Interesting note on this one, - I have LONG been craving ear protection, whether it be from the subway, the firemen, ann on the phone, or just trying to hear the blood inside, glush, - so I finally get around to looking these peabodies up, how to,? first I go for 'tools ear phone noise' ,but no,no - they ain't workin' - then I try a 'protect noise hard hat ear' ,oh dam, I might as well just try to find a tool store on line. breifing, breifing, what is the name of protective ear wear,, so I run some FIND: ear, head, phone -- to finally find some combination hard-hat-ear-muffs, --- LONG STORY SHORT --- let's just say that the Elvex MaxiMuff™, Economical High Performance, HB-35 are coming my way -- don't be surprised to find me with a pair on my person -- soon.

PS. if anyone can find a pair of protective ear muff that bost a NRR of more then 29dB.... by all means, let me know!!!!