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Araneatrox
23-08-2009, 18:45
Well this weekend i was involved in a weekend forest big game. Camping and a hog roast, who could resist?
Anyways, during a speed game which involved hay bails and caravans. i was in the middle of reloading my hopper, and a paintball caught a fold in my sandana.
This managed to pull the sandana off the back of my head, pulling the mask off my face with it. I dropped to the floor, put my face in the ground and scrambled to stick my mask onto my face without anything happening. Luckily i can still see and nothing bad happened, but after that happened i am now investing monies into a new and better mask with chin straps.

Moral of the story being, lose sandanas and cheap masks are not best in the grand scheme of things.
thomas221289
24-08-2009, 07:40
what mask did you have?

pull your sandana tight aswell.
Araneatrox
24-08-2009, 12:20
Jt spectra flex 8, Never untill now had a problem with it. always been a decent mask. Now im dubious
Monster.
24-08-2009, 12:23
You need to be "agg" and double strap it! :)
thomas221289
24-08-2009, 12:27
they come with a chin strap dont they?
Parksy
24-08-2009, 12:44
they come with a chin strap dont they?

They should do? Even late Flex 7s had chin straps on them.
niallist
24-08-2009, 12:50
yes they do, I reckon he might just have had the head strap on too high on his head. I have a Flex 8 and have never had a problem with it.

try wearing the strap further down the back of your head.
thomas221289
24-08-2009, 13:41
They should do? Even late Flex 7s had chin straps on them.

then use that if it has a chin strap its there for a reason. if you tried to complain to JT they would say its your own fault.
Mr. Longbeard
24-08-2009, 15:19
they come with a chin strap dont they?

Yep, first thing to get cut of most masks, after that the forehead jobbie gets a bit of whittling.
Araneatrox
24-08-2009, 16:44
I wouldn't have complained, it was my own fault for not doing up the chin strap.I never used to wear it because it annoyed me while running. Shan't be making that mistake twice
k4p84
26-08-2009, 11:33
I have had a few masks fly off in my time. I blame the fact that I dive like a dying elephant!!

Now i double strap :-)