Helm Isofrane "homage" strap
Helm Isofrane "homage" strap
I've really been digging my first Isofrane (which I picked up here, thanks manitoujoe!). I wanted a different color, so I figured I'd take a flyer on the $30 Helm version. It came yesterday and I figured I'd share my thoughts, at the risk of sparking yet another "homage/copy" debate
For the money, the Helm is nearly the equal, but the Iso is a slight bit softer, and what I describe as simply being a little higher quality. The Helm fit/finish are great, just not quite there.
Major Differences: No vanilla smell on the Helm, and no ridges on the back. We'll see how the Helm does in the water this summer.
Looks familiar!
For the money, the Helm is nearly the equal, but the Iso is a slight bit softer, and what I describe as simply being a little higher quality. The Helm fit/finish are great, just not quite there.
Major Differences: No vanilla smell on the Helm, and no ridges on the back. We'll see how the Helm does in the water this summer.
Looks familiar!
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Re: Helm Isofrane "homage" strap
It all comes down to if you like the strap, and if the strap doesn't break in the first 6 months. If someone else has found a rubber compound formulation that works and wants to mold it like the style Isofrane uses, then all the power to them. Any patent on that shape is long expired.
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We need more Toxic Magnums. I prefer them over the many times more expensive ISO.
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The Magnums are great, but the keepers aren’t.Chocodove wrote:We need more Toxic Magnums. I prefer them over the many times more expensive ISO.
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the new iso is even different than the original one. i like the original version best. i believe now iso released a newer iso without the vanilla scent.
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The newest dark grey one I have is significant stiffer and less supple than the older ones. It doesn’t smell as bad as some of those, though.toxicavenger wrote:the new iso is even different than the original one. i like the original version best. i believe now iso released a newer iso without the vanilla scent.
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Random:
So I've been rocking the legit Iso for a few days now, and the vanilla smell has really dissipated. It still smells though, and it totally triggered a childhood memory. It smells *exactly* like my dad's dive mask and fins that he had since the 70s; old school, glass lens, etc. I fondly remember them in a random crate in our basement, and I used them in our pool and beach trips up until I broke them at some point as a kid. They smelled exactly like my isofrane does now. Wierd, but also kinda cool as I'd pretty much forgotten about the mask/fins.
So I've been rocking the legit Iso for a few days now, and the vanilla smell has really dissipated. It still smells though, and it totally triggered a childhood memory. It smells *exactly* like my dad's dive mask and fins that he had since the 70s; old school, glass lens, etc. I fondly remember them in a random crate in our basement, and I used them in our pool and beach trips up until I broke them at some point as a kid. They smelled exactly like my isofrane does now. Wierd, but also kinda cool as I'd pretty much forgotten about the mask/fins.
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Weird. The snorkel/mask I have used smelled like rubber. The ISO I have had for last 6 years still smells like a floozy bathed in vanilla.Bob1035 wrote: ↑Mon Apr 18, 2022 6:23 amRandom:
So I've been rocking the legit Iso for a few days now, and the vanilla smell has really dissipated. It still smells though, and it totally triggered a childhood memory. It smells *exactly* like my dad's dive mask and fins that he had since the 70s; old school, glass lens, etc. I fondly remember them in a random crate in our basement, and I used them in our pool and beach trips up until I broke them at some point as a kid. They smelled exactly like my isofrane does now. Wierd, but also kinda cool as I'd pretty much forgotten about the mask/fins.
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Stop using vanilla scented lube and you might stand a chance of it losing the smells.toxicavenger wrote: ↑Mon Apr 18, 2022 1:25 pmWeird. The snorkel/mask I have used smelled like rubber. The ISO I have had for last 6 years still smells like a floozy bathed in vanilla.Bob1035 wrote: ↑Mon Apr 18, 2022 6:23 amRandom:
So I've been rocking the legit Iso for a few days now, and the vanilla smell has really dissipated. It still smells though, and it totally triggered a childhood memory. It smells *exactly* like my dad's dive mask and fins that he had since the 70s; old school, glass lens, etc. I fondly remember them in a random crate in our basement, and I used them in our pool and beach trips up until I broke them at some point as a kid. They smelled exactly like my isofrane does now. Wierd, but also kinda cool as I'd pretty much forgotten about the mask/fins.
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It only smelled like the mask once the vanilla went awaytoxicavenger wrote: ↑Mon Apr 18, 2022 1:25 pmWeird. The snorkel/mask I have used smelled like rubber. The ISO I have had for last 6 years still smells like a floozy bathed in vanilla.Bob1035 wrote: ↑Mon Apr 18, 2022 6:23 amRandom:
So I've been rocking the legit Iso for a few days now, and the vanilla smell has really dissipated. It still smells though, and it totally triggered a childhood memory. It smells *exactly* like my dad's dive mask and fins that he had since the 70s; old school, glass lens, etc. I fondly remember them in a random crate in our basement, and I used them in our pool and beach trips up until I broke them at some point as a kid. They smelled exactly like my isofrane does now. Wierd, but also kinda cool as I'd pretty much forgotten about the mask/fins.
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Re: Helm Isofrane "homage" strap
JP Chestnut wrote: ↑Mon Apr 18, 2022 1:36 pmStop using vanilla scented lube and you might stand a chance of it losing the smells.toxicavenger wrote: ↑Mon Apr 18, 2022 1:25 pmWeird. The snorkel/mask I have used smelled like rubber. The ISO I have had for last 6 years still smells like a floozy bathed in vanilla.Bob1035 wrote: ↑Mon Apr 18, 2022 6:23 amRandom:
So I've been rocking the legit Iso for a few days now, and the vanilla smell has really dissipated. It still smells though, and it totally triggered a childhood memory. It smells *exactly* like my dad's dive mask and fins that he had since the 70s; old school, glass lens, etc. I fondly remember them in a random crate in our basement, and I used them in our pool and beach trips up until I broke them at some point as a kid. They smelled exactly like my isofrane does now. Wierd, but also kinda cool as I'd pretty much forgotten about the mask/fins.
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