To Gecko or not to Gecko....

[Ribomaniatic]

I have, for a long time, admired Gecko helmets, and thought how nice it would be to be warm and dry...

But are they practical, as a purely rain and cold stopper, or are the limitations, such as a lack of decent communications equipment for a 6.5m hinder them too much...

Looking at the Weymouth forecast, I find myself more and more drawn to them!

Josh

[chewy]

Excellent bit of kit, ours are cut away at the back so your lifejacket doesn't rub on it.
Loads better than using a bike helmet!

[Tony]

I bought a Gath Jedi helmet instead of a Gecko. Haven't used it yet but it looks sooo cool.
http://www.gathsports.com/

[Bigmuz7]

Looking at your tag line is it a Star Wars thing with you Tony ?

[Tony]

Originally Posted by bigmuz7

looking at your tag line is it a star wars thing with you tony ? :d

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[Channel Ribs]

Originally Posted by Tony

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You should get an iPod Touch, if for no other reason than the light sabre ap!

As for Gecko helmets, they are very useful indeed! I used to have a very wet jet RIB that I took out in all weathers and having the helmet totally changed the level of comfort.



http://shop.malthouse-marine.com/ind...d=212&parent=0

[Tony]

Originally Posted by malthouse

You should get an iPod Touch, if for no other reason than the light sabre ap!

As for Gecko helmets, they are very useful indeed! I used to have a very wet jet RIB that I took out in all weathers and having the helmet totally changed the level of comfort.

Is the water taxi still running this time of year?

[Channel Ribs]

Originally Posted by Tony

Is the water taxi still running this time of year?

The last we heard it was running from 10am to 4pm with a two hour break in service for lunch and stopages for low water or bad weather.

Mind you, if your coming over and need a pickup we should have our SIB in the water soon and we do like to extend a good Alderney welcome.

[Tony]

Originally Posted by malthouse

The last we heard it was running from 10am to 4pm with a two hour break in service for lunch and stopages for low water or bad weather.

Mind you, if your coming over and need a pickup we should have our SIB in the water soon and we do like to extend a good Alderney welcome.

Give me a weather window and I'm comming!!

[Mollers]

Back on thread, Bedajim and ourselves did two lumpy trips to the Scillies this year. Jim and Missus were fully Gecko'd we were not. The 2nd trip back was 3 hrs of walls of water constantly over the head, my eyes were in agony. It was so bad that I had to close them momentarilly to allow my tears to flush the salt out. This itself was dodgy as I needed to see what was coming on a split second bases. We surf as a family, so briny in the face is not uncommon, but when driven in by wind over a period of time, it's a different matter.
I will be buying helmets over the winter.