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Helmets: What's a 'Goggle Gasket'?
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Hi all

MrRibena bought a helmet on our last trip and left the box and instructions behind on our departure. I've found two little plastic bags since; one is a strip of fabric approx 20cm x 3 cm with no velcro (although it might stick to the 'hook' side of velcro) and its bag is marked 'goggle gasket'. There is a clip to hold the goggles at the back of the helmet already so it's not to do with that. The other little plastic bag has two smaller rectangular(ish) foam pieces with adhesive/double-sided tape on one side. To me, these smaller pieces look like extra padding for inside the helmet, maybe they are 'spares'.

The helmet seems to be fine without any of these but I'm intrigued now and was wondering am I missing something completely stupid? Will half of France stop and point and laugh because I don't have a goggle gasket on?? Embarassed Laughing

(In our defence, neither of us has had a helmet until now)

Thanks
Rebecca
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They will stop & point if you have "gaper gap" which is what the goggle gasket is there to prevent IIRC. Most helmets don't need it if the goggs fit up but I think Burton invented it as a gimmick to sound extra technical,
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Apparently it is a removable linetr piece that is supposed to cover any "goggle gap" (i.e. any space between the top of the goggles and the lip of the helmet), and also hslp hold the goggles in place.

It looks like it is only RED brand helmets that do this.
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Thanks guys. Maybe it's just me but the idea of a flappy curtain-type thing seems even more cringetastic than a gap.
Queue more posing in front of the mirror when I get home. Smile
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MissRibena wrote:
Thanks guys. Maybe it's just me but the idea of a flappy curtain-type thing seems even more cringetastic than a gap.
Queue more posing in front of the mirror when I get home. Smile


I think the edges are suppose dto go between teh padding and te shell of the helmet at the top, and under the goggle foam at the bottom, so tehre will be no "flappy" bit.

And I suspect it was not invented so much for appearance as for comfort/safety.

If you are skiing somewhere really cold, you need to have NO exposed skin on your face (or anywhere else really).

I have had one trip to Canada, where I was skiing at Jasper in temperatures of -29C. On one run, I accidentally left a small gap (1/2") between my goggles and my neck-warmer ("buff" to many people). By the end of that one run, the exposed parts of my cheeks were partially frozen, with lumps across them which took several days to disappear.

I imagine the same would happen to any exposed forehead in those sort of temperatures.
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What's a 'Goggle Gasket'?

It's when a cr@p ventriloquist asks for a bobble basket Laughing Laughing Laughing
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Scarpa wrote:
What's a 'Goggle Gasket'?

It's when a cr@p ventriloquist asks for a bobble basket Laughing Laughing Laughing


Laughing Laughing Laughing Laughing
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