A comfy approved helmet! Is this possible???

harli36 · 02-15-2005, 07:23 PM

Alright guys here's the deal...I will soon be in need of a new helmet. Right now I have an unapproved helmet that fits like a glove and is soooooo comfy. I really hate to see it go but it is starting to look a little ratty and it has been through a few bumps and bruises with me. I am of the belief that an approved helmet is not necessarily better than an unapproved-it just depends on what kind of accident you have. But I figured that I better get with the program and get an approved helmet. The problem is that when I try on helmets at the local tack shop none of the approved helmets(of thier somewhat limited stock), even the really expensive ones, were horribly uncomfortable. They were hard when I put them on and not comfortable AT ALL. Plus they were so heavy I couldn't imagine how anyone could wear one and not be distracted by it.

Anyways here's the deal if I can't find one that is comfortable, lightwieght and has a low profile I will go back and get another unaproved helmet, the same one I have now. Is there such a thing as a comfortable, lightweight and low profile approved helmet????

A Bit Above Tack shop is having a 40% off sale. I found this helmet there....it is a John Whitaker helmet. But I heard this place is bad with refunds so I don't want to get the helmet only to return it. So is this helmet any good??? Any comments? Here is the link...
http://www.abitabove.net/aba/details...SubCategory=14

Any other helmets that are any good? I really wouldn't spend any more than around $160.

Miz Khiz · 02-15-2005, 07:37 PM

Wow I'd be no help here. I have 2 helmets right now, my old white (yellow now) one that has molded to my head and my new one that's so UNCOMFORTABLE!

Blistering Winds · 02-15-2005, 07:43 PM

Harli...I have an Equi-lite helmet. It has a dial in the back, and I can get it pretty comfy.

It was in-expensive. Valleyvet has it now for 29.95

http://www.valleyvet.com/ct_detail.h...b-af47624920a2

Also certified.

Blistering Winds · 02-15-2005, 07:44 PM

Oh, you want something like a show helmet?

I dunno.

Madeline · 02-15-2005, 07:54 PM

Yeah I was going to ask... what kind? Schooling or show? I have heard really good things about the Tipperary Sportage Helmet...

GeM · 02-15-2005, 08:07 PM

Charles Owen helmets are always comfortable and most are approved. Yeah

Paint_luver · 02-15-2005, 08:16 PM

Depends on what kind you want. If you want a show one, I really don't know. But for schooling I have a simpel Troxel which is very comfortable and cheap and works really well.

Paintlover · 02-16-2005, 04:47 AM

I don't know about show, but my schooling is Troxel Legacy Gold is nice and comfy and lightweight. The flipfold is really comfortable!

Cool Time 84 · 02-16-2005, 05:01 AM

I have an awesome helmet (it's a show helment) I paid a good penny for it, but I can find it cheaper than where I bought it, I just needed it for the next day and didnt have time to ship it in for the show..
It's so comfortable....I literally love wearing that helmet!

Emzalss@2580 · 02-16-2005, 06:26 AM

Mine is comfortable, it's getting a bit small now so i sorta get a ring across my head after wearing it, lol. It is a safe approved one and it is comftorble, it takes a while to wear them in but after that they are fine.

02-15-2005, 07:23 PM	#1
harli36 Senior Member+ Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: northeastern Pa Posts: 4,257 Images: 42	A comfy approved helmet! Is this possible??? Alright guys here's the deal...I will soon be in need of a new helmet. Right now I have an unapproved helmet that fits like a glove and is soooooo comfy. I really hate to see it go but it is starting to look a little ratty and it has been through a few bumps and bruises with me. I am of the belief that an approved helmet is not necessarily better than an unapproved-it just depends on what kind of accident you have. But I figured that I better get with the program and get an approved helmet. The problem is that when I try on helmets at the local tack shop none of the approved helmets(of thier somewhat limited stock), even the really expensive ones, were horribly uncomfortable. They were hard when I put them on and not comfortable AT ALL. Plus they were so heavy I couldn't imagine how anyone could wear one and not be distracted by it. Anyways here's the deal if I can't find one that is comfortable, lightwieght and has a low profile I will go back and get another unaproved helmet, the same one I have now. Is there such a thing as a comfortable, lightweight and low profile approved helmet???? A Bit Above Tack shop is having a 40% off sale. I found this helmet there....it is a John Whitaker helmet. But I heard this place is bad with refunds so I don't want to get the helmet only to return it. So is this helmet any good??? Any comments? Here is the link... http://www.abitabove.net/aba/details...SubCategory=14 Any other helmets that are any good? I really wouldn't spend any more than around $160. __________________ The Morgan Horse! Everything else is just a horse. http://www.morganhorse.com/

02-15-2005, 07:43 PM	#3
Blistering Winds Senior Member+ Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Augusta, Kansas Posts: 31,724 Images: 814 Blog Entries: 16	Harli...I have an Equi-lite helmet. It has a dial in the back, and I can get it pretty comfy. It was in-expensive. Valleyvet has it now for 29.95 http://www.valleyvet.com/ct_detail.h...b-af47624920a2 Also certified. __________________ 20 lb club: New year Start: 175 Goal: 130 Current: 158 Total loss this year 17 lbs.

02-15-2005, 07:44 PM	#4
Blistering Winds Senior Member+ Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Augusta, Kansas Posts: 31,724 Images: 814 Blog Entries: 16	Oh, you want something like a show helmet? I dunno. __________________ 20 lb club: New year Start: 175 Goal: 130 Current: 158 Total loss this year 17 lbs.

02-15-2005, 08:07 PM	#6
GeM Senior Member+ Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 1,925 Images: 22	Charles Owen helmets are always comfortable and most are approved. Yeah __________________ Don't insult the aligator until after you cross the river.

02-15-2005, 08:16 PM	#7
Paint_luver Senior Member+ Join Date: May 2004 Location: Central Iowa Posts: 5,881 Images: 297 Blog Entries: 135	Depends on what kind you want. If you want a show one, I really don't know. But for schooling I have a simpel Troxel which is very comfortable and cheap and works really well. __________________ "Riding a horse is not a gentle hobby to be picked up and laid down like a game of Solitaire. It is a grand passion. It seizes a person whole and, once it has done so, he will have to accept that his life will be radically changed ." Ralph Waldo Emerson

02-15-2005, 07:37 PM	#2
Miz Khiz Senior Member+ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Canada Posts: 1,290 Images: 38 Blog Entries: 108	Wow I'd be no help here. I have 2 helmets right now, my old white (yellow now) one that has molded to my head and my new one that's so UNCOMFORTABLE!

02-15-2005, 07:54 PM	#5
Madeline Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: California Posts: 650	Yeah I was going to ask... what kind? Schooling or show? I have heard really good things about the Tipperary Sportage Helmet...

02-16-2005, 04:47 AM	#8
Paintlover Banned Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Minnesota Posts: 2,575	I don't know about show, but my schooling is Troxel Legacy Gold is nice and comfy and lightweight. The flipfold is really comfortable!

02-16-2005, 05:01 AM	#9
Cool Time 84 Senior Member+ Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Posts: 6,024 Images: 849 Blog Entries: 2	I have an awesome helmet (it's a show helment) I paid a good penny for it, but I can find it cheaper than where I bought it, I just needed it for the next day and didnt have time to ship it in for the show.. It's so comfortable....I literally love wearing that helmet! __________________ *LUCKY B RANCH* http://www.freewebs.com/luckybranch/index.htm *STOP = Spin Tires On Pavement!*

02-16-2005, 06:26 AM	#10
Emzalss@2580 Senior Member+ Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: England Posts: 634 Images: 73 Blog Entries: 4	Mine is comfortable, it's getting a bit small now so i sorta get a ring across my head after wearing it, lol. It is a safe approved one and it is comftorble, it takes a while to wear them in but after that they are fine. __________________ Be careful who's advice you buy, but, be patient with those who supply it.

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