Buddy_M Posted July 8, 2009 Share Posted July 8, 2009 Long story short, I took a break from being self-employed and get away from the taxes and paperwork and took a job at a company here in town that specializes in drilling rig moving. The company is very safety oriented, so PPE is required everywhere, fall protection over 6ft, etc. They gave me something that had actually made me think of Dwaynes incident with the 08 hood. They provide me with bump caps instead of having to wear a hard hat in the shop, and they simply fit inside of your favorite baseball cap, if you choose to wear one while working. I have to give it a very good rating, as I have bumped my head several times crawling around the trailers, trucks, and cranes, and have avoided the bruises and cuts by wearing the insert. If any of you guys out there wear caps while working, this would be a good investment. The company i work for provides these to me, but at a suggested retail of $6.20 it won't break the bank if you wanted to cover your own head. Occunomix Vulcan V400 bump cap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrunoWilimek Posted July 8, 2009 Share Posted July 8, 2009 I have been wearing a bump cap for a few years now. I got sick and tired of hitting my head while working under mostly trucks with lots of hard, sharp edges everywhere, including the hoist arms. I first saw them at a trade show about 12 years or so ago. I wish I had bought one then. I thought I could get one locally, but no-one in the area had them or had ever heard of them. Later, I attempted to contact the company from the trade show, but they were no longer in business. I then went on the internet and attempted to get one from one of the few companies that sold them, but most were in the USA or did not reply to my inquiries. I wanted to get one locally as the cost of shipping from anywhere was more than the price of the hat. I saw many listings for different ones, from inserts for existing ball caps, to actual hard caps that looked like ball caps to ones that looked like hard hats(but not as robust). I finally talked to the local Matco tool dealer and he ordered one for me in the only type available to him, the hard-hat type. Shortly thereafter, Princess Auto came out with a ballcap-type bump cap on sale for half the price I paid for mine. DOH. Anyhow, even though I get called smartass names like Bob the Builder and Walter Safety, I usually wear it when working under trucks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Amacker Posted July 8, 2009 Share Posted July 8, 2009 I wonder if a batting helmet would suffice? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 NAPA had something that looked like a batter's helmet. And the Bob the Builder comments were there also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mekanik Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 Hahaha Yeah thats all I need to be wearing while working on a little bus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 You guys are never gonna let me forget that, are ya? lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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