First Nature is proud to be the African distributor these two distinguished brands which have had a large impact on the safety of downhill skateboarding and longboarding all over the world. The Predator DH-6 Helmet is still the only production made helmet designed specifically for downhill skateboarding and  certified to both CE 1078 and CPSC standards. Triple8 supplies a large range of quality safety equipment for all kinds of skating; they have a big interest in  [ Read More ]

-First Prize: Predator DH-6 Helmet worth R2300. -Second Prize: JET Skateboard Deck and DROP: My Life Downhill DVD worth R1145. -Third Prize: Set of ABEC 11 Centrax (77mm) worth R700. Raffle cost: R50 per entry (unlimited entries) Email lloyd@firstnature.be to enter. Rules: 1. The date of the raffle draw is 19 June 2011 at the King of the Fort prize giving. 2. Raffle cost must be paid in full in order  [ Read More ]

Read more about the CPSC testing here: predatorskates.wordpress.com First Nature is taking pre-orders for the new DH-6 helmets which are expected in early May and we are offering free delivery on pre-paid orders. The price of the helmet is still R2300.

From the Predator Helmets Blog Predator in South Africa South Africa has had a thriving longboard scene for quite some time with a well established series of races. The Hot Heels race has been one of the longest running DH races around, here are Lloyd Clark and Matt Arderne racing with their new DH6 helmets during a few races, held in December 2010.  Read more…

If you are at all interested in getting one of these awesome helmets, send an email to lloyd@firstnature.be. Price is R2300. Here is an article about the helmet on Silverfishlongboarding.com: http://www.silverfishlongboarding.com/Articles/Press_Releases_%26_Retail_News…   See the full gallery on Posterous

The First ever production helmet made specifically for downhill skateboarding will be coming to South Africa in the next few weeks. Email lloyd@firstnature.be if you’re interested in getting one.

Predator Designs, Inc. was founded in 1999 and is currently based in Vancouver, Canada. They specialize primarily in water sports helmets for use when kayaking down rapids and over waterfalls. In 2009 they collaborated with industry leading skate companies Timeship Racing and Colabo Innovations and began developing a helmet specifically for downhill skateboarding. The result: the DH-6 due for release in August 2010. The DH-6′s superior impact protection is achieved  [ Read More ]