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Posted: **Dec 16, 2006 12:42 am**

Mine is the Petzl Erin rock helmet

Posted: **Dec 16, 2006 8:50 am**

Edelrid ultralight...

Posted: **Dec 16, 2006 9:31 am**

Cavemud wrote:Edelrid ultralight...

My choice too! I've really enjoyed the helmet. I cave with an ancient "wheatlamp" so I added a light bracket to the front of my helmet.

Posted: **Dec 17, 2006 10:14 pm**

Black Diamond Half Dome.
I've also used an Petzl Ecrin Roc (stuck up too high), a modified construction helmet (backwards with homemade strap; very nice), the Edelruds (nice) and a variety of older helmets (heavy).

Posted: **Dec 18, 2006 12:42 am**

Petzl Ecrin Roc

Posted: **Dec 18, 2006 7:28 am**

I like my Cassin Rock helmet

Posted: **Dec 18, 2006 9:11 am**

i have a very pld petzel (pre roc).

after 15 years, it's time for a new one. i'm starting to wear through the chin-straps lol...

Posted: **Dec 18, 2006 11:30 am**

Easy. The one I'm wearing when I fall or bang my head on a low ceiling :doh:

Posted: **Dec 18, 2006 6:00 pm**

HB Olympus :wtg:

Plus I have a spare Ecrin Roc with the whole carbide setup, which is also good (but seldom used these days).

Posted: **Dec 19, 2006 11:45 pm**

I am currently shopping for a new helmet and came across this sale at REI, well now at least my daughter will have a new helmet.
Edelrid Junior Helmet - Kids' Made in Germany, this climbing helmet for kids is a scaled-down version of the adult model.
Reduced to: $19.83
Originally: $60.00
My son uses a Petzl "Elios" Helmet

Posted: **Dec 23, 2006 12:45 pm**

Used a Petzl Elios for a while...hated the hard foam liner and it got REALLY hot. Switched to a Kong Magic in the fall and love it.

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Posted: **Dec 23, 2006 10:39 pm**

Have (and currently use) a Kong Magic. Loved it initially but somewhere along the line the fit changed??! Now it seems to sit too hight and I can't get the chinstrap "v"s to give my ears clearance - foam pad up top also came loose. Guess I'm in the market for a new helmet but for now making do with what I've got. Also hoping that once I get around to regluing the pad maybe the fit will revert to what it was. Fingers crossed.
kelly

Posted: **Dec 23, 2006 11:22 pm**

What's that foam padding in the top of the helmet for anyway? Mine feel out after my first cave trip. Just a flimsy little piece of foam.

Posted: **Dec 23, 2006 11:27 pm**

mgmills wrote:
Cavemud wrote:Edelrid ultralight...

My choice too! I've really enjoyed the helmet. I cave with an ancient "wheatlamp" so I added a light bracket to the front of my helmet.

I've had both the Edelrid and (after I lost the Edelrid helmet in the Carrizozo Malpais lava bed) the Petzl Ecrin Roc. I like the Petzl better, because the suspension is easier to adjust with the thumb wheels, and the ventilation is a bit better. :kewl:

Posted: **Dec 24, 2006 12:05 pm**

wendy wrote:What's that foam padding in the top of the helmet for anyway? Mine feel out after my first cave trip. Just a flimsy little piece of foam.

Don't know, but I tend to operate on the conservative guess that if it wasn't important, the maker wouldn't put it in. Anyone else have info/inside knowledge on this? I'm a bit wimpy about modifying safety gear.
kelly

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