Helmet Padding?

[Dbop1120]

What's everyone using for helmet padding? I tried this stick-on foam for combat helmets. They felt too thick, and they wouldn't stay adhered to the helmet.

 

Thanks

[gmrhodes13[Staff]]

I use a thin piece of foam inside the top, maple leaf like original helmets, than a small block of foam each side of the head to stop any wobbling. The side foam has some Velcro glued on so I can remove and wash and the top piece is held in by the side foam. It's a basic setup but does me just fine.

 

I see others buying generic black foam pad kits which normally come with Velcro so you place them anywhere.

 

[CT 1977]

12 hours ago, gmrhodes13 said:

I use a thin piece of foam inside the top, maple leaf like original helmets, than a small block of foam each side of the head to stop any wobbling. The side foam has some Velcro glued on so I can remove and wash and the top piece is held in by the side foam. It's a basic setup but does me just fine.

 

I see others buying generic black foam pad kits which normally come with Velcro so you place them anywhere.

 

Is that a chin strap I see? 

[gmrhodes13[Staff]]

4 hours ago, CT 1977 said:

Is that a chin strap I see? 

Correct, I tried one once and it felt really uncomfortable on the neck because of the angle of the mounted straps.

 

Here is a better image

 

I believe TM uses them on his commisions

[tat2trooper[TK]]

I use those pads that Glen just posted. Just around the sides of helmet not the top.

[justjoseph63[Staff]]

On 5/10/2021 at 9:51 PM, tat2trooper said:

I use those pads that Glen just posted. Just around the sides of helmet not the top.

 

Good call on that, David, I do the same thing.  Many troopers add the padding in the top but find that it causes the helmet to sit way too high, giving them a "bobble-head" appearance and making it really difficult to see.. (our field of vision when wearing a bucket is not that good to begin with).  It works for some, but not for others, so best to do a test run before permanently attaching it.