I'm not paranoid but realize the folks occasionally crash, sometimes through no fault of their own. I have a good five point harness and a halon fire extinguisher. I wear a helmet when I am on a motorcycle and when racing cars. I tried to get some of my helmets to work in the RV-4 without any luck. I'm using the CQ in the ear headset but couldn't get either an open face or full face helmet to work. Helmet pulls the headset down when I put it on.
Aviation specific helmets are crazy expensive except for one brand that was "only" about $300. I noticed it was very similar to the shorty helmets worn by the Harley crowd. I ordered a Bell Pit Boss. It was NOS for around $90. Turns out it was too small so I returned it but noticed that many other companies sold the same helmet rebranded. I bought an open box from Amazon for under $40 and it was literally here in two day. Tried it out today and it works perfectly.
The helmet I ended up with is ILM 883V. It lists on Amazon for $50. It is DOT certified and made in China just like its Bell Pit Boss twin. They run small. Very comfortable, I forget I have it on. Doesn't interfere with vision.
Aviation specific helmets are crazy expensive except for one brand that was "only" about $300. I noticed it was very similar to the shorty helmets worn by the Harley crowd. I ordered a Bell Pit Boss. It was NOS for around $90. Turns out it was too small so I returned it but noticed that many other companies sold the same helmet rebranded. I bought an open box from Amazon for under $40 and it was literally here in two day. Tried it out today and it works perfectly.
The helmet I ended up with is ILM 883V. It lists on Amazon for $50. It is DOT certified and made in China just like its Bell Pit Boss twin. They run small. Very comfortable, I forget I have it on. Doesn't interfere with vision.