On Thu, 03 Aug 2006 23:05:19 GMT, john smith wrote:
What brand? I have six pairs of DC's with gel seals. Two sets have had
gel seals since they were first introduced (20 years ago?).

Softcomm, I believe... I bought them quite a few years ago and not
having them in front of me at the time, I'm having an Alzheimer's
Moment... grin

At the time, they had the best noise rating (29 dB) that I could find
and they were stereo... Even with 29 dB, there was this one gyrocopter
that I flew while wearing them that required me to also wear 31 dB ear
plugs with them to make it even bearable...

I leave my headset in my plane and have had to park it not in a hangar
for extended periods of time... The heat of the Gulf Coast is probably
a bit more than you experience up in Ohio...

To get the comfort from gel seals, purchase the cloth covers and wash
them periodically. The old DC cloth covers would come off if you weren't
careful. The new design stays put.

Yeah, the cloth covers are great... The hot plastic gel cells just
kind of stick to your head... What might be nice is if they replaced
the gel with one of the phase change polymers like they use in the
cooling vests...

On the other hand, a small engine powered (APU-like) air-conditioner
that could be put in the baggage compartment would be even better...