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[Randy Savage 5,000+ posts]

WJ masks on donsimmons

From what I remember WJD has had some problems in the past, with both their product, as well as their CS.

I swear if I have to tell you one more time I'm going to throw a puck at your head. Get the **** Hackva!!!! //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

http://www.goaliestore.com/board/equipment-reviews/60556-my-new-hackva-mask.html?highlight=hackva

http://www.goaliestore.com/board/search.php?searchid=1182564

http://www.goaliestore.com/board/equipment-reviews/62124-new-hackva-mask.html

 

[4runnercrazy 10+ year member]

lol, but they are so expensive, ill have to ref like 15 games to get it

 

[Randy Savage 5,000+ posts]

Sign up on the Simmons forum

http://www.goalie-equipment-world.com/

PM Mark57 and tell him you're interested in a Hackva and want a price. He'll probably give you a little bit off from the $262 pricetag.

You don't want to cheap out on a helmet dude, it's the most important piece of equipment for a goalie.

 

[4runnercrazy 10+ year member]

Sign up on the Simmons forum
http://www.goalie-equipment-world.com/

PM Mark57 and tell him you're interested in a Hackva and want a price. He'll probably give you a little bit off from the $262 pricetag.

You don't want to cheap out on a helmet dude, it's the most important piece of equipment for a goalie.

yea i agree with that............and ive had my itech for like 4-5 years now, and one of the pags are missing inside, which...im not a helmet expert.but thats a bad thing

 

[Randy Savage 5,000+ posts]

yea i agree with that............and ive had my itech for like 4-5 years now, and one of the pags are missing inside, which...im not a helmet expert.but thats a bad thing

I just refurbished all the padding inside my helmet. All of the screws have rusted though from me taking crappy care of it for so long. My mask is about 6-7 years old now, still in great shape, except for the screws being rusted.

I'll have a new Hackva in a couple months.

 

[4runnercrazy 10+ year member]

I just refurbished all the padding inside my helmet. All of the screws have rusted though from me taking crappy care of it for so long. My mask is about 6-7 years old now, still in great shape, except for the screws being rusted.
I'll have a new Hackva in a couple months.

would that be a better idea, cuz the helmet is fine and they do make cat eyed cages for it...........i just need new pads and screws

 

[Randy Savage 5,000+ posts]

would that be a better idea, cuz the helmet is fine and they do make cat eyed cages for it...........i just need new pads and screws

Depends on what level of hockey you play.

The Itech 1400 isn't the most protective mask out there.

 

[Randy Savage 5,000+ posts]

Take a look at some of these:

http://www.goaliemonkey.com/goalie-masks-clearance.html

The Koho 570 is a good mask, a little on the heavy side though. The Itech 4600 is a good mask, as well.

 

[4runnercrazy 10+ year member]

Depends on what level of hockey you play.
The Itech 1400 isn't the most protective mask out there.

ive used it for competive roller hockey...league called the Pacific Cup, ummmm and ive taken prently to the noggin and i just get a loud noise and a little shock, but im fine.....im not afraid of getting hit there.....so does it really matter?

but i love it when i get hit in the throat protector and my ears ring for like 2 minutes after that

 

[4runnercrazy 10+ year member]

Take a look at some of these:
http://www.goaliemonkey.com/goalie-masks-clearance.html

The Koho 570 is a good mask, a little on the heavy side though. The Itech 4600 is a good mask, as well.

yea i was looking at the 570, but the thing is if i get another mask i kinda want the cat eyed, i donno y i just kinda do

btw thx for all ur help bud

 

[Randy Savage 5,000+ posts]

yea i was looking at the 570, but the thing is if i get another mask i kinda want the cat eyed, i donno y i just kinda do

btw thx for all ur help bud

From what I've been told finding a cat-eye for the Koho 570 is next to impossible.

No prob dude. I love talking about hockey...specially goalie equipment.

What other equipment you got?

 

[4runnercrazy 10+ year member]

From what I've been told finding a cat-eye for the Koho 570 is next to impossible.
No prob dude. I love talking about hockey...specially goalie equipment.

What other equipment you got?

for my other stuff i got 36" mission motions, (kick *** pads, i would recomend them to anyone, i dont know how they would do on ice, but i got them when they were 300 now they are like 200, great pads) u may think they are cheap but my butterfly is so good on them

catcher i got a bauer reactor, love it

blacker, got an itech, which i need to get repalmed since the glove is like all deterrated (sp?)

chest got a koho

and girdle i got a pair of old hockey pants my dad used to wear (im cheap //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif)

wat u got?

 

[Randy Savage 5,000+ posts]

Pads I had a set of 34" TPS Xhales, just replaced them with 36"+2 Simmons 993's

Glove/blocker is a Itech Vamp 7.8 set. Gonna probably upgrade these over the summer as well, I need something with a deeper pocket then the Itech, I get too many pop-outs from it //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif

Helmet you saw, it's an older Van Veldon

C/A I picked up a used Brown 554 for $10 //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif. I had to fix the chest padding, but it is in great shape and is built like a tank.

Need new pants, they're about 5 year old set of Koho pants, but one of the thigh boards cracked on em.

Here are a few pics of my stuff:

My old stuff- TPS Xhale pads, and Cujo glove/blocker:

The DS 993's:

My new Itech vs. my old TPS trapper:

And Blockers:

 

[4runnercrazy 10+ year member]

u got nice stuff, u more stand up or butterfly?

and are there any good ways to get the hockey smell outta stuff, everyone says fabreeze works, it didn't on mine.....i even got some special stuff called "NO B.O." and that stuff also did nothing, mabye my pads are beyong help?

 

[Randy Savage 5,000+ posts]

u got nice stuff, u more stand up or butterfly?
and are there any good ways to get the hockey smell outta stuff, everyone says fabreeze works, it didn't on mine.....i even got some special stuff called "NO B.O." and that stuff also did nothing, mabye my pads are beyong help?

I'm more butterfly, but I still have some hybrid in me...I'll whip out a padstack every once in a while.

As far as the smell...I threw the Brown C/A I got in the washer, put it on cold water w/ just detergent, and hung it out to dry afterwards. The hockey smell was gone.

For C/A, pants, jock you can throw them in the washer, as long as your washing machine doesn't have an agitator in the middle of it (this will most likely damage the equipment).

As for gloves, pour boiling water through them a few times and hang them out to dry.

For leg pads, you could probably pour boiling water in the leg channel, but I'm not sure about that one.

The boiling water kills the bacteria that sits in the equipment, which causes it to smell bad.

I usually take my equipment and let it dry out the day after games.