Visor material for helmet

[Guest UnderpaidSoldier]

I looked up previous threads on the visor material for my helmet, but I'm not sure if the shade 5 or 3 material is flimsly (like paper) or thicker (plastic). If I were to buy shade 5 or 3, would I have to attach it to a plastic piece and attach the shade to it to prevent any type of warping of the material? Thanks in advance.

[lonewolf]

For my visors I use 3mm dark tinted acrylic/perspex. It is very easy to see out of and impossible to see into. Great all round visor material imo.

The only problem is having to heat it up to fit the faceplate shape. I have trooped in welder mask style visors, dark indoors troops are terrible.

[Grantd1*]

Everything lonewolf said - those visors rule.

 

As fo heating it up - I just banged it in the oven (keep checking it) until it bacame maluable then held it round a pan/pot with a similar circumference bend to the inside of my bucket until it cooled......repeat until happy!!

 

Defo worth the effort to see indoors

[elwyn5150]

I was thinking of getting these two:

http://www.safetysup...duct_id=1336354 - Shade 5 for daytime troops

 

http://www.safetysup...duct_id=1336355 - Shade unknown for dark indoor/night time troops.

 

What shade do you think the second one is? What do you think of them?