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What Petzl do you own? Mine, the Ecrin Roc has almost no flare.
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Was there any other helmet for the serious climber? I still am surprised that Petzl discontinued it several years ago.What Petzl do you own? Mine, the Ecrin Roc has almost no flare.
It is reassuring to see there are enough of us out there who (to paraphrase Clint Eastwood in Heartbreak Ridge) 'Adapt, improvise, overcome.'decompression:That's the one I have as well.
I have been using my Petzl (climbing) helmet, ..., is that the bottom edge flares out just a bit. I like the idea of the skateboard helmet, because the lower edge does not flare. I will have to try one of those.
OK, your Roc is a later model than mine (you can tell by the shape of the vent holes, and the CE mark). Petzl changed the Roc design / appearance very slightly somewhere around 2000. Mine is a circa 1991 version of the Roc. But, yours still have the slight flare at the edge, a little less pronounced than the earlier design. Nice pictures, though, and I really like the mounts. And, you answered a question I was going to ask - I have an inclination to drill some vent holes in the top of mine - it traps some exhaust gas bubbles at times, affecting buoyancy. But, I see you have not. Have you given any thought to that?That's not my helmet... This is my helmet:
I use the heavy bungee as an anchoring point for the backup bungee on the lights.
I am constantly looking down in the caves, or twisting my head one side or the other. I never noticed air collecting there, much less disturbing my buoyancy. There is a hole drilled in the very back to hang it up.I have an inclination to drill some vent holes in the top of mine - it traps some exhaust gas bubbles at times, affecting buoyancy. But, I see you have not. Have you given any thought to that?
Since that's where %98 of my side mount and helmet diving is done, it's no wonder I don't notice.Sounds a bit like being in a cave the whole time