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Slicer
PostPosted: Thu Oct 22, 2009 5:18 pm  Reply with quote
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Welllp, I just got a hat full of D3O today. Think of it as rubber that's a little like Silly Putty. This is exactly what it feels like: wearing a hat full of rubber plates.

Strengths:

It does fit the contours of your head pretty well. It's not like wearing a helmet-helmet at all.
The material seems to work as advertised. Hitting it with a hammer actually makes it hotter; some of the kinetic energy is being converted to heat.

Weaknesses:

There are gaps between the plates of D3O material, what could go wrong?
I'm pretty sure that you do not want to wear this in lieu of an actual helmet.

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merlyn_DHC
PostPosted: Sat Oct 31, 2009 11:54 pm  Reply with quote
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its the "in-between" option .. and good in a snowball fight. LOL.

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Merrie_England
PostPosted: Mon Nov 02, 2009 5:20 am  Reply with quote



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How much do they cost where you are Slice?

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Slicer
PostPosted: Mon Nov 02, 2009 3:07 pm  Reply with quote
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Anywhere from $100-$115, depending on model. From Amazon, anyway.

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merlyn_DHC
PostPosted: Mon Nov 02, 2009 9:51 pm  Reply with quote
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Merrie - Vertigo has some if you're interested .. but might be easier to pick it up from UK. But LMK if you're interested .. Skate Park has them for a lot cheaper.

MDHZ

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[Fri 12:08] merlyn_DHC: HAHAHA

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Merrie_England
PostPosted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 3:02 am  Reply with quote



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Seems you're right Merlyn... the price here has dropped a lot since I last looked... and it's in a lot more products now... taken off quite nicely. I can see new for around $80 and worn once (didn't fit) for as little as $40 ish...

For a change something is actually quite cheap in the UK Smile

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