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Jim:
Not quite Joey. This is exactly the bad information going around the web for a few years now about ProTec. The WRSI people put up a website calling themselves a safety institute and calling for a recall of ProTec helmets, which they blamed for their son's death. ProTec didn't recall their helmets and nothing was ever shown to be wrong with ProTec helmets.

It's nasty marketing. I mean it's terrible that someone died, but it's never been shown to be ProTec's fault. If you search around for this, the only source of this 'recall' is WRSI's website. For this reason, I wouldn't touch WRSI helmets.

Jim.

joey:
THat sounds a bit more like it alright!! Sure i have a protec and its great!! no need to spend hundreds on a helmet!! they are a great fit and look nice! nad in Great outdoors they are E99.99!! cant beat that!! nad just for u KJT i will knock 10% of that price!!!

kmck:
Depends on how you tighten the straps of the helmet. If you don't adjust it right it can be pushed off backwards or forwards. Adjust it so when it is on it doesn't move. In jodys case the rock came up and under the helmet from behing missing all the padding. This is why a full cut helmet is your best option. They won't look very stylish but they cover your whole head. Make sure it fits covers the vitals, the base of the spin as it hits the skull and your temples. If something hits these your out and maybe worse.
Simons is the nazi fun rafting special

Classic club model also covers the head

Kylies from the alps, he got a whack of the head and look still smiling

Alternatively where a wig and quickly put on a helmet mid flight

Diarmaid:
is there much difference to your hearing between a full cut helmet and something more like a baseball cap? I really only ever wore the club helmets but I noticed that if I ever had a skullcap on it was all but impossible to hear, especially once water got in. does the same happen with the ear protection of the helmet itself? if I were ever to resume paddling and consider buying a helmet, I'd be very wary of ear protection for that reason.

JODY:
Thats what signals are for stupid! ::) Anyway most of the time you cant hear much over the noise of the water so i imagine it doesnt really matter if the helmet covers your ears.... unless youre just out on the Boyne for a chat or something?

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