Your tactical helmet is crucial for keeping your brain inside your skull during combat. But keeping your helmet protected and in good shape can make all the difference. So, here are 5 ways to keep your tactical helmet in great shape and in perfect working order:
- Protect Your Helmet From Unnecessary Impact
Yeah, I know helmets are primarily designed to protect you against impact and bumps. However, unnecessary exposure to constant impact can weaken your tactical helmet over time.
A classic traveling mistake is stuffing your helmet to your backpack, and dropping it on the ground incessantly. These “little” impacts can add up and easily damage the outer polycarbonate layer.
- Protect Your Helmet From Extreme Heat
I’d say it here and now – stop exposing your helmet to intense heat! Tactical helmets such as cycling helmets are often held together with glue, which can melt at extreme temperatures. So, you don’t want to leave out your helmet in your dashboard or somewhere exposed. Keep it dry and cool in the basement or attic.
- Keep Your Helmet Away From Spray Paints And Solvents
Before I talk about this, never wash your helmet in a washing machine! Now that that has been said, you should know that solvents can break down the glue that holds your helmet together. Sometimes, paints can also have the same effect on your helmet.
Don’t Attach Protruding Objects to Your Helmet
While it may seem funny to glue GI Joe or My Little Pony onto your lid, don’t do it. The adhesive can interact negatively with the helmet shell or foam liner, and having something affixed to the outer shell can produce a stress point in an impact, or snag on the ground in a sliding crash, increasing dangerous rotational forces.
- Wash Your Helmet With Care
Here’s the alternative to using washing machine. Use water and mild soap to clean your helmet. However, avoid using ammonia or bleach. Then, you should rinse it thoroughly, and allow it to air-dry. Also, avoid submerging your helmet completely in water.
- Don’t Try to Repair Your Helmet After A Crash
You should know that most of these tactical helmets are made for one large-scale impact. Once that occurs, please don’t try to keep the helmet around or fix it up. Just go get a new one!
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