Helmets

[Ah-Teen]

Since I might actually be able to come for once I have a daring quesiton to ask. What kind of helmets do you all use.

Also, since I am the proud owner of an ACH would that work for the ophir noob trip.

[Mike]

Yup that will work great! So long as you've got head protection

We use Camp armours, but you can use whatever you want.

[Crystal]

As long as you got something that will cover your head and protect it against bumps and rocks you should be good.
Just remember to bring a good headlamp and extra lights.

[Ah-Teen]

So in other words I could wear this old pot helmet I've got sitting on my desk. So long as it stops me from spearing my head on a rock.

Cool, thanks.

[CaverStretch]

I got smacked by a large rock while on rope in 1995. Luckly I was wearing a helmet or it would have killed me instantly. At that time I was using a Petzl climbing helmet. The rock hit me so hard that it cracked my helmet. I called Petzl in France to let them know what happened. They had never seen one of their helmets crack before, so I sent it to them so they could run tests on it. Now I use the Joe Brown climbing helmet. It's comfortable, but a little on the heavy side. I also have another Petzl as a back-up. Black Diamond makes good helmets and the price is usually pretty good.

[Stuart]

Thanks for the wise words Robert. Your story speaks volumes about the value of head protection. While I don't have any close calls or cracked helmets, I do have some deep scratches and smudges on the top of my own from all the times I have smacked my noggin.