Any recommendations for club helmets

[blackholesun]

My club is sadly going to have to retire all of its Petzl Ecrins soon as we're not allowed to use helmets that are more than 5 years old. As you can't get Ecrins in bulk any more, does anyone have recommendations for a good club helmet? Ideally it will be hard wearing, straightforward to attach lights too, and be able to fit heads that range in size from miniature to monstrous.

Cheers

 

[Amy]

Elderid Ultralight. Comes in jr and full size. I (adult female with a mediumish head, size 6 hat i think) wear junior. They are regularly on amazon.com from manufacturer dor $35-$50. They are suspension just as the ecrins are. So far everyone ive recommended to loves the price colors design fit and durability. Ecrins were to big for my head and slipped around a lot. Elderid coming in two sizes helps get a closer fit much better. And cant beat the price being half or less than half for basically the same thing!

 

[PaulW]

petzl do the elios in a 'club' version that you buy in packs of 4, and i think you can get them in size 1 and 2

 

[Les W]

So, what are you doing with the Ecrins that you are retiring... 

 

[blackholesun]

Thanks for the advice, and those with abnormally large or small heads will soon be asked their opinions on those two helmets.

The ecrins will probably be flogged off on here at some point in the next month, I imagine.

 

[potholer]

I've got a distinctly large head (an Ecrin Best is pretty much just adjusts large enough for me with the thin padding on), and I can get an Edelrid (54-60cm) on, though it does feel a bit snug, and I'm not sure I'd want to wear it.

One point I would make is that if the issue for your club is absolute age of helmet rather than years of use, better check the helmets when you get them - I moved some lights for a club from Vertexes to Edelrids (still got a stray one left to do.
They bought their helmets last year, but the one helmet of theirs I have left to covert has a 2011 label inside.

For the Ultralight, maximum manufacturer lifetime is 12 years unused in optimal conditions, or 10 years usage with 'occasional and appropriate' use.

But if you're constrained by a one-size-fits-all 5 years from manufacture, if you're buying Edelrid helemets, best make clear to the seller that you require recent ones - there was someone on Amazon USA mentioning helmets that they had bought were a few years old, though that clearly wouldn't be an issue for many people following manufacturer's guidelines, assuming storage conditions were good.

Also, if anyone happens to be wanting to mount Duos on the highly-ventilated Edelrids, some penny washers might come in handy, to allow one of the mounting screws to use an existing hole, rather than having to try and fit both upper battery box holes between the pre-existing ones.
M4x15mm seem sufficient, though M4x20mm would be OK as well.

EDIT: changed lifetime data after locating on Edelrid site.

 

[martinm]

My club is sadly going to have to retire all of its Petzl Ecrins soon as we're not allowed to use helmets that are more than 5 years old. As you can't get Ecrins in bulk any more, does anyone have recommendations for a good club helmet? Ideally it will be hard wearing, straightforward to attach lights too, and be able to fit heads that range in size from miniature to monstrous.

Cheers

What's the DOI expiry date on inside of them? If they're still within date, I'd like one if it's not too scratched, etc. Miss my old Ecrin Roc...  Mel.