Helmet upgrades ? MICH / ACH style pads in CAF style kevlar, any one done one?
COBRA-6 said:
Does anyone know of a Canadian retailer or kit shop that sells these? I'm looking for a cheap and temporary way to make the helmet more comfortable. I see that bulletproofme.com has them but I don't know yet if they're willing to mail them to Canada...
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CS51 said:
I don't know of any Canadian Retailers that sell them. If you want one you will most likely have to get it from the US. I've ordered lots of stuff from the states an no retailers have had any issues with shipping to Canada. With the exception of ISTAR(?) restricted items.
Couple Canadian Retailers that sell Spydex an BLSS kits though.
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I had Skydex pads in for a few years but really wasn't happy with it. I went with an Oregon Aero setup and was very happy. There was someone selling Skydex pads for about $30 around here, which is a good value. But at there regular price (90ish?) I would definitely opt for the BLSS.Gandhi said:
http://forums.army.ca/forums/threads/58196/post-961067.html#msg961067
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The use of the "American" style helmet pads is forbidden by the Canadian Forces. Don't get caught using them....
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Illegio said:
Best advice here, out of sight out of mind.
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The reason that they are forbidden for use in the CF is because they decrease the level of head protection, not due to the "dress regs" or the "never pass a fault" philosophy. Although they look to be superficially the same on the outside, apparently the US helmet system is significantly different from the Canadian helmet system. Therefore, aftermarket items like the Oregon Aero pads which are designed for the US helmet won't offer the same level of protection with our helmet, which is designed to work as a system with the sometimes uncomfortable string/leather suspension. Something to do with the memory foam transmitting the shock of a blast directly to the skull rather than attenuating it due to the stand-off distance. This according to our BIO who is working with the DRDC folks.Infanteer90 said:
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Not an IED, but my personal anecdotal evidence has shown the Skydex pad kit to be more effective than the issued suspension system. I can laugh off blows to the head that are painful to others not wearing a pad kit. Think helmet to helmet contact.
If someone has the presentation, I would love to look at it. As it is, I am cynically skeptical about the bioscience officer results. Would he/she be from the same crew that designed the new rucksack?
If someone has the presentation, I would love to look at it. As it is, I am cynically skeptical about the bioscience officer results. Would he/she be from the same crew that designed the new rucksack?
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Dissident said:
No, but they are from the same crew that peels blasted pieces of kit out of vehicles and examines how they acted in a critical incident like an IED blast. Kit is compared to injuries and recomendations are made to the chain of command. When it becomes a genuine safety issue for my soldiers, I'd rather be a d**k then see him more hurt than he need be if s**t goes south. Same with the UnderArmour T-shirt issue before.