damion75 0 #1 June 8, 2004 I have just found their website: www.skydivinghelmets.net They look quite cool and fairly ergonomic etc... anyone had any experiences? Good/Bad? Prices seem pretty fair... thoughts?*************** Not one shred of evidence supports the theory that life is serious - look at the platypus. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mr2mk1g 10 #2 June 8, 2004 I know I'm proabably going to provoke a vocal response with this as owners really like them, but it is my honest opinion on the product. The look very poorly made. Simple as that. I've had the opportunity to handle them on a couple of occations and try them on. They're good designs but simply suffer from terrible quality control. At the AGM back in Jan they had some helmets where the camera mount was lop-sided so that when on your head the stills mount would not have been horizontal and the side mount wouldnt have been vertical. The two mounts did form a right angle though. It's interesting to note that not all of the helmets exhibited this problem, so it can't be a really odd design feature. I've yet to see one with the sort of finish on it that you commonly find on other major helmet manufacturers - I've seen poor paint finishes, lumpy surfaces and poorly fitted beading. They are a cheep skid lid though and I can't comment on their structural quality which may well be excellent giving many years of use - I can only comment on their finish, which I didn't like. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChrisL 2 #3 June 8, 2004 I dunno, the pics on their site dont look all that nice __ My mighty steed Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yoink 321 #4 June 8, 2004 As far as I can remember, Chris Miller had some quality problems with some of the early models - he's since changed manufacturers and they now seem ok... saying that.. I wouldn't trade in my 2k Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mr2mk1g 10 #5 June 8, 2004 What sort of helmet are you interested in anyway? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
damion75 0 #6 June 9, 2004 Just a basic sidemount type camera lid really. I have a Z1 Evo but it is pretty flimsy for that and I think I might keep it as it is for learning freefly later. I have considered the mindwarp / pimp from bonehead etc as well but this looked cheaper! I know that the FFX rocks, but it is also more than twice the price...*************** Not one shred of evidence supports the theory that life is serious - look at the platypus. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mr2mk1g 10 #7 June 9, 2004 As you've said you like 2k helmets and you're in the UK have a gander at this post: http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=995635#995635 It's a side mount for the FF1 by 2k composites. Might be what your after. I only mention it cos I know they're not really advertising it so you wouldn't know about it otherwise. I don't know what their price is, you'd have to ask but I think they want maybe 50-60 quid for the side mount and chin cup then its 105 for the helmet. But like I said, ASK. I think that's before VAT. It's in the price range your looking at and you've already expressed an interest in their products. they'll do it with or without the top mount so you could just have the open face with a side mount. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
