Best Brown Helmets?

I am in the market for a new schooling helmet. If you can’t tell by my name, I have an affinity for the classic rust breeches/brown field boot look. I want a brown helmet to go with the brown field boots I am going to order. I want a nice dark chocolatey brown, not velvet, and it’s gotta be VENTED. I need airflow! I was looking at the brown Samshield Shadowmatt, the GPA speed air, and the IRH Elite Ultra. I’ve never seen any of them in action so I don’t know how the color actually looks. I don’t have any tack stores to go check them out at either. I haven’t the slightest clue what my head shape is (I’ve worn a ton of troxels, they fit me good. I’m not that picky though) so I’m prepared to do some returning if necessary. If you have pics of brown helmets that would be AWESOME! Or if you have any I don’t know about, fire away!

Not completely brown, but this one is on my Amazon wish list. I love the Ovation schooling helmets. Very cool, very lightweight, you can barely tell they’re on. And the liner pulls right out so you can wash it!

http://smile.amazon.com/dp/B00HQDC2U0/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=3MH4P6MVZ5EYR&coliid=I3G0O1MXPTQNLQ

I am generally not a fan of the brown helmets, but I love the brown shadowmattes!

I’m a huge brown lover as well. I show in a brown CO Wellington Classic, which definitely isn’t vented/cool, and is velvet so not what you’re after. I’ve also got a brown GPA Titium for schooling, which actually looks more like faded black and I don’t love it as much as I hoped I would when I ordered it online.

Out of those you’ve mentioned, I think the Samshields are definitely the nicest. The GPA Speedair looks a bit gross in brown. You could also look at a CO AYR8 in brown? They’re quite classy.

I don’t really like the GPA in brown, and I’m a HUGE fan of GPA. I do however, LOVE the GPAs with leather. The CO AYR8 is really pretty in brown. The samshield in brown is alright, but the suede/alcantara version is a bit of a weird color. I’ve seen the IRH in person and seen the black version in person, it for some reason always looks dusty and faded. I’m not normally a fan, but the Antares helmet actually looks amazing in brown.

I’m not sure of your helmet size, but you can get the yr8 (the foreign version of the jr8 as far as I can tell) in brown/tan for the same price as the jr8 if you order from certain UK websites. The website where I got mine earlier this year is sold out, otherwise I would have linked to them. I looked all over for a reasonably priced brown helmet and it was the only option I was happy with :slight_smile:

Ugh I wish I could see them in person! I really am leaning towards the Sammy.

I love my brown Samshield. It’s the first helmet I’ve owned that I didn’t mind wearing and the best ventilated.

My daughter is known for her brown GPA First Lady and her rust jods. She has red hair and freckles, so she needs the sun protection the larger brim offers.

Here’s a picture which shows the helmet.
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10203198040980242&l=b38b43f9ff

And a picture with her brown hunt coat and brown helmet. (She also shows in brown Parlanti tall boots when she’s showing horses and large ponies.
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10203188470380983&l=e6a6e148a8

She also used to have the Charles Owen which I personally liked better…https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10202874832660236&l=cbb179b8ef

Here she is in her brown helmet, rust jods, and brown jacket at WEF. She won 1st and 2nd on her Small Pony and had great ribbons on her Medium that day. So the judge liked the rust too.

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=4606025037036&l=13bb833e46

Your daughter is adorable!

I have the brown sammy and I love it! shows up great in photos as well.
http://i61.tinypic.com/6g8kua.jpg

The GPA is much more subtle than I thought it would be. I too am a freckled ginger so that demonstrates really well how it would look on me.

I like the brown sammy too. It’s more noticably brown. I would just get the shadowmatt.

Kep makes a pretty brown matte helmet. It had a front vent. I got a deal on Amazon but I don’t see them anymore.

here is the elite ultra in action, albeit a rear view (2nd link is head on, but in shade, so it doesn’t portray the real color)

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