Beate, Tim, and Andy have been going on walks most Sundays this summer. Part of yesterday’s was along an old wagon road — notice the leaning tree and Andy’s pith helmet.
The trails and roads where they walk are “slightly less than perfect”, so the pith helmet offers more protection than his usual floppy sunhat.
It pays to be careful.
August 24, 2015
Man, that pith helmet again! It is nice to know that it is being used in your part of the world as well.
Andy’s is plastic not pith, but it protects him from the sun and bumps/scrapes on the head.
i don’t know why… they conjure up old 1930’s adventure movies to me!
very sylish. and necessary.
safe.
andy’s like the marine. in VERY good shape it would seem!
tim and beate also! i like the color of beate’s choce of head gear!
Andy says he’s in “fair” shape. Beate and Tim are more than 20 years younger than he is, so they are in even better condition. I’m really glad he has someone to walk with.
Are the trails really so dangerous that a pith helmet is needed? Or are you just taking the pith?
LOL
😀 I looked up “taking the pith” and found this great article about pith helmets.
We ordered his helmet when he scraped his head on a sharp branch (on a tree leaning across the trail like the one in the first picture) and made a bloody mess of his shirt.
I would imagine a cyclist helmet would better protect – unless of course there is a chin strap with the pith helmet!
Yes, that black band in the picture of the helmet is actually a chin strap, to be pulled down and used when needed. A bicycle helmet wouldn’t give the sun protection he needs.