I recently sent Allan at Mercenary's Taylor a couple of my helmets to get padded and have chin straps added and was really pleased with the work. The last padding I had in my kettle helm was closed cell foam, like you put around air conditioners covered with a canvas like fabric. It did the job ok, but looked really bad after a few seasons wear. I know that in the period a variety of padding and strap methods were used, depending on what kind of financial situation the soldier was in and what materials were available. This brings me to the question what have the rest of you done to line, pad and strap your helmets? Allan's work was first rate and well worth the money, has anyone else here had him do theirs? Just curious.
