1. The safest helmet is the one that best fits your head.
This isn’t necessarily the most expensive helmet, and it always pays to be professionally fitted when purchasing a new one!
2. Try lots of different helmets on when shopping for a new one.
Even within the same brand, each model will fit differently depending on head shape and size.
3. Always buy a snugly fit helmet.
A new helmet should give a snug, even pressure around your entire head as it will mold to your head shape the first few times you wear it.
4. Keep your helmet clean and out of the heat.
Extreme heat will melt the high-grade polystyrene layer in the helmet, so be sure to never put it in the dishwasher, store it in a hot car, or let it sit out in direct sunlight. Only use products specifically made for helmets to keep it clean.
5. Helmets should be replaced after a fall in which you hit your head.
Every impact causes the microbubbles in the expanded polystyrene layer of the helmet to burst. This is what protects your head in the event of a fall, but it means that part of the helmet won’t offer the same protection if you fall on it again.
6. Don’t borrow or lend your riding helmets.
Your helmet is designed to mold exactly to your head, so if another rider wears it, it will break in to fit theirs and might be too loose once you have it back.
7. Putting your hair up under your helmet will affect the fit.
If you have long hair and ride with it up only occasionally, you might need a second helmet. Otherwise, your helmet will be too big for your head when your hair is down. When you do put your hair up, make sure that the hair tie is low on your head and not inside the helmet to avoid any pressure points.
8. Only wear a certified equestrian helmet.
Helmets designed for other sports, such as bicycle riding, don’t offer the same type or area of protection that a riding helmet does. Riding helmets are certified to equestrian safety standards, and the more standards a helmet is certified to, the wider range of accident scenarios it protects against.
]]>Parajumpers designer Massimo Rossetti has successfully built one of the world’s leading outerwear brands. This is one of our favorite brands among all winter wear not only for it interesting beginning:
In 2006 designer Massimo Rossetti met a member of the 210th Rescue Squadron in a bar in Anchorage, Alaska. The men of the 210th Rescue Squadron, based in Anchorage, Alaska, are highly trained for extreme rescues and recoveries in the wildest, most remote and hostile corners of the Globe. Whether it be ships adrift at sea, rock-climbers stuck atop a 4,000-meter peak, or submariners sunk at unimaginable depths, these men are called to intervene.
Parajumpers train twice as hard as Navy Seals, however they use their skills to save lives not kill.
This became the inspiration for this technological outerwear collection.
They are the PJs - short for PARAJUMPERS. Tough and courageous,
The result is an extremely innovative outerwear collection with highly technological components, designed above all else to be functional.
THE PRODUCT
Made of hard-wearing nylon, these jackets come with a removable down-padded lining and a fur-trimmed hood. The collar fastens with a hook used in parachuting. On the front lies a large, zippable multi-cargo pocket containing a further three pockets designed for carrying accessories, such as ipods, GPS devices, mobile phones, etc.…
Rossetti’s designs are largely influenced by a backpack with nylon, zips and hooks, and now all PJs styles are full of such hardware. The signature hook on all jackets comes from a quick release parachutist hook, which has contributed to the creation of the Parajumpers image.
The original PJs collection consisted of identical jackets made of one fabric in four colours for men and women. These first styles were the Gobi, Kodiak and Denali. The Gobi features a two way zip that opens at the top and bottom. The bright yellow tab serves as a nod to Parajumpers, as yellow is a signal to find a person in a difficult situation. The jacket also includes an iPad pocket, cell phone pocket, and cargo pocket for whatever the wearer wishes to store. The men’s and women’s styles are nearly identical, with the exception of a removable interior in the men’s jacket.
The huge pocket found on many PJs styles was inspired by a research trip to Alaska; Rossetti saw a fireman’s jacket that had a pocket large enough to fit a helmet. This new and different design is one of many that sets Parajumpers apart.
One of Parajumpers’ newer styles that has become quite popular is the Long Bear. This women’s jacket is a knee length coat with a removable hood and detachable fur. This makes the coat easily machine washable; an incredibly practical feature for a winter coat!
In Rossetti’s own words; “we are a guiding light.” Parajumpers has proven itself to be an innovative and functional brand, and we can’t wait to see what new designs Rossetti has up his sleeve. We highly suggest watching the video clip below in which Rossetti details this brand history in his own words, and keep scrolling to browse the PJs styles that Sporting Life has to offer.
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