SKi Helmet

tech

Ok Need to get myself one, where is the best place to go shopping where I can try them on??

Also Id like one that has head phones built into ears flaps for a few tunes

tks

Rew

tech wrote: »

Ok Need to get myself one, where is the best place to go shopping where I can try them on??

Also Id like one that has head phones built into ears flaps for a few tunes

tks

Great Outdoors, 53 Degrees north and Snow & Rock all have them and you can try them on.

am i bovvered

My helmet has a gap in the foam to allow room for my ears, I just bought some headphones (not the earbud ones) that have a wire attached to each speaker and broke off the head piece, they fit perfectly into the helmet and sound great.

Rew

You can buy helmet speaker kits on ebay that you should be able to fit with a bit of persuasion to any helmet. There are good few helmets that are built to take them directly into the ear muffs.

EG:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/ATV-Motorcycle-motorbike-Helmet-Speaker-Volume-Control-/180766038801?pt=Apparel_Merchandise&vxp=mtr&hash=item2a167edb11

opinion guy

I don't understand why anyone would want wear headphones and listen to music whilst skiing in the beautiful mountain scenery ???? I mean the mountain sounds are part of the whole experience

Also - doesn't sound very safe to me. Need all your sense whne barrelling about the place:D

loobylou

I find these things generally cheaper with greater choice in resort, rather then the couple of outlets available here.

opinion guy

loobylou wrote: »

I find these things generally cheaper with greater choice in resort, rather then the couple of outlets available here.

This can be true, but two seasons ago I got screwed on a pair of boots in French resort. Sometimes the resort salespeople will play the 'no speaky eeenglish' card combined with the 'stupid tourist doesn't know anything' card and the 'this is what I have in stock' card. Whereas the guys in Dublin, where I should have bought but didn't, would have sold me exactly what I wanted.

Fattes

There is a 10% premium in every ski resort on all products (This does not apply for the last weeks of the season)

There are a few options but a little trick to lower the cost is buy the same lid without the speakers and pick up the speaker kit on Ebay saving approx 20-30 euro!

gaffmaster

If you can't find what you want in the shops, another option is to order several sizes online and return the ones that don't fit. Thats what I did.

opinion guy

gaffmaster wrote: »

If you can't find what you want in the shops, another option is to order several sizes online and return the ones that don't fit. Thats what I did.

returning stuff online is not always so easy

olaola

The one thing about buying in the resort, is they have a much larger range of items. And there will generally be a good few shops selling different stuff. So you'll get everything from low range to mega-pricey things. Here, I find it's quite limited and it's only really mid to high range on offer.

There is a Trespass helmet I'm after - its about €25 and it looks great. A friend has it and it has ear pads and it's rather neat. I just rang the shop and they said they'd have them in in a week or so.

Northern Monkey

olaola wrote: »

The one thing about buying in the resort, is they have a much larger range of items. And there will generally be a good few shops selling different stuff. So you'll get everything from low range to mega-pricey things. Here, I find it's quite limited and it's only really mid to high range on offer.

There is a Trespass helmet I'm after - its about €25 and it looks great. A friend has it and it has ear pads and it's rather neat. I just rang the shop and they said they'd have them in in a week or so.

They have that helmet for sale in the trespass shop in the Outlet banbridge, I was there yesterday and saw it. I think it was around the £25 mark.

tech

cool thanks, thinking of heading up for a look around! from what I can see no Tresspass helmets have speakers?

tks

MadsL

http://www.irishsnowboards.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=26&products_id=131


Give them a call and arrange to try them on. Not the cheapest, but my demon lid has given me 3 seasons now without any issues. You need a good loud input for the audio buds;also try and see if Burton audio pads fit.

tech

Its os hard to find a decent range of Helmets in Cork

53Deg North only have 2 or 3 and Matthews only have 2 or 3 also,

can anyone tell me where there is a good selection available

tks