I find the Grateful Heads composite helmets quite satisfactory. I had
one of their early designs, and it protected me from some hard hits on
Class III to V rapids. When Grateful Heads came out with the Darth
Vader-looking designs I got one of those, because the projection at the
back will protect my upper spine from many (though certainly not all)
possible hits, whereas the typical helmet protects only the cranium.

Please don't let anyone tell you that "helmet X is good enough for
Class II," or something like that. Rocks on a Class II river are just
as hard as rocks on a Class V river. You need a helmet, and you need
the best helmet you can find.

-Richard, His Kanubic Travesty
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W. Watson wrote:
I'm basically a flat water paddler but am extending my horizons to class II.
Maybe III some distant day in the future. III will be my limit. Any
suggestions on a suitable helmet for II?

Wayne T. Watson (Watson Adventures, Prop., Nevada City, CA)
(121.015 Deg. W, 39.262 Deg. N) GMT-8 hr std. time)
Obz Site: 39° 15' 7" N, 121° 2' 32" W, 2700 feet
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