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The Sweet Wanderer – the poor man’s Rocker?
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By Phil Carr
www.unsponsored.co.uk

Since the launch of the Sweet Strutter
baseball type helmet Sweet have been
at the forefront of kayak helmet design.
As a result is very rare not see at least
one Sweet helmet when you meet a
decent sized group of paddlers on the
water.

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For the last few years the Sweet Strutter
(2012 model) has been my main helmet but I
wanted one with a little more coverage and
without a peak.
Now it is important to note that to really get a
helmet that offers you the right level of
comfort and protection it is important to try a
number of them on. It would be very easy to
select a helmet based upon what your mates
wear or what see you see on the many video
edits online. But everyone has a different
shaped head and the most expensive helmet
on the market may not be the one that offers
YOU the best level of protection. After trying
on everything that was available and retrying
them all I settled on the Sweet Wanderer.

Additional comfort

The Wanderer is made from an ABS shell with
carbon inserts for additional re-enforcement in
key areas. The carbon can be seen around the
four vents on the top of the helmet. EPP
padding inside the helmet is moulded within
and is covered