+.com (A.Lee)
2006-11-27 18:42:58 UTC
I ordered a pair (or the kit) from here:
http://www.earplugsthatfit.com/
I ordered them on the 4th, and they arrived on the 21st - the post mark
was the 6th, so the delay was due to the postal service.
Anyway, it comes in a tiny bag, inside are the instructions, a small
black velvet bag to store the plugs in, and 2 pots of silicon/rubber
mix.
I divided both pots into 2, then mixed half of mix - it is a bit like
blutack, but softer.The 2 halves are mixed together, and once they are a
uniform colour, the mixture is inserted into the ear, moulded and
smoothed over as you see fit, and left in position for 15 minutes - it
really is simple, but to get a smooth finish, you need someone else to
help you.
Once I'd mixed up half of the mixture, it was obvious that it would be
enough for both ears - so thats a bonus, you can easily get 4 earplugs
from the kit.
I did the first 2 myself, and tried to fit a sound valve from another
pair of plugs when it was moulded, to try to get a better quality plug
that can hear talking, but filters out the bangs.They went in fairly
well, but upon testing, they do not work half as well as I'd expected -
they were very much like passive plugs, I think the deepness of the
moulding filters out nearly all noise.
So plan 1 was dumped, and plan 2 started to make a plain pair of passive
plugs. I got someone to give me a hand making these, and it was worth
it, they came out a lot smoother.
I tried these then, and they were very good when shooting the gun, but
block out almost all noise, which, really, isnt too much of a problem.
They were very comfortable - once they were in, you could soon forget
that they were there, no irritation at all in a hour of shooting - much
better than my previous plugs which were always coming out to let me
itch my ear holes (lovely!)
Total price £9.98. A bargain I think.
Alan.
http://www.earplugsthatfit.com/
I ordered them on the 4th, and they arrived on the 21st - the post mark
was the 6th, so the delay was due to the postal service.
Anyway, it comes in a tiny bag, inside are the instructions, a small
black velvet bag to store the plugs in, and 2 pots of silicon/rubber
mix.
I divided both pots into 2, then mixed half of mix - it is a bit like
blutack, but softer.The 2 halves are mixed together, and once they are a
uniform colour, the mixture is inserted into the ear, moulded and
smoothed over as you see fit, and left in position for 15 minutes - it
really is simple, but to get a smooth finish, you need someone else to
help you.
Once I'd mixed up half of the mixture, it was obvious that it would be
enough for both ears - so thats a bonus, you can easily get 4 earplugs
from the kit.
I did the first 2 myself, and tried to fit a sound valve from another
pair of plugs when it was moulded, to try to get a better quality plug
that can hear talking, but filters out the bangs.They went in fairly
well, but upon testing, they do not work half as well as I'd expected -
they were very much like passive plugs, I think the deepness of the
moulding filters out nearly all noise.
So plan 1 was dumped, and plan 2 started to make a plain pair of passive
plugs. I got someone to give me a hand making these, and it was worth
it, they came out a lot smoother.
I tried these then, and they were very good when shooting the gun, but
block out almost all noise, which, really, isnt too much of a problem.
They were very comfortable - once they were in, you could soon forget
that they were there, no irritation at all in a hour of shooting - much
better than my previous plugs which were always coming out to let me
itch my ear holes (lovely!)
Total price £9.98. A bargain I think.
Alan.
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