Posted by: Dale "Head_Hunters" DuPont on August 10, 2003 at 11:31:16

Your kids get you started too? Thats what happened to me. Now I play more than they do. They grew up and have their own bills to pay now. We mostly agree. I have a helmet for sale. A swat team style configuration with a padded liner and chin strap. A quality product but NOT a real Kevlar helmet. The reason I am selling it is simply because it is too hot to wear! Sweat starts dripping down in no time. Even in 60 degree weather. But I sweat a LOT being an old fart at 54. I have taken a Nerf RPG to the facemask and survive and am personally satisfied that It would provide adequate protection. But FULL head coverage is probably in our future for scenerio play. If I took that RPG in the back of the Head, I'm sure it would have knocked me silly. I used to duck down until I took about a 100 rounds on the top of the head. Ouch! Now I duck sideways or just take the hit so I don't get nailed in an unprotected area. The trick will be designing full head coverage that will stop a Nerf Rocket and offer protection but be cool enough to wear year round. Maybe a design like the bicycle helmets with staggard venting strips or holes. I picked up a 50 cent bicycle foam/plastic helmet at a garage sale and pondering how to cut it up to fit it with my JT mask on. I'm a fan of full head coverage. Used to do therapy on people with scrambled brains from various accidents. You do NOT want to go there.

Follow Ups: If you'd lose the nerfs ... Bill "Capt Bill" Tison 21:38:20 08/10/03 (1) Re: If you'd lose the nerfs ... TackMag 19:28:14 08/25/03 (0) Post a Followup Show your name as: DefaultRealnameBothNickname E-Mail address (eg: joeschmoe@aol.com): Show your e-mail address? DefaultYesNo Your Password: Don't have a password? CLICK HERE - Forgot your password? CLICK HERE Subject: Subject:Message: : Your kids get you started too? Thats what happened to me. Now I play more than they do. : They grew up and have their own bills to pay now. : We mostly agree. : I have a helmet for sale. A swat team style configuration with a padded liner and chin strap. A quality product but NOT a real Kevlar helmet. : The reason I am selling it is simply because it is too hot to wear! Sweat starts dripping down in no time. Even in 60 degree weather. But I sweat a LOT being an old fart at 54. : I have taken a Nerf RPG to the facemask and survive and am personally satisfied that It would provide adequate protection. But FULL head coverage is probably in our future for scenerio play. : If I took that RPG in the back of the Head, I'm sure it would have knocked me silly. : I used to duck down until I took about a 100 rounds on the top of the head. Ouch! Now I duck sideways or just take the hit so I don't get nailed in an unprotected area. : The trick will be designing full head coverage that will stop a Nerf Rocket and offer protection but be cool enough to wear year round. Maybe a design like the bicycle helmets with staggard venting strips or holes. : I picked up a 50 cent bicycle foam/plastic helmet at a garage sale and pondering how to cut it up to fit it with my JT mask on. : I'm a fan of full head coverage. : Used to do therapy on people with scrambled brains from various accidents. You do NOT want to go there. [ Follow Ups ] [ Post Followup ] [ WARPIG Rec Talk ]