sanjo
Well-Known Member
Does anyone have any unbiased safety information regarding KEP hats? Do they conform to all the latest BETA safety requirements?
Many thanks.
Many thanks.
KEP hat safety
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Tiddlypom
Carries on creakily
I do not know what safety standards KEP hats currently hold, but if anyone is considering buying a KEP helmet do read through this thread first.
https://forums.horseandhound.co.uk/threads/warning-kep-riding-hat-safety-please-open.703085/
https://forums.horseandhound.co.uk/threads/warning-kep-riding-hat-safety-please-open.703085/
ycbm
Einstein would be proud of my Insanity...
And read that thread in the light of the fact that the safest hats are now MIPS hats, which stands for Multiple Impact Protection System, whereas according to that thread, KEP think that their hats falling apart on one impact is a safety feature.
Check out the appalling customer service, too!
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sanjo
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ycbm
Einstein would be proud of my Insanity...
sanjo
Well-Known Member
No but a hat failing in a major impact situation.
LEC
Opinions are like bum holes, everyone has one.
Correct, but they should absorb the impact and remain intact. Take falling off and then being kicked in head. Head could hit the floor and then you get kicked in head…..
ycbm
Einstein would be proud of my Insanity...
Do you mean breaking? Because "breaking" is not the same as "failing", there is only so much impact any hat can take (too strong and your brain just smacks the inside of your skull). There's only one hat manufacturer whose product I'd describe as failing, and that's KEP.
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shortstuff99
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As long as it conforms to any of this.
Note that PAS 1998 and SNELL 2001 are only valid to the end of 2022.
Note that PAS 1998 and SNELL 2001 are only valid to the end of 2022.