A friend of mine flipped in High Falls on the cheat, smacked his protec, and
it split right down the middle, destroyed. It was an older model, they DO
look better made now a days.


"Paul Skoczylas" wrote in message
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"Larry C" wrote:

BTW, I took an old Protec Full Coverage that was old enough that I was
reluctant to trust it anymore and beat it with a large crowbar to see
if I could get it to break or even seriously deform. As you know, I'm a
rather large and stout guy, but I couldn't break it nor did I see if
ever deform enough to the point I thought it would contribute to an
injury.

Many years ago I paddled with a guy who had a Protec helmet which had been
run over by a truck. It was still serviceable.

And on a separate note, I was on a fairly easy whitewater section on
Saturday, and a member of our group got a concussion when he flipped over
onto a rock. I don't care what material a helmet is made of if it doesn't
properly cover your forehead!

-Paul