fj40charles
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Almost a year, so I am resurrecting the thread.
Here is the deal.
I have about 250 dollars in Amazon.com gift certificates and I have been trying to figure out what to get with them.
All I have right now is a cheap HF auto dark helmet and after today I remembered that many mudders say you get what you pay for in a helmet.
If someone with some insight does not mind, I would greatly appreciate them doing a search on amazon for "auto-darkening" and helping me pick from the models listed. There is only one page of helmets in the above 100 dollar range when sorted from high to low price.
There have been several recommendations for Jackson on this thread, but there is only one helmet there and it is about 75 dollars which is not much more than a cheapie somewhere.
I don't see anything good on Amazon that I would buy. I'd spend $218 and buy a Miller Elite (black color) off of ebay.
MILLER ELITE AUTO WELDING HELMET BLACK 216322 NEW - eBay (item 140195021744 end time Jan-08-08 22:00:59 PST)
Most of the low priced helmet (including the $199 Hobart) have small viewing lens. I'd find something else to buy on Amazon like welding supplies or movies.