The CAIRNS 1044 Structural Firefighting Helmet
I have had my helmet for alittle over a year it is broken in pretty well so I think i can give it a good review.
I'm going to scale my reviews based on a 1-10 basis. 1 being I would not buy this product. 10 being beg borrow or steal what you need to get it.
For this product I'm giving it a 7 meaning I would buy it but I'd rather have it issued to me.
Mine is yellow which has held up surprisingly well. It's a well made and very tough piece of equipment. my only real complaint is it is extremely tall for a structural or rescue helmet I hang it on stuff alot it sits on top of my head not around my head. The other members of my department have the same complaint.
Mine has the retractable visor I both love and hate this feature. I love that when I go to jump into a car or cut a tree thy're just a flip of the thumb away. I don't like that if the helmet shifts the glasses kind of dig into my lower nose. They are beveled so it doesn't hurt but they do have to be readjusted.
Also I am a believer in carrying a picture of a loved one in case the worst should happen I don't like that for a honkin' big as this product is it doesnt have a place that is smooth enough on the inside to attach it. I think that the makers of personal protective products could respect some of the traditions our field is built on. We have always been supersitious and we use certain things to more or less build our mojo while en-route or whatever so if you make these products please try to see things from our side.
I'm not huge on the usablity of New York style helmets this is a good looking one and it works as well as can be expected. Ithink it is definetly my favorite of the ones that I've had issued to me.
On a side note if you would like to see a product review or torture test let me know. I would love to get some stuff to do torture testing but I'm not gonna sugar coat it I ain't buying something this expensive to try to destory it.
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