Hard hats

[Guest77]

Nah sorry pal, basically I have only ever had the cheap white type which most companies make you wear on site, I expect most of the others here have only worn the same type.

 

[edexlab]

I always remember the first time a company supplied me with a hardhat......

I think the design was based on some kind of torture device,

I actually had blisters and hard lumps appear where the bloody thing dug in!

Agony to wear for more than an hour!

I found out they only cost £1.50 from a wholesalers and always bought my own since then!

 

[Darkwood]

Any serious recommendations????.............

Sorry adexlab we kind of took your serious question on a comical tangent, the ones I used to get had a padded comfy wrap over the plastic head straps. I can't name any brand but I never had any issue with them except they can get a bit sweaty in hot weather but it makes sure no one pinches your hat.

 

[Adam W]

I have a blue hard hat. The best thing about it is it cost me nothing. It's quite uncomfortable, especially in the summer.

 

[Guest77]

Not sure if your allowed to wear bump caps, but some of them look pretty good, I suppose it depends on the site your working on

 

[ipf]

 

[Geordie Spark]

Saw this one along with your US patriot hardhat. ......
View attachment 30913Surprised I've never seen one here ,given the number of cowboys in the trade

I have one of those YEEEHAAAAAAAA!!!!!

 

[R G]

I have one of those YEEEHAAAAAAAA!!!!!

That would go well with my Fistfull Of Dollars ringtone on my phone that would ..lol...

Nice to hear from you again Geordie...

 

[telectrix]

i got the good the bad and the ugly on mine. switch round with only fools and horses and star wars.

 

[edexlab]

As per the usual nowadays most sites insist on hardhats
Some of the blokes wear bump caps, in the factory and on less safety conscious jobs

They aren't too bad in the winter but very sweaty in hotter weather,
I actually prefer a hardhat to them in summer,
plus on installs the bump caps aren't really suitable for the job, as there's steel framework and heavy objects being shifted about!
We can end up wearing them for 14+hrs a day which after a bit the caps are minging! whereas a hardhat is easier to keep clean