bunnyman666 Posted December 30, 2021 Share Posted December 30, 2021 (edited) I am not talking about a Mage or composite moulded combo; I am talking plastic helmet with a cage on it Combo. The SK2000 was a decent base helmet for a combo: not too many flat spaces. Of course I wouldn’t trust 30 year old plastic to protect me. The old M11 Cascade wasn’t bad. It continued on as a Bauer model for five minutes. It had a pretty cool padding system. I came upon the lowly CCM HT50 as a combo. It has dual-density padding; of course I added Kemmler “gel” in several places for both fit and extra protection. The shape is decent and really isn’t flat in too many places. I am carrying this with me as mainly a spare, but may wear it with retro unis. It ticks many a box for a modern combo. Edited December 30, 2021 by bunnyman666 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insertnamehere Posted December 30, 2021 Share Posted December 30, 2021 14 minutes ago, bunnyman666 said: TI am not talking about a Mage or composite moulded combo; I am talking plastic helmet with a cage on it Combo. The SK2000 was a decent base helmet for a combo: not too many flat spaces. Of course I wouldn’t trust 30 year old plastic to protect me. The old M11 Cascade wasn’t bad. It continued on as a Bauer model for five minutes. It had a pretty cool padding system. I came upon the lowly CCM HT50 as a combo. It has dual-density padding; of course I added Kemmler “gel” in several places for both fit and extra protection. The shape is decent and really isn’t flat in too many places. I am carrying this with me as mainly a spare, but may wear it with retro unis. It ticks many a box for a modern combo. Looks gross. Love it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunnyman666 Posted December 30, 2021 Author Share Posted December 30, 2021 5 minutes ago, insertnamehere said: Looks gross. Love it. When I get the duckbill dangler on, it’s gonna be super disgusting! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichMan Posted December 30, 2021 Share Posted December 30, 2021 I'm more of a classic clean combo guy. I've worn the SK2000/HM30 Osgood, Cloutier, the SK600/HM30 Tretiak, Vernon, the Sk2000/HM50? Hasek, Prussek, the JOFA390/bubble cage. I did try an Itech cage and another Cooper bubble cage that the number escapes me. All of these were available in pictures on the old GSBB (R.I.P.). The newer Thomas and Kaskisuo combos look cool but I haven't seen one live. They remind me of the old JOFA mask combo. Another company also had a built on plastic cheek/chin plate. I forgot the name, again. I had one of those as well. Winwell I believe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunnyman666 Posted December 30, 2021 Author Share Posted December 30, 2021 43 minutes ago, RichMan said: I'm more of a classic clean combo guy. I've worn the SK2000/HM30 Osgood, Cloutier, the SK600/HM30 Tretiak, Vernon, the Sk2000/HM50? Hasek, Prussek, the JOFA390/bubble cage. I did try an Itech cage and another Cooper bubble cage that the number escapes me. All of these were available in pictures on the old GSBB (R.I.P.). The newer Thomas and Kaskisuo combos look cool but I haven't seen one live. They remind me of the old JOFA mask combo. Another company also had a built on plastic cheek/chin plate. I forgot the name, again. I had one of those as well. Winwell I believe? Itech made a cheek and chin protector. I had a composite version. If I could source the moulds, you had better believe I would have a new SK2000. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brewskee69 Posted December 30, 2021 Share Posted December 30, 2021 3 hours ago, RichMan said: I'm more of a classic clean combo guy. I've worn the SK2000/HM30 Osgood, Cloutier, the SK600/HM30 Tretiak, Vernon, the Sk2000/HM50? Hasek, Prussek, the JOFA390/bubble cage. I did try an Itech cage and another Cooper bubble cage that the number escapes me. All of these were available in pictures on the old GSBB (R.I.P.). The newer Thomas and Kaskisuo combos look cool but I haven't seen one live. They remind me of the old JOFA mask combo. Another company also had a built on plastic cheek/chin plate. I forgot the name, again. I had one of those as well. Winwell I believe? I've always liked the Osgood and Cloutier look, I get flak from the guys for wanting that combo look. I guess there's not a lot of 20-30 year old guys that dig that style. I recently just got a Coveted 2 piece combo and I'm loving it so far, in all honesty besides the better vision and fit to my head I cant notice a huge difference coming from my old Eddy mask. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunnyman666 Posted December 30, 2021 Author Share Posted December 30, 2021 9 minutes ago, Brewskee69 said: I've always liked the Osgood and Cloutier look, I get flak from the guys for wanting that combo look. I guess there's not a lot of 20-30 year old guys that dig that style. I recently just got a Coveted 2 piece combo and I'm loving it so far, in all honesty besides the better vision and fit to my head I cant notice a huge difference coming from my old Eddy mask. I wear a Mage-style. I always go back the the more open style of combos or Mage because they always were more comfy with better vision. I do have a 387 style cage coming that is likely a repro. I am hoping it is a repro as it’s likely made better. I may have to pop that onto my spare Mage shell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichMan Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 On 12/30/2021 at 12:02 PM, bunnyman666 said: Itech made a cheek and chin protector. I had a composite version. If I could source the moulds, you had better believe I would have a new SK2000. Sean from Custom Composites out of Cali makes some. Rey also has a similar version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunnyman666 Posted December 31, 2021 Author Share Posted December 31, 2021 Just now, RichMan said: Sean from Custom Composites out of Cali makes some. Rey also has a similar version. Shawn has built me a couple. I am talking new plastic SK2000, which is unobtanium. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichMan Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 2 minutes ago, bunnyman666 said: Shawn has built me a couple. I am talking new plastic SK2000, which is unobtanium. Yes, Shawn. I always messed up his spelling. Hope he doesn't hate me . He made me a shell when he first experimented with the Hasek look-a-like. Really nice guy. Plastic SK reproduced parts are even rarer than Unicorns and Sasquatches. All examples so far have been composites. I'm sure you might get lucky on FB if you searched hard enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunnyman666 Posted December 31, 2021 Author Share Posted December 31, 2021 2 hours ago, RichMan said: Yes, Shawn. I always messed up his spelling. Hope he doesn't hate me . He made me a shell when he first experimented with the Hasek look-a-like. Really nice guy. Plastic SK reproduced parts are even rarer than Unicorns and Sasquatches. All examples so far have been composites. I'm sure you might get lucky on FB if you searched hard enough. I knew someone who was wanting to start producing new SK2000 helmets. But alas, a few complications came about and it never was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wishEMT Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 I was in a Bauer 4500 for a minute while waiting on my Kustom Composites SK clone. Not many flat spots. I was looking for an old Bauer 5000 or something similar… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunnyman666 Posted January 2, 2022 Author Share Posted January 2, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, wishEMT said: I was in a Bauer 4500 for a minute while waiting on my Kustom Composites SK clone. Not many flat spots. I was looking for an old Bauer 5000 or something similar… The 4500 has direct lineage from the 2000, so it stood to reason that the 4500 was okay in use as a combo. I was going to test mine tonight, but temps are going to be quite low tonight. Don’t need plastic to be brittle by cold weather and shattered by the guy trying to bury it bar down. Edited January 2, 2022 by bunnyman666 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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