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February 05, 2013 at
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Looking to purchase a new device. There are so many out there. The original HANS, the Second generation HANS, the NecksGen. What do drives think are the best in terms of comfort, price, and ability to move? Thanks in advance.
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February 05, 2013 at
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I purchased the DeFender (back then) a few years ago, with some moderate tweeking I got to something comfortable to wear and I wouldn't turn a lap without, Im a medium build ,(chest and neck) and heard from some drivers (taller and bigger) than myself it wasn't a good fit, I luckily fit in a standard height chassis and pretty generic seat measurement , at the time, Butlerbuilt was endorseing their product, im pretty sure the Nextgen is a spinoff of the DeFender but, I could be wrong, In case you haven't already purchased a seat I strongly recommend the Butlerbuit , I saved the addidtional cost of the Defender as compaired to a Hans and spent it on the Butler seat, be patient with the head restraint devices, they all seem to fit goofy and are proubly more uncomfortable and timely to put on, BUT, once it becomes habit, you'll never drive without it.
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February 05, 2013 at
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I wear a hybrid pro rage and love it. It does take a little longer to put on than a HANs and I have to put it and my helmet on before getting in the car but I think it does a lot better job than the HANs. It's kinda like a combination of the HANs and D-Cell, it has the part that goes over your shoulders and under your belts and hooks into your helmet like a HANs but it also has the straps that go around your back and ribcage and hook into your belts. Simpson also claims it's safer than the HANs as well.
It's also very comfortable and allows for a little more side to side movement of your head due to the tether being able to slide. Just remember though, the head and neck restraint is useless unless you're using it with some type of full containment seat.
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February 06, 2013 at
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I wear a hybrid pro and wouldn't drive a car without it.. Great quality product, lightweight, and I really like it because the part that is held down by the belts is behind your shoulders, so I can still feel the seat belts on my shoulders and I like that comfortability..
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February 06, 2013 at
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Posted By: Pimpmobile38 on February 05 2013 at 10:46:41 PM
I wear a hybrid pro rage and love it. It does take a little longer to put on than a HANs and I have to put it and my helmet on before getting in the car but I think it does a lot better job than the HANs. It's kinda like a combination of the HANs and D-Cell, it has the part that goes over your shoulders and under your belts and hooks into your helmet like a HANs but it also has the straps that go around your back and ribcage and hook into your belts. Simpson also claims it's safer than the HANs as well.
It's also very comfortable and allows for a little more side to side movement of your head due to the tether being able to slide. Just remember though, the head and neck restraint is useless unless you're using it with some type of full containment seat.
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not true to a extent, although I don't disagree with the use of a full containment seat, (most) of todays head restraints are aimed to protect your (neck) spinal cord area, (mainly) , im not doctor or even employed with a healthcare occupation,I have attended a few meetings with top suppliers on this topic, although graphic its quite interesting, but, defeating injury is all this topic should be about I belive the correct vertibre aimed to aid in a frontal impact is the C-3 , much of which pinches or severs (damages) the main nerves running from your head to extremities of your body, a trama to that area is almost inevitable to overcome or death. the Earnhart tragety seemed to reflect a lot of discussion on this often overlooked item, For the better us racers have become better educated on something that doesn't need to happen, (well hopefully not) if it can be avoided than by all means make your strongest attempt to protect yourself , the use of the containment seats have become a typical install on most racers, again it can be a challenge to get use to, but well worth it , considering the consequences, for the sake of argument Pimpmobile, NO IMPACT IS THE SAME, I agree with you 100% on seats, to be diagnosed a little further the specifics of the neck restraints aid less in a side impact,(mine is a step that direction but fails considerably without killing range of movement) thus relying on some sort of halo around the drivers head, without the loss of optics, there is only so much you can do to protect yourself before some of these items become a hazzard too. Again keep a open mind and take the time to outweigh the pros and cons to your specifics ,body ,sight ,weight, exit ,fire, comfort, it all needs to be taken into consideration, the bottom line on driver safety is "PROTECT YOUR OWN ASS, NOBODY ELSE WILL FOR YOU"..
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February 07, 2013 at
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My son also wears a Pro Rage and Love its.
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February 08, 2013 at
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Has anyone tried the Necksgen?
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