Electronic hearing protection

GQ9

I am looking for recommendations on a pair of in the ear type.

Does anyone have any experience with this one.

Electronic Hearing Protection

Teach

I hope that one comes with a BIG jar of Vaseline, and they kiss you somewhere in the process of taking your money. It's a shame to get screwed and not get kissed!

Midway USA has a good set of electronic earmuffs for about 1/10 of that price!
Jerry

GQ9

"I am looking for recommendations on a pair of in the ear type"

I know about muffs, I use muffs, I am not looking for muffs.

knitepoet

http://www.midwayusa.com/product/568734/walkers-ultra-ear-itc-electronic-ear-plugs-beige-pair
less than 1/10 of those you linked to

snake284

Actually, my hearing aids do the same as the Walker's Game Ear. Of course most of you probably don't need hearing aids. But my digital hearing aids block sudden high decible sounds but inhance normal tones to where I can hear them. Of course, Walker's Game Ear and some others do it well enough for those that aren't hearing impaired and for a fraction of the cost. They let you hear normal sounds such as deer walking and snorting and such, but block the loud, ear damaging frequencies from gun shots.

GQ9

Thanks all!

Walkers: "but are not designed to be used as hearing protection. "

snake284

GQ9 wrote: »

Thanks all!

Walkers: "but are not designed to be used as hearing protection. "

Huh? What are they designed for then? Listening to the birdies sing? What Walker's and a few others do is block out the high decible sounds of gun shots to prevent hearng damage, but they still let you hear normal tones such as animals walking on leaves, deer and hog grunts, turkey gobbles, etc.

Six-Gun

snake284 wrote: »

Huh? What are they designed for then? Listening to the birdies sing? What Walker's and a few others do is block out the high decible sounds of gun shots to prevent hearng damage, but they still let you hear normal tones such as animals walking on leaves, deer and hog grunts, turkey gobbles, etc.

The higher end Walker's Game Ear products do kill muzzle blast, but the cheaper model in-ear product apparently is not designed as such. It's just a hearing enhancement.

jacksimonton

BigEarInc is one of the best recommendations. I use a pair of electronic earplugs for two years and which is really good for me.

knitepoet

After 6 years, I'm pretty sure the OP found some.

Welcome to the forum

Great Outdoors

My Walkers work great- one for each ear- they do block out muzzle blast.

jacksimonton

What's the difference between the generic and electronic earplugs?

knitepoet

jacksimonton said:

What's the difference between the generic and electronic earplugs?

Generic earplugs block everything. (Think sticking your fingers in your ears)

Electronic plugs (and muffs) allow ear safe sounds level to pass, or even amplify them. while the electronic circuitry shuts off and blocks louder sounds. 
They allow you to hear range commands, regular conversations and, even, possibly game approaching (while hunting) while still protecting your hearing

jacksimonton

knitepoet said:

jacksimonton said:

What's the difference between the generic and electronic earplugs?

Generic earplugs block everything. (Think sticking your fingers in your ears)

Electronic plugs (and muffs) allow ear safe sounds level to pass, or even amplify them. while the electronic circuitry shuts off and blocks louder sounds. 
They allow you to hear range commands, regular conversations and, even, possibly game approaching (while hunting) while still protecting your hearing

Thank you so much for your beautiful response.

knitepoet

You're quite welcome

GunNut

jacksimonton said:

BigEarInc is one of the best recommendations. I use a pair of electronic earplugs for two years and which is really good for me.

jacksimonton said:

What's the difference between the generic and electronic earplugs?

You’ve been using them for 2 years and you don’t know the difference?

knitepoet

GunNut said:

You’ve been using them for 2 years and you don’t know the difference?

Good point, though I wasn't going to mention it, since I'd already pointed out the futility of answering the OP on a thread that's over 6.5 years old

GunNut

knitepoet said:

GunNut said:

You’ve been using them for 2 years and you don’t know the difference?

Good point, though I wasn't going to mention it, since I'd already pointed out the futility of answering the OP on a thread that's over 6.5 years old

Makes my spider sense tingle when I see zombie threads with answers that have inconsistencies to just bump them up...

jacksimonton

I don't have any proper idea about it, and so I'm looking for a great answer to this question.
I'm interested to know something better here. Otherwise, I don't have any interest in wasting my time.

Gila

I purchased mine at the BassPro Shop in Tempe, AZ.  I don't remember the brand, but they did come with an assortment of plugs to fit any size ear.  I'm glad this thread got revived, because the batteries in mine are probable dead, and out in the field would not have been a good place to figure that out.

GunNut

I just repaired my original pair of Impact Sports electronic muffs again.   They get used hard but still going strong.  

jacksimonton

GunNut said:

I just repaired my original pair of Impact Sports electronic muffs again.   They get used hard but still going strong.  

I love it, so beautiful...

jacksimonton

Gila said:

I purchased mine at the BassPro Shop in Tempe, AZ.  I don't remember the brand, but they did come with an assortment of plugs to fit any size ear.  I'm glad this thread got revived, because the batteries in mine are probable dead, and out in the field would not have been a good place to figure that out.

You can contact the shop and I hope they must help you.