The Authentic Skull Bucket is back in full production!

[2dogs]

My current SB was made 09/06 and I have come to hate it. The shell is fine but the suspension is horrible. First off it always, always, falls out of the shell. Second and worse are the attachment tabs. They are so large that they don't fit between the shell and my head without causing pain. Third, the chin strap with its plastic buckle and adjustment slider can't be made to stay up on the brim. In addition the chin strap is attached to the plastic suspension by an approximately 1/8" diameter PLASTIC pin. An old Mac-T suspension solves most of these issue.

This hat says Skull Bucket...San Diego. Did you guys make this hat or someone else?

 

[2dogs]

And since the talking bear is making suggestions I'm gonna too. Headlamp/goggle clips like the firefigting Mac-T.

 

[madhatte]

If OSHA aligns its regs with CE then it will be yet another rule for people to ignore.

Not us, and especially not me; as a gub mint crew lead, I'll have to enforce that BS.

Headlamp/goggle clips like the firefigting Mac-T.

I'm definitely into that.

 

[Sagetown]

My current SB was made 09/06 and I have come to hate it. The shell is fine but the suspension is horrible. First off it always, always, falls out of the shell. Second and worse are the attachment tabs. They are so large that they don't fit between the shell and my head without causing pain. Third, the chin strap with its plastic buckle and adjustment slider can't be made to stay up on the brim. In addition the chin strap is attached to the plastic suspension by an approximately 1/8" diameter PLASTIC pin. An old Mac-T suspension solves most of these issue.

This hat says Skull Bucket...San Diego. Did you guys make this hat or someone else?

Made in San Diego ? Mine shows ' Made in China ' by Cricorp possibly in 2008. Has great suspension. Your's may be one of the knock off's the company has warned us about in the past.

 

[2dogs]

Made in San Diego ? Mine shows ' Made in China ' by Cricorp possibly in 2008. Has great suspension. Your's may be one of the knock off's the company has warned us about in the past.
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That is the way my SB is stamped including Made in China. But I did not say it was made in San Diego. Look at the sticker inside the shell.

 

[Sagetown]

That is the way my SB is stamped including Made in China. But I did not say it was made in San Diego. Look at the sticker inside the shell.

" This hat says Skull Bucket...San Diego."
Excerpt from your post led me to assume that's what U were inferring to.
As to the sticker, you've lost me again.

 

[2dogs]

Inside the shell is the compliance sticker. Look and see if it gives an address.

 

[Scablands]

We are trying! This has been our goal from the beginning. We are currently exploring a partnership with a company here in the USA to do some of the forming work for us.

I just ordered a SB hat, but please do make the effort to onshore production. This style hard hat is uniquely American and it ought to be made here in its entirety. I don't care if it costs a few extra bucks. We're worth it.

 

[Sagetown]

Inside the shell is the compliance sticker. Look and see if it gives an address.

OK 2D ; I'll check it out tomorrow. Mine is hanging in the shop. Don't recall ever seeing a sticker, but then, today when taking my Echo-Cardiogram, the Tech said i had the test on Feb 10th when I had my last heart attack. I don't recall having the test at all. Seems after every heart attack I lose more memory. Oh well.

 

[Sagetown]

I just ordered a SB hat, but please do make the effort to onshore production. This style hard hat is uniquely American and it ought to be made here in its entirety. I don't care if it costs a few extra bucks. We're worth it.

I'll go along with that Scablands ! American aluminum hard hats were discontinued in 1997. Then in 2003 CriCorps came out with the Skull Bucket. Mine came from the east coast in 2011 from a warehouse liquidation sale for $39.

 

[Sagetown]

My current SB was made 09/06 and I have come to hate it. The shell is fine but the suspension is horrible. First off it always, always, falls out of the shell. Second and worse are the attachment tabs. They are so large that they don't fit between the shell and my head without causing pain. Third, the chin strap with its plastic buckle and adjustment slider can't be made to stay up on the brim. In addition the chin strap is attached to the plastic suspension by an approximately 1/8" diameter PLASTIC pin. An old Mac-T suspension solves most of these issue.

This hat says Skull Bucket...San Diego. Did you guys make this hat or someone else?

Yep; found the sticker inside the back rim ..... Says "San Diego LLC. USA Distribution Center I figure. Decided to wear it today while cutting up this large black jack Oak. I had my heart attack cutting this down in February. Went from there to the doctor, who sent me to ER.... Sure feels good to run a saw again. I'm using the MS362. For an old feller, it's a lot of saw.

 

[Skull Bucket]

My current SB was made 09/06 and I have come to hate it. The shell is fine but the suspension is horrible. First off it always, always, falls out of the shell. Second and worse are the attachment tabs. They are so large that they don't fit between the shell and my head without causing pain. Third, the chin strap with its plastic buckle and adjustment slider can't be made to stay up on the brim. In addition the chin strap is attached to the plastic suspension by an approximately 1/8" diameter PLASTIC pin. An old Mac-T suspension solves most of these issue.

This hat says Skull Bucket...San Diego. Did you guys make this hat or someone else?

These are the basic reasons we designed the new "Bucket-Strap" suspensions for use only with authentic Skull Bucket aluminum hard hats when we purchased the company late last year.
http://www.arboristsite.com/communi...et-strap-by-skull-bucket.295011/#post-5808198

 

[Skull Bucket]

And since the talking bear is making suggestions I'm gonna too. Headlamp/goggle clips like the firefigting Mac-T.

Let me catch my breath following this reintroduction of the authentic Skull Bucket brand back into the market place. The response has been overwhelming so we are very appreciative for that. We will continue to introduce new product offerings in the very near future.

 

[Skull Bucket]

I just ordered a SB hat, but please do make the effort to onshore production. This style hard hat is uniquely American and it ought to be made here in its entirety. I don't care if it costs a few extra bucks. We're worth it.

As I have stated many times here we will continue to work on making this a reality, but it's gonna cost more than "a few extra bucks".

 

[hseII]

As I have stated many times here we will continue to work on making this a reality, but it's gonna cost more than "a few extra bucks".

Ok.


No Chris

 

[Skull Bucket]

Yep; found the sticker inside the back rim ..... Says "San Diego LLC. USA Distribution Center I figure. Decided to wear it today while cutting up this large black jack Oak. I had my heart attack cutting this down in February. Went from there to the doctor, who sent me to ER.... Sure feels good to run a saw again. I'm using the MS362. For an old feller, it's a lot of saw.
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Skull Bucket was originally introduced into the market by Cricorp founder Henry Kulesza in 2003. Henry is the man credited with designing the internal plate needed to pass the ANSI testing standards bringing back the aluminum hard hat to the market. We purchased the company from Henry this past September and went back into production in January. Authentic Skull Bucket hard hat production stopped sometime in 2012 from my understanding. A chance meeting and divine direction drove us to look into this opportunity. We just couldn't let the company dissolve after hearing the support from folk like yourselves.

 

[Skull Bucket]

Ok.


No Chris

We are actually a lot closer than you might think. With the capital investment required to make this happen we will have to study the potential return on investment before we can move forward. I'm just not sure the market could bare what it would cost to purchase a made in the USA version. I will never give up on this quest, I promise you!

 

[Sagetown]

Skull Bucket was originally introduced into the market by Cricorp founder Henry Kulesza in 2003. Henry is the man credited with designing the internal plate needed to pass the ANSI testing standards bringing back the aluminum hard hat to the market. We purchased the company from Henry this past September and went back into production in January. Authentic Skull Bucket hard hat production stopped sometime in 2012 from my understanding. A chance meeting and divine direction drove us to look into this opportunity. We just couldn't let the company dissolve after hearing the support from folk like yourselves.

Thanks for that INFO Skull Bucket: Back in 2012, I was able to find a lil history on Skull Bucket, but that has since disappeared. At least i can't find it any more. U might want to add that to a History Topic on your Web for the customers.

 

[Skull Bucket]

Thanks for that INFO Skull Bucket: Back in 2012, I was able to find a lil history on Skull Bucket, but that has since disappeared. At least i can't find it any more. U might want to add that to a History Topic on your Web for the customers.

That's a good idea Sagetown. We asked Henry to write the full history on Skull Bucket when we purchased the company. It is an interesting read.

 

[Scablands]

As I have stated many times here we will continue to work on making this a reality, but it's gonna cost more than "a few extra bucks".

I fully understand the tooling costs as well as higher labor costs make it tough. Competing on price is the American way, but there's also competing on value. MSA composite hats are not inexpensive but a lot get sold.

One aspect of an aluminum hat is that it inherently is its own recorder of impacts, so there's little debate about when a compromised unit must be replaced. Between that, history, and national pride about keeping our neighbors working, a higher price can be explicable to the customer.