What to do with an old helmet?

[Bazbro_imp]

Hanging baskets? Pretty flowers in??

[MM300_imp]

They get tossed

[jimgl3_imp]

paintball

[GoldOxide_imp]

paintball

That's resourceful.

[Gone in 60]

I tried to find ways to recycle old helmets. in L.A. for a while, there was a group that would collect old helmet donations and ship them to third-world countries where they didn't have any, thinking old was better than nothing. They disappeared.
I took a few to the fire station around the corner from my house, thinking they might want them for training - removing helmets safely from downed riders. They weren't interested.

I ended up donating the ones that weren't damaged to goodwill, and cutting the straps off of the bad ones and tossing them in the dumpster.

[jimgl3_imp]

paintball

That's resourceful.

That's resourceful.
yeah, them little masks they sell for paintball don't stop much pain.

[satchit]

I've always wondered whether the MSF folk who run the basic rider courses would be interested.
When I did the BRC, I had used one of the helmets they had in their trailer.

[Stichill_imp]

That's a great idea! The speeds are low and they really just need to protect someone from a fall to the pavement.

[GoldOxide_imp]

Helmet re-use was common thinking back in the 80's and 90's (and likely earlier). I suspect now many are concerned about lice, ticks (lime disease), bacterial infection, blood, ear wax, etc. that organizers no longer wanted to deal with all the hassle.

[Stichill_imp]

When I took my MSF BRC seven years ago, they had a rack of loaner helmets. I don't know if they still have it or not, but de-lousing spray (like used at bowling alleys) might do the trick for hygiene.