The New Yorker, The Sam Houston or Paul Conway Leather helmets?

My question to any and all of you is this, between these three helmets,which would be the best helmet. I have gone to the sites of the makers of these helmets and have been confused as to which one of these is going to be the best between them all.
Which is going to stand up to structural rigors, the temps faced in structural fires,whats going to be comfortable to wear for hours......

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Permalink Reply by Joey "BigShow" De Piano on August 15, 2008 at 10:52pm

I am a leather head as well but honestly a sam houston is only good if you want to look like a giant lightbulb coming at everyone if you place all 3 covers side by side you'll see the houston at the ear sides flares up and out at the top of the helmet the flare is a good 2inches plus higher than the rest of the exterior ribs.
I have a new yorker its now over 10 years old and aside from burns and char spots as good as first day, the newer ones do have the option of ratcheted interior