dont think you need to spend big amount of money on a hood … i bought a 3m speedglas 9100xxi and i absolutely hate it .. ended up taking the leap to pipelinerscloud half the price of competitors and i absolutely love this helment ultra lightweight,amazing head gear,and amazing quality, and the cowhide on the helment is cut perfect keep light out and smoke away , everything about this helmet is badass and everyone at work turns there heads .. i will always buy from pipeliners cloud no were else these guys know what they are doing .you dont need to spend 300$ or 500 $ for a helmet