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Related:  Burn Testing  

Pads Information:

Team Wendy - two part foam pad covered with a thick non-porous plastic
covering with external cloth covering.  One part of the foam is fairly pliable
and the other is rather stiff.  The cloth covering is two colors: black and green
or grey and green.  There may be markings on the pads such as ZAP or an NSN
number. These pads are fairly stiff to the touch.

Oregon Aero - two part foam pad covered with a thin semi-permeable coating
with a cloth cover. The cloth covering is two colors: black and green.  There is
an Oregon Aero size tag on each pad.  These pads are very flexible to the
touch.

MSA - one part foam pad with mesh layer covered with cloth cover.  The cloth
covering is two colors: black and green or black and gray.  There may be
markings on the pads such as an NSN number.  These pads are somewhat
flexible to the touch.

Skydex - two part pad covered with fabric.  The cloth covering
is two colors: black and green.  There may be markings on the pads such as
Skydex or an NSN number.  These pads are fairly stiff to the touch.

Interesting Test:  Take the trapezoidal or top round pad out of the helmet.  Lay it
on a hard surface (parking lot, bar, floor, etc).  Punch with your fist (or your buddy's
fist).  Start with a gentle punch.  If you can't hit as hard as you can, then you probably
have a pad system that we didn't (or wouldn't) send you.  This works best when you
have pads from several different manufacturers.

The pads below came out combat helmets with between six months
and two years of use.

The bottom pads was used for two tours.  The smell and color don't come thru
clearly in a photo.

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