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Helmets for huge heads?

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 TheGeneralist 18 Dec 2024

Anyone know any climbing helmets that fit huge heads?  Please don't recommend ones that fit large heads, I need huge.... Ie 63cm ish

For context, first twenty years of cycling I would always buy the biggest Bell helmet and then gouge out polystyrene with a hot spoon. These days the big Giro fits without alteration, but no climbing helmets do.

I currently run a Berm pisspot with gouges, but it's a bit rubbish.

Tell me

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 jezb1 18 Dec 2024
In reply to TheGeneralist:

63cm for me too and the BD Vapor is my main one.

 Oscar Dodd 18 Dec 2024
In reply to TheGeneralist:

I was crushed when I realised I didn't fit the Large Petzl Meteor, so avoid that. I've always used an old Wild Country 360 which is a bit uncool but is functional and can cope with being sat on nicely. 

 Mr Lopez 19 Dec 2024
In reply to TheGeneralist:

You could try the latest incarnation of the BD half dome. 

Had all previous generations, all in the m/l size, which gives me range to wear a hat/hood underneath or go commando.

Bought the latest version and this thing is humongous. So much so that it's been sitting unused with the tags still as I was unable to return it

Edit: if you can try it somewhere and it fits you can have this one for postage costs and a donation to mountain rescue. A shame for it to be gathering dust when it could be happily saving someone's noggin 

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 Basemetal 19 Dec 2024
In reply to TheGeneralist:

63-64cm oval bonce here and a Petzl Boreo works for me. On the bike I have a Giro Agilis L. Buying hats in general (since my hair went away) I find a big difference between those made on an oval form or a rounder form when it comes to fit. So not all 63cm are equal. Tilley actually tell you which are which, most makers don't, but it explains a lot

 Twiggy Diablo 19 Dec 2024
In reply to TheGeneralist:

Black Diamond typically the biggest fitting

 sandrow 19 Dec 2024
In reply to Twiggy Diablo:

> Black Diamond typically the biggest fitting

Designed for yanks...

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