My first new helmet in over eighteen years...

I love the old one, but it was time...

The old one's seen some E36 M3...

I used to be a Mustang Guy.

I like the eagle. Good aero.

mazdeuce wrote: I like the eagle. Good aero.

The old one started life with good aero too, but it was modified a few times. I think of it as my Crumple Zone.

Bit ironic that you were allowed to repeatedly put yourself in extremely dangerous situations with that helmet for 18 years, but I can't go autocrossing with one that's more than 5 years old because "insurance".

Tom_Spangler wrote: Bit ironic that you were allowed to repeatedly put yourself in extremely dangerous situations with that helmet for 18 years, but I can't go autocrossing with one that's more than 5 years old because "insurance".

I know what my helmet smells like after my fat head renders lard in it for a few years, I can only imagine the biohazard it would be after 18. Maybe its a health insurance requirement.

ZOMGWTFBBQ? Open faced helmet? Yup gonna die, brah.

logdog wrote:

Tom_Spangler wrote: Bit ironic that you were allowed to repeatedly put yourself in extremely dangerous situations with that helmet for 18 years, but I can't go autocrossing with one that's more than 5 years old because "insurance".

I know what my helmet smells like after my fat head renders lard in it for a few years, I can only imagine the biohazard it would be after 18. Maybe its a health insurance requirement.

The shell, liner and ear flaps have been replaced a few times but honestly, my head is usually the cleanest thing near that helmet.

Woody wrote:

logdog wrote:

Tom_Spangler wrote: Bit ironic that you were allowed to repeatedly put yourself in extremely dangerous situations with that helmet for 18 years, but I can't go autocrossing with one that's more than 5 years old because "insurance".

I know what my helmet smells like after my fat head renders lard in it for a few years, I can only imagine the biohazard it would be after 18. Maybe its a health insurance requirement.

The shell, liner and ear flaps have been replaced a few times but honestly, my head is usually the cleanest thing near that helmet.

The shell, liner and earflaps? Sounds kike grandpa's axe with 3 blades and 2 handles into it. Unless I'm missing helmet parts.

Looks like that helmet has some stories to tell. Thanks for keeping us and our homes safe! I don't know if there is anything more respectable than a guy willing to run into a burning building to help others. Screw sports figures--- you guys are the real heroes.

(What Joe said. But you'll understand when I tell you I never want to call you )

please tell me you get to keep the old helmet, that thing looks like it's got some memories beat into it.

Talk about patina! Crumple zone indeed. My head also oozes lard but I think Woodys oozes awesome sauce.

mndsm wrote: The shell, liner and earflaps? Sounds kike grandpa's axe with 3 blades and 2 handles into it. Unless I'm missing helmet parts.

Sorry, bad description. Here's what's going on inside. The helmet itself is the original item, but there is a gray inner shell that's about half an inch thick. That's been replaced at least once, along with all of the suspension and the soft stuff. It's heavy.

In reply to Hungary Bill:

Yes, I get to keep the old one. They weren't getting that away from me!
 

Here's another Fun Fact: Back when that old helmet was new, it had a big yellow plastic face shield that I could flip down for eye protection. In the academy, they told us that those shields melt at 200 degrees. So if you're inside a burning building, crawling like you're supposed to, and your face shield starts to melt, you know that the temperature at floor level is 200 degrees and it's time to get out.
 

Here is Much Younger Me at the academy, five stories up.
 

"Go out the window, then invert and show us your hands, so we know that you trust your knots and your partner" was the order. 
 

Same helmet.

Pretty sure most mortals would be loosing their minds trying to get out long before that shield melted.

Update:

Year 26, Helmet #3

Number Two wasn't subjected to the same degree of torture as its predecessor, but about four hours into the overhaul phase of an apartment fire last week, it began spitting out its guts and would no longer stay on my head. Basically, it still looks okay on the outside, but both the suspension and interior were shot.

So it's time for Number Three. Same brand, but a newer evolution. They've made a few upgrades. It seems to weigh about the same, but it's a little more comfortable. It certainly smells better.

I've transferred my old shield over to the new helmet, but I may (finally) break down and order a new custom made shield with my name and truck number on it. There are no more stations left for me to be transferred to.

If all goes as planned, this should be the last new helmet before I retire.