On 9-Sep-2003, Charles Pezeshki wrote:

I think Dennis suggested that this might give perspective on the Turners'
vision for a whitewater helmet, and the things they expect it to be able to
hold up to.

I think that several of us have been knocking this advert because it doesn't
qualify the WW view. If they were more clear on the objective and less
sensationalist, I certainly would not have said a thing.

And hey-- justifying Pro-tec helmets- huh?

I don't think too many supporters of Pro-tec have spoken as "extremely" as have
the Turners and Dennis. I think that a lot of the regulars know that they're crap.

BTW - I still don't see why a good hockey helmet wouldn't be fine for WW.
ISTM that hitting the boards at high speed while a 225lb meathead is slamming
his forearm against the back of your head on every shift is a reasonable
approximation of a really, really bad day on the river. Protection all around
and tested for 100mph frozen rubber pucks. Mature technology too - all done
by experts. Reinventing the wheel for WW seems a tad wasteful. Minor mods
to existing hocket helmets seems easy.

Mike