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jansman
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Citizen H wrote:Reviewing my kit and realized that one area that's not been covered is safety helmets,

I have a bump cap & a hard hat but what if it all goes turbo and 9mm's etc are heading my way?

What's everyone's thoughts on the subject?

Keeping my head down Citizen "H"
My thoughts on an ex Vietnam? US issue army helmet? In the UK in 2016?
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Re: safety helmets

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jansman wrote:
Citizen H wrote:Reviewing my kit and realized that one area that's not been covered is safety helmets,

I have a bump cap & a hard hat but what if it all goes turbo and 9mm's etc are heading my way?

What's everyone's thoughts on the subject?

Keeping my head down Citizen "H"
My thoughts on an ex Vietnam? US issue army helmet? In the UK in 2016?
You really want me to comment?
if you refer to the lid in the photo its Austrian army surplus, any comments that are constructive are more than welcome,

Laters Citizen "H"
Im just hoping for the best and preparing for the worse.

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Re: safety helmets

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poppypiesdad wrote:Hats hmmm
Well for high winds I've got a fleecy hat
For cycling guess it's a cycle hat
Horse riding crash skull
Site use hard hat.
As for 9mm it's more 13mm nuts and bolts I'm used to not 7.62 or 5.56.......
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hey poppypiesdad, 9mm 7.62 or 5.56, 303, .22, buck shot, nuts bolts both metric and imperial from a catapult and all and any munitions that people can lay there hands on will be pushed into service without much regard other than self preservation, hence the consideration of some form of head protection.

Covering all bases Citizen "H"
Im just hoping for the best and preparing for the worse.

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Citizen H wrote:
poppypiesdad wrote:Hats hmmm
Well for high winds I've got a fleecy hat
For cycling guess it's a cycle hat
Horse riding crash skull
Site use hard hat.
As for 9mm it's more 13mm nuts and bolts I'm used to not 7.62 or 5.56.......
J
hey poppypiesdad, 9mm 7.62 or 5.56, 303, .22, buck shot, nuts bolts both metric and imperial from a catapult and all and any munitions that people can lay there hands on will be pushed into service without much regard other than self preservation, hence the consideration of some form of head protection.

Covering all bases Citizen "H"
And you see this as something to prep for ????
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Re: safety helmets

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Citizen H wrote:Reviewing my kit and realized that one area that's not been covered is safety helmets,

I have a bump cap & a hard hat but what if it all goes turbo and 9mm's etc are heading my way?

What's everyone's thoughts on the subject?

Keeping my head down Citizen "H"
Let me just ask a serious question. Do you really believe that your scenario will happen in your lifetime?

I don't think it will, therefore I think you're being a bit melodramatic(you did ask) However, if you believe you need it, then have at it. :roll:
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Ok I'll admit I do have several steel helmets, from ww2 British army Brodie style , and the deeper civil defence type and the later turtle style and have recently brought an old East German helmet which incidentally might be one of the ugliest helmets ever produced but has very good ballistic protection characterists . I also have hard hats for use on a building site and several re-enactment helmets from chapel de fers , sallets and even a great helm . That said I couldn't envisage wearing any of them in some sort of apocalyptic situation. However , the re-enactment helmets do give me an idea. We all wear helmets on the field as part of the safety rules but some of the girls who act as water carriers would look "out of place" with a helmet on so to look right and protect themselves they wear what we call a secret. This is simply a close fitting skull cap that can be disguised under other head ware . Ok so our helmets are only designed to deflect blunt arrows rather than bullets but the principal of a steel helmet under a woollen , with optional bobble , hat might be one to think of. Of course you would need to source a helmet of better , tougher steel but it's an idea.
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Citizen H wrote:
poppypiesdad wrote:Hats hmmm
Well for high winds I've got a fleecy hat
For cycling guess it's a cycle hat
Horse riding crash skull
Site use hard hat.
As for 9mm it's more 13mm nuts and bolts I'm used to not 7.62 or 5.56.......
J
hey poppypiesdad, 9mm 7.62 or 5.56, 303, .22, buck shot, nuts bolts both metric and imperial from a catapult and all and any munitions that people can lay there hands on will be pushed into service without much regard other than self preservation, hence the consideration of some form of head protection.

Covering all bases Citizen "H"
Naaaa your.not really getting it are you .
Never mind moving on ................ :tinfoil
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In a WROL situation I doubt there would be much threat from guns in the UK, at least in the short term. But civil war type street battles I totally buy into, and I say that as someone who is a rational, hard-nosed, optimistic, and conspiracy theory-mocking sceptic. Hence my thoughts on getting caving helmets. Hell, I'm considering dustbin lids to protect against thrown missiles.
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sethorly wrote:In a WROL situation I doubt there would be much threat from guns in the UK, at least in the short term. But civil war type street battles I totally buy into, and I say that as someone who is a rational, hard-nosed, optimistic, and conspiracy theory-mocking sceptic. Hence my thoughts on getting caving helmets. Hell, I'm considering dustbin lids to protect against thrown missiles.

I remember the concerns of chemical weapons being used on the under ground and the sudden increase of sales of gas mask's, I saw police helicopters being shot at by rioters in London....... etc etc etc.

as there's no crystal ball and the future is not set in stone who can say what will or wont be happening??? Im just hoping for the best and preparing for the worse.

Catch my drift, ride my wave, or follow your own paths,

Just be careful out there,
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Deeps wrote:Image

Something like this will do for me.
I actually have something similar in pink. :mrgreen: