Odd helmet question....

[Omega Man]

So it's Summer in the high desert, temps in the 1teens. I'm looking into cooling vests but I want to know if I can put my helmet in the freezer of a regular fridge for 8 hours during my shift. I put it in the regular area today and the effect was nice for a bit. Ya think putting it in the freezer will harm it? It will be inside the cloth cover bag and a thin plastic bag.

~O~

 

[dan filipi]

I doubt freezing it would hurt anything other than maybe the soft pads once frozen, maybe they'd become brittle? Not sure but if you try it and let it thaw a bit before putting it on I bet it would be okay.

 

[Mad Dog Tannen]

Helmets are made of the same material space helmets are made from, I think they can take the cold!

 

[slabghost]

If you had a cloth cover that fits tight to the helmet. You could wet the cloth before the ride and the evaporation will cool the helmet. Someone probably makes such a product for high temp riding. Maybe not though. Too simple of a solution. Maybe a Rube Goldberg wanna be is building a helmet refrigeration unit. :smilie_happy:

 

[dan filipi]

Heat like that, I know it hell, I wet my hair then put the helmet on.

I was told heat wants to escape the body through the top of your head. Wet hair helps a lot.

 

[backlander]

I have a bandana like piece that you soak in cold tap water until it swells up, then you ring the excess water out and tie it around your neck, it stays cool and damp for a long time and it really helps with the heat, keeping your head cool. I'll try to locate it and the information on it, packed it away last year and now I've forgot where I put it. I'm real good at thatl. lol

 

[zman]

Yea I know what you mean, I haven't uncovered my bike in a week now, just go out and relieve fuel tank pressure at the end of the day..**** its hot out. They have something called an Airhead insert that creates a little gap that allows more air circulation. I dont see any problem with freezing except maybe fogging.
Let us know how it goes, maybe I`ll freeze mine too.

 

[wilcoy02]

here is a link to the neck coolers

https://tourking.us/shop/index.php/cPath ... fc4d05e98b

 

[Ansimp]

backlander » Sat Jun 20, 2015 12:35 pm[/url]":1thgtw7f]
I have a bandana like piece that you soak in cold tap water until it swells up, then you ring the excess water out and tie it around your neck, it stays cool and damp for a long time and it really helps with the heat, keeping your head cool. I'll try to locate it and the information on it, packed it away last year and now I've forgot where I put it. I'm real good at thatl. lol

When my brother Kim and I were riding through hot desert conditions in August 2013 we used a microfibre neck scarf ( Similar to Backlander's description), camel back/etc full of ice water under our leather jackets and Airheads in our helmets :good:

Airhead installed

• Ansimp
• Jun 19, 2013

Airhead

• Ansimp
• Jun 19, 2013

We stayed nice and cool in 110 plus weather. I did find the AirHead liner was uncomfortable after 4 plus hours of riding

 

[ianstaley]

just something to consider, fibreglass has a habit of de laminating in extreme cold conditions. It may even become brittle after several hours in a freezer. a refrigerator shouldn't do it any damage, as a fridge even on its coldest setting is a lot less than a freezer. Also consider this, that you will sweat into the padding, it is unavoidable, so freeze the lid, you will have ice chunks either side of your head. If you came off your bike, it would be the same as not wearing a helmet, especially if your head took a heavy hit to the head.

So looking on the net found a couple of possibilities.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LnEibndWyQU

[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LnEibndWyQU[/video]

 

[ianstaley]

Found this too. But it isn't a good idea to cool the head with air co, cooling the brain will impair your decision making. But cooling your body will in fact make you head feel cooler which it will be, the air around your body is being cooled and as a consequence your blood id being cooled too, that will in fact cool you head too.

https://www.psfk.com/2012/08/helmet-cooling-system.html

if you want to invest in this idea of a cooled helmet go here

https://www.rediff.com/getahead/slide-sh ... 101210.htm

 

[julimike54]

I use the wet head, helmet & anything (or) everything else, evaporation works, until humidity too high, then it's beer thirty time. Riding in Big Bend, 4th July time frame & every stop was drink water & wet everything down (about 120 in shade), even filled boots with water. Biggest problem is that at high temps like that, everything dries really fast so it doesn't last long enough, works better when not quite so hot.

 

[Omega Man]

Thanks for the replies fellas, all good options. I'm going to try it today and report when I get home.

~O~

 

[Terry]

I live in ultra humid (think living in a heavy wet blanket) southeast Texas with Gulf Coast humidity pumped in daily.
While we only get in the upper 90's-100 in summer, the hideous humidity makes it feel hell like miserable.
I tried a cooling vest. They might work in dryer climates like Arizona but are worthless and uncomfortable here.
Good luck finding a solution.

 

[Omega Man]

It's in the freezer. opcorn:

 

[mcgovern61]

Ian, I like that air conditioner vest!! (Looks like a heat pump since it can be reversed for heat.)

~O~, you just need to keep the sun off your head......maybe with one of these? :hihihi:

 

[Omega Man]

Good lawd.

 

[slabghost]

mcgovern61 » Sat Jun 20, 2015 10:12 am[/url]":15bnu4gc]
Ian, I like that air conditioner vest!! (Looks like a heat pump since it can be reversed for heat.)

~O~, you just need to keep the sun off your head......maybe with one of these? :hihihi:

I wonder if they make those to fit a wing? With all the rain we're getting that does look like a nice shelter. Design itself is hideous but I do like the idea.

 

[julimike54]

Add a couple doors AND hey you got a car

 

[Mad Dog Tannen]

I just drink lots of water, and ride fast to stay cool!

It gets above 110f here and I have been fine without any cooling aides. I wear full gear every time I ride too. Staying hydrated is way more important than anything else!

The sun does stop me from working on the bike sometimes though.