• Mendip Rocks, Earth Science Lecture Day

    Mendip Rocks are holding a number of presentations on Saturday 17th October as part of the Earth Science Week. Talks will include:-

    Anjana Khatwa, award winning presenter and writer: "The Whispers of Rock: Stories from the Earth". Vince Simmonds, archeologist and cave explorer: "Echoes of the Ice Age: A Pleistocene Record from Mendip Cave Deposits" Of particular interest will be the recent find, the Woolly Rhino Skull that is now in Wells Museum. Owen Dukes - Geologist (Tarmac) "Mendip Mineral Resources"

    Click here for details

Trying to find a helmet that fits

I think the Borea is basically the Boreo small but the notched bit of plastic (for ponytails) means it can't close down quite as small (hence 52-58cm instead of 48-58cm).

The new bungee clip at the rear for Boreo helmets is dumb (at least for caving) and in my limited experience doesn't work very well.
Interesting observation re: Borea vs. Boreo, and the notched headband!

And I certainly agree - The rear bungee is stupid. I'm assuming it's designed for a battery pack, but it's way too flimsy on it's own to be trustworthy... As there also aren't any rear-clips for a headlamp's elastic straps, I resorted to 3D printing a custom mount. The downside is that the many hours' spent designing/iterating getting to a workable model, are pretty much specific to this helmet & headlamp combo... (It works well though.)

Headlamp Mount 1.jpg


Headlamp Mount 2.jpg
 
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