2pints-mate 0 Posted May 21, 2006 Share Posted May 21, 2006 OK this sounds like a simple thing, but how do you keep your ears warm on a cold day on the slopes? I have tried masks and the like but they are either ineffective in keeping my admittedly easy to be cold ears warm OR it really feels uncomfortable. I'm interested to hear your ear protecting setup Link to post Share on other sites
Thunderpants 0 Posted May 21, 2006 Share Posted May 21, 2006 Masks goes on the face, not the ears. get a helmet. Next question.. Link to post Share on other sites
jgraves 0 Posted May 22, 2006 Share Posted May 22, 2006 Are you a heavy smoker and/or vegetarian? Those are the two surest ways to cold extremities. Link to post Share on other sites
yamayamayama 2 Posted May 22, 2006 Share Posted May 22, 2006 2pints is probably talking about head masks that cover your whole head. The helmet I have (on its own) doesn't do that much for ears on a biting cold day. My ears don't cause me much problems actually. Link to post Share on other sites
2pints-mate 0 Posted May 24, 2006 Author Share Posted May 24, 2006 You are right yama3 - I meant a complete head cover thing whatever you want to call it. I haven't tried a helmet that looks like it will do the job on my ears. I'm just a sensitive guy. I'd really ideally like to have big wooly fluffy things totally covering my ears. Link to post Share on other sites
eskimobasecamp 0 Posted May 24, 2006 Share Posted May 24, 2006 what u need 2pints are some swedish earbags.... my friends love these things! http://www.earbags.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=19&Itemid=47&lang=en Link to post Share on other sites
2pints-mate 0 Posted May 24, 2006 Author Share Posted May 24, 2006 They look like they'd do the trick, thank you! And ever so fasssshnoble as well I could even wear them on the way to work. Link to post Share on other sites
scouser 4 Posted May 24, 2006 Share Posted May 24, 2006 On the tube? Ace. They do look warm. The one thing I don't like as well is getting really cold. My helmet and scarf-like thing (sure its got a name) does the trick most days though. Link to post Share on other sites
Kumapix 0 Posted May 25, 2006 Share Posted May 25, 2006 I've got a Red Hifi helmet and it's super toasty on my ears. I love it. It's really light too. Only bad thing is in spring/or hiking it gets a little too toasty Link to post Share on other sites
echineko 1 Posted May 26, 2006 Share Posted May 26, 2006 They look very warm! Link to post Share on other sites
charlotte 0 Posted May 30, 2006 Share Posted May 30, 2006 They do. I'm not keen on being cold either, I get wrapped up real good when I'm out in the winter. Don't like hot either, at least when it's cold you can put more layers on unlike in summer when there's no escape! Link to post Share on other sites
Fattwins 0 Posted May 30, 2006 Share Posted May 30, 2006 buy a thicker hat or try a helmut. a helmut will keep your head much warmer. Link to post Share on other sites
frannyo 2 Posted May 31, 2006 Share Posted May 31, 2006 I noticed a difference when I got a helmet. Recommended. Link to post Share on other sites
veronica 2 Posted June 17, 2006 Share Posted June 17, 2006 What helmets do you guys have? Do they all look like army ones? I've never seen any nice girly ones Link to post Share on other sites
damian 0 Posted June 18, 2006 Share Posted June 18, 2006 I use a Giro Fuse. Check out there website for a bunch of helmet models in pretty lame 'girl colours'. The ear pads on the Fuse keep my ears totally warm, never any doubt about that. My helmet is black and too hot on a windless sunny day. I need a new helmet for next season as one of the four attachment points for the strap has broken and the hard outer shell has begun to delaminate from the moulded inner high density foam. Neither of these failures make me want to get another Giro. But the Fuse is light and has excellent ventilation, unlike most other badly designed helmets. It is the best designed helmet I have found, although there are smaller brands producing good stuff in Europe these days (I see people wearing them but don't recognise the make or logo) By the time spring arrived I stopped wearing my helmet except on steep rocky days, couloirs etc. If we are just hiking and riding around nice back country and I don't bother wearing it anymore. Helmets are great when you crash in powder as your goggles and 'hat' stay on your head. Link to post Share on other sites
scouser 4 Posted June 20, 2006 Share Posted June 20, 2006 Me too, the same. Also feel a little too hot on a sunny day but I can cope with that. It's the cold days that we need warming up on. Link to post Share on other sites
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