To: "'Mounted search and rescue'" <msar-riders@lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: RE: [MSAR] Re: helmets in MSAR
Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2003 22:05:11 -0800
Greetings,
I have a brim that attaches via velcro for my swiftwater helmet and could
easily go onto a Petzl helmet. I've also worn a normal baseball cap under
the helmet as well.
I'd prefer my Stetson for all around shade protection, though. They tend to
frown on ground pounders wearing Stetsons and oilskin coats, though.
-David
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From: msar-riders-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org
[mailto:msar-riders-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Jorene Downs
Sent: Monday, March 17, 2003 8:54 PM
To: Mounted search and rescue
Subject: Re: [MSAR] Re: helmets in MSAR
From: "David C. Kovar" <kovar@1srg.org>
> How about wearing a Petzl climbing helmet rather than a traditional
> riding
helmet?
What would you use for a brim? One of the huge advantages of the cowboy hat
- the reason the design exists - is the wide brim to protect against the
sun. And in the winter, the wide brim re-routes rain / snow that would
otherwise be in your face or down your neck.
I've been out on SAR so hot the blacktop of the road was soft and tacky. In
that situation I want maximum brim shade and ventilation on my head, plus
the wet bandana. We only sent out riders in the morning, and I had people
hauling water to horses and humans hourly. Groundpounders had it worse, and
we had at least one searcher daily treated by the medics for heat problems.