Would a Vietnam helmet protect my head?!


Question: I found my grandfathers and I was wondering that would it protect me from skateboarding because I'm tired from blacking out when I hit my head hard.


Answers: I found my grandfathers and I was wondering that would it protect me from skateboarding because I'm tired from blacking out when I hit my head hard.

No, the old steel helmet will not protect you that well for skateboarding. It was good for flying metal bits, but not so good at absorbing shock.

If you are blacking out from hitting your head, you need a good helmet, not a so so one. If money is the issue, try going to a Goodwill store, also, there are stores that feature used sporting goods at reasonable proces.

Blacking out from a head blow is called a concussion, the effects are cumulative and can be awful. You could end up with constant headaches, memory loss, even dead.

not from a bullet back then the helmets were made out of just simply stell and sometimes yes they did stop the bullet from far away but most of the time from a normal range it went in one side and dident come out the other and if it was from close range it went in one side and out the other you are better of with the cevlar helmets that they use know days even though they still dont protect from a close range but when i was in iraq for my forst time some guys had special helmets with kevlar and they had steel put in the wich yes it did protect them but for skateboarding yes in sure the old helmet would help but i would hert because it is made of mostly steel you are better of just going and buying a skateing helmet and if he still has his helmet from veitnam you shouldent mess with that it pronaly means alot to him and when oyur older it might be worth alot of money!

you should probably get a normal skateboarding helmet.





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