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Created by salt > 9 months ago, 13 Sep 2011
lostinlondon

lostinlondon

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19 Sep 2011 12:28PM
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hamburglar said...

lostinlondon said...

sebol said...

^^^^
I take it that you don't drive a car or fly on a plane?

Head injury for a kite surfer would be an extremely rare event.

I am not a helmet basher, I am personaly tempted for the surfer's ear prevention (had my ear cut off, drilling and staple back once before and it is closing again), but overall it is pretty pointless wearing a helmet for safety when you spend 95% of the time on the water.

Maybe, i am wrong, I don't wear one on a pushie either


What has driving a car or flying in a plane got to do with this? I bet you wear your seatbelt in the car and are happy they have safety procedures on a plane in place.

I wear a helmet not because I expect I'm going to become a drooling mess on my next stack without it - I'm more concerned about an otherwise minor knock causing me to lose claret, require stitches and keep me off the water just when the seabreezes are at their best!

The first day I rode a directional I took a couple of minor taps to the head (in flat learning conditions) and thought "yep, going to need to wear my helmet doing this next time, in case I get hit harder"

I like my brain, I spent a lot of time and money edumacating it to a Masters level. It earns me money so I can keep the baby mommas in Juicy Couture. I reckon I should protect it.

no disrespect but...
holy cow i'm glad i don't kite near anybody that wears that sort of head gear ,would be enough to scare off a bull elephant ??????
one thing to protect the grey matter but seriously, would it not be more beneficial to yourself and others to learn better kite control and be confident enough to have fun without scaring the bejesus out of jo public.

disregard for learners on the beach ,is a safer sport on the water

i were a seat belt but not a helmet


Your awesome display of reason and formation of a coherent argument, in conjunction with excellent spelling abilities have led me to believe that wearing a helmet would not make much difference in the event of a solid object colliding with your skull.

salt

salt

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19 Sep 2011 3:51PM
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sebol said...

Head injury for a kite surfer would be an extremely rare event.




I was kite-ing in a wave, board came off feet, wave dumped on me carrying board with it= Stitches and hospital that day.




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19 Sep 2011 3:31PM
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+1 for Protec ace, use mine for wakeboarding, really comfy and way ahead of a Gath helment in respect to protection. I was always of the understanding that Gath helmets were more focussed toward protection from fin cuts etc, as they are useless for protection against impact.

Havent felt the need for using one kiting yet, although I can definetly see the motivation behind them, especially for guys in there first couple of years of kiting.

lostinlondon

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19 Sep 2011 5:54PM
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Kiting said...

+1 for Protec ace, use mine for wakeboarding, really comfy and way ahead of a Gath helment in respect to protection. I was always of the understanding that Gath helmets were more focussed toward protection from fin cuts etc, as they are useless for protection against impact.

Havent felt the need for using one kiting yet, although I can definetly see the motivation behind them, especially for guys in there first couple of years of kiting.


From Gath website:-

Gath Gedi
EN 1385 Approved (350-410 grams)
Combines higher levels of impact protection with close fitting comfort and low drag performance. The Gath Gedi is fully convertible with removable ear protectors, visors and peaks and can be customised for a perfect fit to any head shape with Gaths unique Comfort Strip Fitting System.

According to my limited access to the Standard online - a helmet complying to the standard is suitable for use in Class 1 to 4 rivers.

A class 4 river is:

Long rapids; waves high, irregular; dangerous rocks; boiling eddies; best passages difficult to scout; scouting mandatory first time; powerful and precise maneuvering required. Demands expert boatman and excellent boat and good quality equipment.

hamburglar

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19 Sep 2011 6:38PM
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lostinlondon said...

hamburglar said...

lostinlondon said...

sebol said...

^^^^
I take it that you don't drive a car or fly on a plane?

Head injury for a kite surfer would be an extremely rare event.

I am not a helmet basher, I am personaly tempted for the surfer's ear prevention (had my ear cut off, drilling and staple back once before and it is closing again), but overall it is pretty pointless wearing a helmet for safety when you spend 95% of the time on the water.

Maybe, i am wrong, I don't wear one on a pushie either


What has driving a car or flying in a plane got to do with this? I bet you wear your seatbelt in the car and are happy they have safety procedures on a plane in place.

I wear a helmet not because I expect I'm going to become a drooling mess on my next stack without it - I'm more concerned about an otherwise minor knock causing me to lose claret, require stitches and keep me off the water just when the seabreezes are at their best!

The first day I rode a directional I took a couple of minor taps to the head (in flat learning conditions) and thought "yep, going to need to wear my helmet doing this next time, in case I get hit harder"

I like my brain, I spent a lot of time and money edumacating it to a Masters level. It earns me money so I can keep the baby mommas in Juicy Couture. I reckon I should protect it.

no disrespect but...
holy cow i'm glad i don't kite near anybody that wears that sort of head gear ,would be enough to scare off a bull elephant ??????
one thing to protect the grey matter but seriously, would it not be more beneficial to yourself and others to learn better kite control and be confident enough to have fun without scaring the bejesus out of jo public.

disregard for learners on the beach ,is a safer sport on the water

i were a seat belt but not a helmet


Your awesome display of reason and formation of a coherent argument, in conjunction with excellent spelling abilities have led me to believe that wearing a helmet would not make much difference in the event of a solid object colliding with your skull.




blaaa blaaa just stay in vic


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