Old Helmets

crtahoe · 02-23-2013, 03:00 PM

Do you folks just toss them? I have some old ones can't imagine anyone would ever want to use them but for some reason just putting them in a trash can seem so weird .

Railbender · 02-23-2013, 03:36 PM

I have heard the suggestion that you offer them to your local EMS or hospital for training purposes. Who knows someday the person they have to remove a helmet from might be you.

That'sLife · 02-23-2013, 03:37 PM

It does seem weird to just toss them in the trash.

That's why I have "garage ornaments".

sintax · 02-23-2013, 04:09 PM

or just put them on ebay.

If they are 70-80's vintage helmets they can go for a ton of loot on ebay. Lots of guys are buying them and relining them and custom paint.. and selling them for 4-500 dollars

kubiak · 02-23-2013, 05:33 PM

some guys would buy them and put them on display if they are the right ones for them.

wvboy · 02-23-2013, 05:36 PM

I don't buy helmets as often as I should and sure don't take very good care of them so if I do put one in the trash I cut the chin strap off just to keep it from being used again.

burmbuster · 02-23-2013, 05:42 PM

I have accumulated a few myself. I generally toss the old MX helmets but I have a few Scorpion EXO helmets in great shape that I never wear. they just take up room but I don't want to just throw them away. I may sell them.

trc.rhubarb · 02-23-2013, 10:12 PM

Got tired of staring at an old helmet just this week.
Cut off the straps (helmet was way beyond being usable anymore) and threw it out.

4B1T · 02-24-2013, 10:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Railbender

I have heard the suggestion that you offer them to your local EMS or hospital for training purposes. Who knows someday the person they have to remove a helmet from might be you.

+1 for this. Working in the fire / EMS field now, I have come to realize that there are only very few training dollars to go around, and a lot of ground to cover. That said, any freebies that you throw to your local dept (be it a helmet, old fire extinguisher, or whatever), WILL be put to good use. Worst case scenario is that whoever is on shift takes advantage of a unique training opportunity and learns some lessons without compromising your spinal cord in the process.

Stray Dog · 02-25-2013, 01:00 AM

They make great plant holders...

Dog

02-23-2013, 03:00 PM	#1
crtahoe ^OP Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Jul 2008 Location: South Lake Tahoe Oddometer: 276	Old Helmets Do you folks just toss them? I have some old ones can't imagine anyone would ever want to use them but for some reason just putting them in a trash can seem so weird .

02-23-2013, 03:36 PM	#2
Railbender Studly Adventurer Joined: Oct 2006 Location: NW PA Oddometer: 970	I have heard the suggestion that you offer them to your local EMS or hospital for training purposes. Who knows someday the person they have to remove a helmet from might be you. __________________ The shortest distance between two points is boring.

02-23-2013, 03:37 PM	#3
That'sLife Adventurer Joined: Oct 2011 Location: Indianapolis Oddometer: 20	It does seem weird to just toss them in the trash. That's why I have "garage ornaments". __________________ Indecision is the key to flexibility.

02-23-2013, 05:36 PM	#6
wvboy Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Nov 2009 Location: Dawg coast Oddometer: 208	I don't buy helmets as often as I should and sure don't take very good care of them so if I do put one in the trash I cut the chin strap off just to keep it from being used again. __________________ “With so many people in America suffering from sleep deprivation, you’d think TV would be better at 3:30 in the morning.”

02-23-2013, 05:42 PM	#7
burmbuster Studly Adventurer Joined: Oct 2007 Location: South East USA Oddometer: 886	Interesting thread I have accumulated a few myself. I generally toss the old MX helmets but I have a few Scorpion EXO helmets in great shape that I never wear. they just take up room but I don't want to just throw them away. I may sell them. __________________ _______________ 2012 Tiger 800 XC

02-23-2013, 04:09 PM	#4
sintax Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Jan 2010 Location: So.Cal Oddometer: 341	or just put them on ebay. If they are 70-80's vintage helmets they can go for a ton of loot on ebay. Lots of guys are buying them and relining them and custom paint.. and selling them for 4-500 dollars

02-23-2013, 05:33 PM	#5
kubiak Beastly Adventurer Joined: Nov 2007 Location: madera california Oddometer: 4,141	some guys would buy them and put them on display if they are the right ones for them.

02-23-2013, 10:12 PM	#8
trc.rhubarb Beastly Adventurer Joined: Nov 2011 Location: Concord, CA Oddometer: 1,139	Got tired of staring at an old helmet just this week. Cut off the straps (helmet was way beyond being usable anymore) and threw it out. __________________ 2007 BMW GS Adventure 2010 Harley Ultra Limited 1975 R90/6 Follow me here

02-25-2013, 01:00 AM	#10
Stray Dog Adventurer Joined: Jan 2013 Oddometer: 27	They make great plant holders... Dog

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