Helmet Decor

[TsuKata]

So, before our "big" trip this weekend (which is likely to be our last local ski trip of the season :Cry: ...we may try to squeeze a Tahoe trip in, but that'll only happen if the stars align), I decided to decorate my helmet. I used some stickers I got from a Japanese stationery shop in Japantown in San Francisco (don't ask me what they say...I haven't bothered to translate them), and well, you'll see...

Here's the overall effect:

Here's a close-up of the stickers:

And *here's* the piece de resistance!

(Yeah, I know...that one won't show as well when/if I wear goggles, but given that so far, I've been skiing relatively slowly on packed snow, and I wear glasses already, goggles haven't been needed...so for now, it'll be nicely visible to anyone behind me. Oh, and skidiva, the other sticker is on my left ski. Thanks again!)

That should make me pretty recognizable on the slopes, doncha think? ;-) Most importantly, it makes my helmet immediately recognizable as mine, in case it manages to end up near another one of similar design.

 

[SueNJ]

I love it!

 

[Julia]

Cute and you will be easy to spot on the hill!

 

[skihawk]

I love it!

 

[Jilly]

A ski diva for sure. Ah just what do the oriental characters say??

 

[lucine]

Sorry,
but I think you might want to read this This pertains to cycling helmets but my ski helmet is of similar construction. I hade a bike racer and this is what his coach said.
again, sorry
https://www.helmets.org/stickers.htm

 

[TsuKata]

Sorry,
but I think you might want to read this This pertains to cycling helmets but mine is of similar construction. I hade a bike racer and this is what his coach said.
again, sorry
https://www.helmets.org/stickers.htm

So, I read that link, but it doesn't say anything conclusive. Their own testing even showed that stickers did nothing to impair a helmet.

That, plus the fact that every helmet manufacturer I've seen (including Salomon, who made mine) puts their own branded stickers on the helmet, along with size and other stickers...and the stores often put their price and size stickers on it...I can't imagine this is a safety concern with any weight behind it at this stage. Perhaps at one point, there were issues with this, but my guess is that any helmet manufacturer with an ounce of sense would design the coating with stickers in mind. Otherwise, there'd be a huge liability risk if it were a significant concern and it wasn't included in the warnings for the helmet (and I checked specifically before I did it). The warnings generally say to avoid applying paints or paint removers (makes sense) but say nothing about stickers.

I'm sure no one wants to say there's zero risk (because there's liability there, too), but this smacks to me of a once valid concern that has been mitigated by technology.

 

[Robyn]

In addition to the fact that their own study showed no advers effects from anything except duct tape the study is nearly 5 years old and I believe the plastic used in bicycle helmets is different (certainly lighter weight) than what is used in ski helmets.

 

[perma-grin]

I have been using various stickers for years on my kids helmets. This year the scapebooking rhinestone types have been very popular with my girls team. Last night we spent 2 hours bedazzling the helmets of my young nieces, they went crazy! The helmets are major works of art! I didn't expect my older niece (12, younger ones are 8, 7) to get into as much as she did, but she really got into it! The two youger ones went crazy! wild designs! If I can find a fire wire I'll post some pictures. My rhinestones are much more subdued. It was $40.00 dollars well spent!!

 

[Bing]

We have stickers of all the mtns we have skiied on ours ... but bedazzling sounds a lot cooler !

 

[skigrl27]

Bedazzled helmets??? GENIUS !! ! ! ! !

 

[Kano]

glitter nail polish "spokes" on my bedazzled helmet -- crystals on the tips of the snow flakes. also spayed it with clear gltter paint. I kinda want to get another helmet to decrate too. it's fun!

Kano

 

[Bravosarah]

Kano, that's awesome!

Thanks for the post, I'll do this with my niece on our ski weekend!

 

[cosmogirl]

Great idea!

 

[dvmvail]

Can we see pictures of the bedazzled & glitter helmets??? They sound great!!