> There were two Camps.. The boingy foam SkidLid proponents versus the
> crushable foam gang, Bailen, Bell and I think MSR (Mountain Safety
Research)
> We know who won. But SkidLid didn't go out without a lot of rhetorical
fights!
The Bailens (IIRC) were more like hard hats or climbing helmets. That is a
hard shell with a suspension system that you stick you head into. A good
system for protecting your head from projectiles but not good for protecting
your head from the ground.
>
> Of course then there was the Oh so conformable Brancale hard plastic
helmet.
> Maybe that is where the affectionate term "sweat bucket" came from!
Not only that but they were ugly.
> Dale Brown
Andy Hosterman