Bump helmets

[Joe142]

Hi all, 

 

im eventually wanting to set up a bump helmet when I have the funds and am stuck between 2 choices, I’ve been looking at the PTS MTEK flux for a while and it seems to be a great helmet on the reviews but I’m also looking at eventually getting NODs as well and I’m not sure if it will be the best for when I have them, so I’m also looking at the team Wendy exfil (although not the easiest to get hold of) 

 

what are all of your guys opinions? Especially if you run night vision and either helmet yourselves or are there any other helmets worth looking at? 
 

cheers 

[GeorgePlaysAirsoft]

The short version is the actual "shell" of the helmet doesn't matter too much, what does, I think in roughly this order:

-retention system

- shroud*

- padding

-shell

 

A real team wendy exfil would be really good I think. If you can find one, and can afford it, get one and maybe consider replacing the padding later. That's the short answer. Or you can pick kinda any bump helmet, and replace retention system, padding and shroud - in that order.

 

Longer answer:

 

I had the FMA replica of the exfil for a while and I think the value for money is really good there. It's a common assumption that you need a high quality shroud to make sure the night vision doesn't fall off. I think this is true, sure, but I did not have any issues with the built in shroud on my replica helmet. What I did have happen, is the retention system broke. After around 2 years of use. I'm not sure how many hours this was with night vision but quite a lot and i paid £35ish for the helmet all in.  I put the * by shroud because you do need a good shroud, but I'm not sure you need a legit RS shroud. They aren't the most complicated things at the end of the day.

 

This is personal preference but looking at it, there is basically nothing I like about the PTS flux helmet. it doesn't have an "on the fly" retention system (like the boa the team wendy comes with, or the ops core occ dial) which I think is almost essential for reducing wobble and comfort and the pads look kinda naff.

 

Likewise padding is very important because comfort is king and you kinda need to wear these for long periods of time.

 

When my suspension system broke I replaced it with the following, and also ordered some pads whilst I was at it. The (replica) TW pads are nice, but these are nicer and worth the money imo.

 

https://protectiongroupdenmark.com/shop/5-ballistic-helmet/25-pgd-dial-retention-system/

https://protectiongroupdenmark.com/shop/5-ballistic-helmet/26-pgd-10-pad-helmet-liner/

Edited December 15 by GeorgePlaysAirsoft

[TheFull9]

The PTS is the base line for actually attaching NV to imho, but you'd still want to make sure to give the mount a good wiggle before setting off with any setup.  I had their Flux for a bit and compared to it to my real MTEK carbon, and taking price difference in to account it's definitely a solid option.  Obviously any carbon or bump from Ops-Core will be good, probably TW too but I've never tried any of those myself to be able to comment.

 

There's also the various soft mount 'skull crushers' if you want something purely to mount NV with minimal bulk and weight and cheaper than the real helmets.  I've only tried the Tracer Tactical one which is great, but any of them from a quality gear brand is an option.