Helmet HOLDERS?

Anyone have experience using a helmet diaper on a MH scrambler pack or Patagonia Ascentionist? Will any helmet holder work with any pack daisychain system?

I object to your terminology, sir. 

Jared Chrysostom wrote:

I object to your terminology, sir. 

hahaha better?

Sam Untersee wrote:

hahaha better?

Much.

My Osprey Mutant 38 came with a stretchy mesh/fabric helmet holder with small plastic hooks at each corner. It can work with pretty much any pack which has daisy chain webbing on the top or back panel. Looking at the Ascensionist, I think it would work just fine. 

good luck finding a stand alone helmet bra to purchase. i don't know why its so hard to find a decently made option. looks like mammut made a decent one but out of stock everywhere i have looked. i hate to say it, but the helmet bra is kind of essential for ski touring... 

Blue ice makes one that I’ve bought separately 

https://us.blueice.com/products/helmet-holder 

Pat K wrote:

Blue ice makes one that I’ve bought separately 

That's the one I had my eye on...you found it works with other brand packs?

Sam Untersee wrote:

That's the one I had my eye on...you found it works with other brand packs?

I haven’t used that one, but the hooks look like they would work on my pack. I think you will be fine. 

Sam Untersee wrote:

That's the one I had my eye on...you found it works with other brand packs?

Yeah, I use it with an arc’teryx pack.  It’s pretty universal 

Tommy Sicilian wrote:

I find a little shock cord works really well as long as you have some air vent holes to run the cord through. Having the extra cord makes it easy to strap the helmet on when the pack is totally full too.

+1 For shock-cord.  Cleanest, lightest and most versatile helmet holder around.

Deuter makes a good helmet holder.  

https://www.campsaver.com/deuter-helmet-holder.html

Tommy Sicilian wrote:

I find a little shock cord works really well as long as you have some air vent holes to run the cord through. Having the extra cord makes it easy to strap the helmet on when the pack is totally full too.

Looks like you are ready for a new helmet ;-)

I have a spool of shock cord downstairs, I find it useful for many things. I originally got it for the top Microtrax for TR solo, but found out it is great for keepers on gloves, lids of all sorts, to keep them from flying off when riding in the back of my truck, bino straps etc   

You can make any helmet holder work with any pack. You might have to use some string or mini biners to attach it, or get fancy and buy some side release buckles and sew them on, since the clips it comes with (most likely) won’t match up with the loops/straps on the pack.

https://skimo.co/mammut-helmet-holder-pro

https://us.arva-equipment.com/backpacks/58-backpack-helmet-holder.html?SubmitCurrency=1&id_currency=2&utm_source=GoogleAds&utm_medium=Shopping&utm_campaign=CONV_2020

https://www.wiggle.com/evoc-helmet-holder?lang=us&curr=USD&dest=18&sku=579862

https://www.campsaver.com/deuter-helmet-holder.html

I have the deuter one. I have used it on multiple packs. I've had it work on my BD distance pack and my Hyperlight Prizm.

The BD cirque 22 ski vest also came with a nice helmet holder that I'm going to try on a few other packs as we get into rock season again.

On almost all my packs, I can just thread an existing pack strap (either lid straps or side straps) through the helmet “ear” straps and it rides the same way.   Or I just thread the chin strap through a couple of daisy loops, or I stuff “stuff” inside the helmet and it rides on top inside my pack....

Can’t really think of a pack or time when you would need a separate dedicated helmet holder thingy.  

Mark Pilate wrote:

On almost all my packs, I can just thread an existing pack strap (either lid straps or side straps) through the helmet “ear” straps and it rides the same way.   Or I just thread the chin strap through a couple of daisy loops, or I stuff “stuff” inside the helmet and it rides on top inside my pack....

Can’t really think of a pack or time when you would need a separate dedicated helmet holder thingy.  

My helmet goes inside my pack all the time usually but with upgrading to a sirocco I was a bit worried that putting it inside the pack could result in it getting crushed like the BD vapor has been known to do. After seeing how the siroccos EPP foam rebounds though that fear has been quelled and I will probably continue to keep it in the pack

Mark Pilate wrote:

On almost all my packs, I can just thread an existing pack strap (either lid straps or side straps) through the helmet “ear” straps and it rides the same way.   Or I just thread the chin strap through a couple of daisy loops, or I stuff “stuff” inside the helmet and it rides on top inside my pack....

Can’t really think of a pack or time when you would need a separate dedicated helmet holder thingy.  

It’s pretty nice to be able to open your pack without having the helmet fall off. 

I have a shock cord setup (actually hair ties, because that's what I had...). Repurposed the ice tool holders from my pack and push them through the vents in the helmet. Works well and doesn't flop around when hiking. Also used some elastic/shock cord to make shoe holders for the sides. Shock cord is great for DIYing your pack when you have zero sewing abilities.

Buck Rio wrote:

Looks like you are ready for a new helmet ;-)

That's about a month's worth of wear-n-tear for that helmet.  :-)

For anyone still tuned in here's what I came up with...took y'alls shock cord ideas and ran with it. 

I still think there is room to improve but this works totally fine for now.