Its all personal, but I just can't get used to having all that stuff attached to my head. That shield in front of my face drives me bonkers. Give a hard hat and $5 pair of safety glasses and some rubber ear plugs. I like the rubber ear plugs because I can still hear when things are going wrong. The foam plugs and ear muffs block too much sound. This is not any criticism of any thing you said zogger, it just my 2/100 of a dollar (and worth every penny).
It took me a grand total of one time to get used to it when I got nailed with an unseen spring branch in the kisser.
I think it is like chaps, guys say they are uncomfortable and can't stand them until that rrip to the emergency room and thousand$ later..they get used to it. Safety boots, etc, same deal. To each their own, I tend to like the modern designs over the older, better ergo and better protection, IMO.
Caulks..I don't have to walk huge logs a lot, but I can def see where they come in handy if you had to daily, after a few slips on wet logs before.
As to the earmuffs versus foam plugs, etc, I have tried a variety for both engine running and target shooting, these are the best as per performance and most comfortable I have used, especially over my prescription lenses/glasses, which are factory safety glasses to begin with.