I know there are collapsible climbing helmets, but nothing like this.

close as ive seen are padded hats made by R.E.D....they are essentially beanies with some supprisingly heavy duty padding in them...they offer NOWHERE near the protection of a helmet but are almost better than wearing nothing. youd have to just google "red padded hat" cuz i cant find any on here besides this RED0102 (copy into searchbar, hit enter)...honestly no form of soft protection can ever come close to the protection of a hard shell helmet. and carrying the helmet from your car to the lift might save ur life someday, theres even a convienvent way to carry it...on ur head! :-)

well, sure, you COULD wear it kayaking...or to dinner, or while playing poker...but that's not what it's made for. Skiing, biking, climbing, and kayaking helmets are all made for different sports, and have different attributes that are specific to those sports. Granted, any brain bucket is better than no brain bucket in any crash, but a lightweight foam helmet designed for a single bike crash won't deal with breaking tree branches the same way that a hard shell ski helmet will, and a hard shell rock climbing helmet won't be as warm as a ski helmet, and a ski helmet won't drain/dry as well as a kayak helmet, etc. Sure, it'd be great to spend $100-200 on a single all-sport helmet, but I'd recommend biting the bullet and buying sport-specific helmets--after all, even at $200 each, the right helmet for the right job is still cheaper than a brain injury.