headgear for weld helmet (1 Viewer)

[jblueridge]

I have a Jackson Truesight 2 welding helmet. It works very well.
BUT
The headgear seems to loosen itself up such that the helmet won't stay up when I lift it. I tighten the side screws to make it tighter but it flops again after 10 minutes or so.

Better headgear out there?
Something I am not doing right?

 

[cruisermatt]

You can buy a new Jackson headgear for $15-20. I think it’s even on Amazon Prime.
I’m probably due for mine soon, mine does the same thing as yours a lot, I think the side screws might be worn out, or something like that. Do you have the o-rings in there?

 

[jblueridge]

This helmet and headgear are quite new.
I hope to find a way to cure this problem or find a compatible headgear that is better.

The o rings are there and dont help enough. Their main function seems to be to hold the plastic nut still in only the direction that loosens the nut.

 

[LINUS]

Whatever is in Speedglas seems to hold up fine out where I work.

Some guys chose Miller, some of us Speedglas & that was years ago - nobody complains about either.

Real common setup we all wear is your skull cap, and we all wrap a standard bandana on the forehead section of the helmet strap, and a little Super 33 tape on either side - swap a new one whenever it smells.

The bandana grabs the cap nice, and a good fitting cap doesn't move, so it works for us. I don't even have my strap too tight.

 

[gregnash]

Real common setup we all wear is your skull cap, and we all wrap a standard bandana on the forehead section of the helmet strap, and a little Super 33 tape on either side - swap a new one whenever it smells.

The bandana grabs the cap nice, and a good fitting cap doesn't move, so it works for us. I don't even have my strap too tight.

Have one of these in all of my riding helmets and then noticed they ask if your helmet is a bike or welding helmet. Gonna have to give that a try in my new helmet. Trax Factory - The Orignal Sweat Buster - Bike, Climbing, Hard Hat, Welding and Harness Helmet Sweat Absorbtion System

 

[LINUS]

Have one of these in all of my riding helmets and then noticed they ask if your helmet is a bike or welding helmet. Gonna have to give that a try in my new helmet. Trax Factory - The Orignal Sweat Buster - Bike, Climbing, Hard Hat, Welding and Harness Helmet Sweat Absorbtion System

They used to buy a generic fancy foam-backed terryclothed type thing, but someone made an 'executive call' & nowdays there's a stack of bandanas in the supply cabinet.

Some guys do it to their normal hardhats over the vinyl/foam forehead pads - I expect purchasing decided to just go generic.

 

[gregnash]

They used to buy a generic fancy foam-backed terryclothed type thing, but someone made an 'executive call' & nowdays there's a stack of bandanas in the supply cabinet.

Some guys do it to their normal hardhats over the vinyl/foam forehead pads - I expect purchasing decided to just go generic.

Yeah, leave it to the penny pinchers to do stuff like that. Personally, I sweat like a pig regardless of temp outside when I am working out or riding, so having this in my riding helmets has saved my glasses A LOT. Plus it is just held in place by velcro pieces so you can pop it out and wring out if needed.