Earplugs/hearing protection

flyrider said:

They look pretty good, but for me the lanolin content is a deal-killer...I'm highly allergic to it. Glad they work for you.

Here are the silicone ones I'm now using. Good question someone asked about pliability in the cold, but I think that can be dealt with by warming with your hands first.

http://www.macksearplugs.com/details/Motorcycle-ear-plugs/pillow-soft-earplugs-6-pair-value

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As to lanolin allergy that's interesting as when I worked in tire plant there were many! that used it as dermatologist prescription for skin problems via rubber & chem contact problems.

kantuckid said:

As to lanolin allergy that's interesting as when I worked in tire plant there were many! that used it as dermatologist prescription for skin problems via rubber & chem contact problems.

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I can only tell you that once my wife bought a skin lotion that had lanolin in it. It was a different version of the one we normally use (lubriderm). Unless you looked at the ingredients you would not know by the packaging that this one had lanolin in it...it looked like the one we normally used. So...long story short...I used it, and within hours the skin around my eyes swelled up so bad they were nearly closed. Miserable couple of days waiting for swelling to subside. Threw product out once the lanolin content was discovered...never again will I touch a lanolin product!

AKThumper said:

Went to sears in Fairbanks, audiology dept upstairs. They made custom ones for me. Pick your color, fit very well inside helmet , even got a free hearing test, walked out with them that day. Pretty inexpensive for the custom service.

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So what is inexpensive?