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Whitewater helmet for Snowboarding ?
Hi all,
last week I bought a Shredready composite helmet designed for wakeboarding, kitesurfing, kayaking. According to my local dealer I can use it for Snowboarding, too. - Does anybody know if this is right ? Are there big technical difference between helmets for whitewater sports and helmets for snowboarding / skiing ? THX fory your help in advance !!! Poser |
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Whitewater helmet for Snowboarding ?
Poser wrote in . com:
last week I bought a Shredready composite helmet designed for wakeboarding, kitesurfing, kayaking. According to my local dealer I can use it for Snowboarding, too. - Does anybody know if this is right ? Are there big technical difference between helmets for whitewater sports and helmets for snowboarding / skiing ? First: I have no experience with whitewater sports or the associated safety gear. I'm a snowboarder who likes his head protected My thoughts: both helmets will strive to keep your head protected from impacts with rocks. On that point, they will probably be comparable. A whitewhater sports helmet will try to get water away from your head as soon as possible. I'd suspect such a helmet to have a somewhat 'open' design for ventilation and draining. A snowboard helmet will try to keep your head somewhat warm (depending on the weather). Mine has ventilation holes with thingies to plug them (which I usually use in cold winds). My guess: your helmet can work on a snowboard, but can get cold. Koos -- Koos van den Hout, PGP keyid DSS/1024 0xF0D7C263 via keyservers or RSA/1024 0xCA845CB5 -?) Fax +31-30-2817051 Visit the site about books with reviews /\\ http://idefix.net/~koos/ http://www.virtualbookcase.com/ _\_V |
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Whitewater helmet for Snowboarding ?
Koos,
thx, usually I am boarding during the whole winter. But if I decide to wear a helmet, than safety is the most obvious reason (usally I wear cheap caps). Poser Koos van den Hout schrieb: Poser wrote in . com: last week I bought a Shredready composite helmet designed for wakeboarding, kitesurfing, kayaking. According to my local dealer I can use it for Snowboarding, too. - Does anybody know if this is right ? Are there big technical difference between helmets for whitewater sports and helmets for snowboarding / skiing ? First: I have no experience with whitewater sports or the associated safety gear. I'm a snowboarder who likes his head protected My thoughts: both helmets will strive to keep your head protected from impacts with rocks. On that point, they will probably be comparable. A whitewhater sports helmet will try to get water away from your head as soon as possible. I'd suspect such a helmet to have a somewhat 'open' design for ventilation and draining. A snowboard helmet will try to keep your head somewhat warm (depending on the weather). Mine has ventilation holes with thingies to plug them (which I usually use in cold winds). My guess: your helmet can work on a snowboard, but can get cold. Koos -- Koos van den Hout, PGP keyid DSS/1024 0xF0D7C263 via keyservers or RSA/1024 0xCA845CB5 -?) Fax +31-30-2817051 Visit the site about books with reviews /\\ http://idefix.net/~koos/ http://www.virtualbookcase.com/ _\_V |
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Whitewater helmet for Snowboarding ?
"Poser" wrote in message ups.com... Hi all, last week I bought a Shredready composite helmet designed for wakeboarding, kitesurfing, kayaking. According to my local dealer I can use it for Snowboarding, too. - Does anybody know if this is right ? Are there big technical difference between helmets for whitewater sports and helmets for snowboarding / skiing ? Whitewater helmets are not designed to keep snow out, and are designed for low speed hits. Neither applies. Bob |
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Whitewater helmet for Snowboarding ?
Bob F wrote:
"Poser" wrote in message ups.com... Hi all, last week I bought a Shredready composite helmet designed for wakeboarding, kitesurfing, kayaking. According to my local dealer I can use it for Snowboarding, too. - Does anybody know if this is right ? Are there big technical difference between helmets for whitewater sports and helmets for snowboarding / skiing ? Whitewater helmets are not designed to keep snow out, and are designed for low speed hits. Neither applies. I don't know about the Shred Ready helmets, but Sweet sells nearly identical helmets for snow and whitewater use. Some of the Protecs look pretty similar too. |
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