Gear
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Posted on Sep 19, 2017
What are the best commercial off-the-shelf ballistic helmets out there?
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I'm looking at doing some contractor-type work after I ETS. I'd like to get a ballistic helmet with that in mind, but I realize that some companies won't sell to civilians, so I might need to buy one sooner than later. What are the best helmets out there?
I realize armor is always a balance of ballistics, weight, and cost, but most helmets are Level IIIA, leaving the relevant factors as weight, cost, and quality.
I realize armor is always a balance of ballistics, weight, and cost, but most helmets are Level IIIA, leaving the relevant factors as weight, cost, and quality.
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Many helmets fail to protect the brainstem, the most important area in the head. Keep that in mind when buying a brain bucket.
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I don't know about COTS helmets, but depending on what you have in mind to do, one of the companies that we sell equipment for has a line of lightweight polycarbonate helmets.
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SPC Elijah J. Henry, MBA
COTS is just an abbreviation for commercial off-the-shelf. What company do you recommend?
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SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth
We sell equipment for Husqvarna, they offer polycarbonate helmets for the forestry loggers.
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