Off Trail Fatal on Kinsman

[DayTrip]

What helmet did you buy and then not use? I use an outdated bicycle helmet with a brimmed hat underneath. The hat has slots cut for the helmet straps, and the helmet was selected from my collection as one where I could unthread the strap, thread the strap through the hat slots, and rethread the strap for the helmet. Most bicycle helmets have sewn straps which prevent adding the brimmed hat cleanly. I have met one other person doing summer hiking with a helmet. She also had knee pads and maybe other pads, possibly hockey, because as she said she frequently fell and wanted to minimize injury.

It was a basic climbing helmet from I think Black Diamond. There entry level general purpose version. Like $70, maybe less. The last time I came across it in my various bins of stuff all the styrofoam on the inside of it fell out. Did a little Googling and apparently like ropes and other gear you should just toss it at a certain age regardless of condition. So It tossed it.