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Do you have your helm padded a specific way? Hard foam, egg foam? How do you have it layered?

I am getting ready to pad my new helm. It's blued and it was suggested that I get some bowling ball wax to apply to it. Does anyone have any tips?

Thanks,

Tasia

[img]http://www.whitemountainarmoury.com/images/random/padding.jpg[/img]
*Taken from a post made in another forum here.
User whitemountainarmoury took the pics if you need more info.

I have a blued helm.
Use wax, oil, anything at all to keep moisture off it.
Use your preferred method religiously.
(I spray mine with silicone after I use it.)
Blued helms rocketh verily!

Go to your local fighter practice and check out the helms there for padding ideas. Hard foam next to the metal for basic shock absorption, and soft cell (egg crate) for comfort next to your head. Soft foam by itself is a ride in the "Woo woo bus" (ambulance).

Thanks guys!

So if I go to a bowling alley and get bowling wax, I just apply it to the helm and keep applying it each time I use it? Sorry to ask a really dumb question, but what is silicone and where would I get that?

Thanks for the padding ideas. My current helm is padded with a combination of soft and hard foam. I was curious if people had a specific method they used.

Yes, I have to get back to fighter practices instead of just thinking about it.

Just goto a bicycle store and buy tri flow and spray it on or goto any auto motive zone and buy a lubricant with silicon in it ans spray it on your helmet after each practice.

I use this to pad my helm with.

http://wholesalearmor.com/images/PADDING_KIT.jpg

Have you considered a period style cloth helm liner> They're not hard to make and there are a few places you can buy them. MUCH better than blue foam.

If you don't want a period liner you might want to add a layer of cloth over the soft foam or a cloth coif. More comfortable and less sweat in your eyes.

B

How thich are most peoples period helm liners? How thick do they need to be to give equivalent protection to 1/2" of foam?

Blued helmets look great. I had a blued helmet and used to use car wax on it. Anything that provides a moisture barrier.

I've gone through a lot of padding methods over the years, and have ended up with cotton batting sewn into an old cotton pillow case. If I were making it again I'd use linen for the outside; I recommend natural fabrics for both comfort and authenticity.

I have a set of these and after I get some time I will hook them up on my helm.

http://www.oregonaero.com/p81_2001.html#BLU

Bjorn Leorhals wrote:I have a set of these and after I get some time I will hook them up on my helm.

http://www.oregonaero.com/p81_2001.html#BLU

I hope they are good because $100 for a set of 7 is pretty costly.

Squire Scorpus wrote:I hope they are good because $100 for a set of 7 is pretty costly.

Once you go from the standard military suspension system to these things it doesn't seem like quite so much.

If you get a chance watch the video about 1/2 way down the page. In there he explains how great they are. And if someone wants a set I may be able to scrounge one up (I have 4 total I think) for not quite the $100 price tag.

The other thing that is really great is how they get attached to the helmet. You put the hook side of some sticky velcro in the helmet and the pads stick to it.

Then after a while of wearing it take the pads out, wash and repeat.

Also since there isn't a bunch of useless padding in the helm you get more airflow, which in Florida is a really nice thing.