more care, but the plastic has cracked on both of them. One cracked in first week.

 

I have a Kask that is OK, although the polystyrene liner is breaking up and should therefore be replaced.. The fighter pilot visor is a waste of time getting scratched and becoming unusable very quickly.

 

My business partner has the Petzl Vertex Vent Helmet, which apart from a bad smell is still serviceable after more years then your supposed to keep a hard hat for. My vertex was fine till it got run over!

 

I had a Kong climbing helmet but that was not comfy and ear defenders were a rubbish fit.

 

Petzl errin roc, still in use 10 years later when rock climbing... But heavy with metal plates for tree work..

 

So my advice for longevity is the Vertex Vent! Are there any others to consider?

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If you've got time and money you could wait until the Pfanner helmet comes out eventually

 

 

Kind of like a hi vis robocop lid. There was a thread a while back about it.

 

I'm on team Vertex Vent though, great lid, and the petzl vizir is better than the kask top gun eye pro in my opinion.

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Vertex vent. You can't beat em! I've had a kask,alveo and vertex. One of the boys @ work his Alveo split where the earmuff slots in, and another lad's foam on the inside has fallen to bits in only a couple of months.:thumbdown:

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I found the Alveo more comfortable but its just not robust enough, I have the new vertex and im pretty happy with it, Kask or stein was way to hot. The new protos are large but are very comfortable and the ear muffs are awesome.

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Sorry to butt in! I also have a vertex vent, overall i'm very happy with it although it is getting a bit mingin inside (straps and liner) Does anyone know if you can buy new insides/liners?

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Check out pacific helmets in NZ, kevlar shell with fully replaceable insides and a shell life of 10 years. I have 2 of them. Tried the petzl and that was a piece of rubbish IMOImageUploadedByTapatalk1343212384.310084.jpg.43fd06a03a0c65420df4b5b3c440f811.jpg

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