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Default Selecting a Helmet for Class II Water

Bill Tuthill wrote:

W. Watson wrote:

Well, this thread got a lot of good activity! I finally went to our local
paddle shop today, and asked them. The overwhelming helmet type carried by
them is made by Shredder. Any comments on them?



I don't have a horse in this race of plastic versus composite shell,
but rocks have hit my head hit many times, twice on the sides, so
I strongly recommend against any helmet without ear protection.
(Pictures of the Shred-Ready Shredder show top protection only.)

Several of the Shred Ready helmets I looked at had ear protection.


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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