The 501st make
NO mention of it in their ROTJ CRL. However, I do know that the Stunt Guys portraying Boba had em'! My guess was for safety as the jostle around quite a bit wearing the Fett Helmets - hence the padding.
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I don't think I've seen a picture of a balaclava on Jeremy Bulloch - but I could be mistaken on that. For me.....the suit is hot enough without something covering my head and trapping even more heat in. Kudo's to you guys that have it, and wear it....especially
Krewkid82 (
I know he's in Texas!) I know some guys here use it to keep the helmet from swiveling around on their noggins as the balaclava also assists in gripping the foam they have on the inside. To mitigate that, I used a US Army PASGT (
Personnel Armor System for Ground Troops) Headstrap and Suspension Systems they use on their helmets. (
We called our Combat Helmets "
K-POTS"
or simply "
Kevlar") As a former US Army Combat Engineer Soldier (
'95 to '05), wearing one of these helmets for an extended period is pretty taxing as they are not light. So one would imagine that the US Department of Defense went to some lengths to have them designed to make them as comfortable as they could be.
The system is comprised of two components, which are:
1)
PASGT Helmet Suspension
2)
PASGT Sweatband
Both are readily available and.....are cheap! I got both of mine off eBay for $12.00! (
I think one was $5.00 and the other was $7.00)
Here is what that looks like under my helmet...
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Just a bare head for me. As with my Combat Helmet in the Army, this system does an excellent job in keeping the helmet in place. I can even turn my head very quickly and the helmet stays put! No bobble head or wobbling here!
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Best,
-Iron