{"id":7671,"date":"2024-08-25T15:07:42","date_gmt":"2024-08-25T19:07:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/visualrealms.com\/?p=7671"},"modified":"2025-08-22T15:42:41","modified_gmt":"2025-08-22T19:42:41","slug":"airsoft-larping-part-i-helmet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/visualrealms.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/25\/airsoft-larping-part-i-helmet\/","title":{"rendered":"Airsoft Larping &#8211; Part I: Helmet"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pld-like-dislike-wrap pld-template-1\">\r\n    <div class=\"pld-like-wrap  pld-common-wrap\">\r\n    <a href=\"javascript:void(0)\" class=\"pld-like-trigger pld-like-dislike-trigger  \" title=\"\" data-post-id=\"7671\" data-trigger-type=\"like\" data-restriction=\"cookie\" data-already-liked=\"0\">\r\n                        <i class=\"fas fa-thumbs-up\"><\/i>\r\n                <\/a>\r\n    <span class=\"pld-like-count-wrap pld-count-wrap\">0    <\/span>\r\n<\/div><div class=\"pld-dislike-wrap  pld-common-wrap\">\r\n    <a href=\"javascript:void(0)\" class=\"pld-dislike-trigger pld-like-dislike-trigger  \" title=\"\" data-post-id=\"7671\" data-trigger-type=\"dislike\" data-restriction=\"cookie\" data-already-liked=\"0\">\r\n                        <i class=\"fas fa-thumbs-down\"><\/i>\r\n                <\/a>\r\n    <span class=\"pld-dislike-count-wrap pld-count-wrap\">0<\/span>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"7671\" class=\"elementor elementor-7671\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2508a2e0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"2508a2e0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c4ceca5\" data-id=\"c4ceca5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d28a091 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d28a091\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">LARPING<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5547659c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5547659c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11a7148 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"11a7148\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">My Larping Context<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-ce8bfe5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"ce8bfe5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-685116c\" data-id=\"685116c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36445c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"36445c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It might be helpful for me to briefly give some context about my larping goals.\u00a0 As a 52-year-old man, with little larping experience, who enjoys gadgets and guns, airsoft was an easy hobby to get into but having never been in the military, I had little to no desire to dress up as or pretend to be some sort of military high speed guy.\u00a0 What I found appealing were the plain clothes, low-vis operators of the world who show up in jeans, a flannel shirt under their chest rig or plate carrier, and are topped off with a baseball cap.\u00a0 These were the seasoned guys who had maybe done a couple of tours, knew what to expect, and didn&#8217;t care what they looked like as long as they had the right tools for the job.\u00a0 This is me.\u00a0 I&#8217;ve been around, don&#8217;t care what others think, and want to make sure I have the right tools\/gadgets for the event.<\/p>\n<p>Although the helmet I am about to share is less than low-vis, to be fair, I did start out developing my low-vis kit with a black multicam baseball cap and balaclava which felt good, especially in regards to airflow, however, the overall look of it was less than cool in my opinion.\u00a0 Over time I tried several different face coverings, glasses, hats, etc and each time, although they did their job, there were always little things that didn&#8217;t work for me.\u00a0 Fogging, communication with my team, especially over comms with my immediate family\/friends who join me at these events, were the biggest issues.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-09afbda\" data-id=\"09afbda\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad2f1c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"ad2f1c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<div id='gallery-11' class='gallery galleryid-7671 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\" href='https:\/\/visualrealms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_6293-scaled.jpg'><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/visualrealms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_6293-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visualrealms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_6293-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/visualrealms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_6293-1125x1500.jpg 1125w, https:\/\/visualrealms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_6293-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visualrealms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_6293-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/visualrealms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_6293-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/visualrealms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_6293-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\" href='https:\/\/visualrealms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_6294-scaled.jpg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/visualrealms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_6294-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visualrealms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_6294-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/visualrealms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_6294-1125x1500.jpg 1125w, https:\/\/visualrealms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_6294-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visualrealms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_6294-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/visualrealms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_6294-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/visualrealms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_6294-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b16576 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7b16576\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Meanwhile, as more and more friends joined my daughter and me at airsoft events, the more gear I had on hand for them to use, thanks to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/vine\/about\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon Vine program<\/a>.\u00a0 And as I continued to develop my own larping look, I began to branch out and use or at least consider using some of the gear I had on hand.\u00a0 One item that I had on hand, which had some potential, was a simple and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3XDg6m6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wplink-edit=\"true\">cheap bump helmet<\/a>, which was less than comfortable, or secure.\u00a0 For it to work, it needed better padding, a better suspension and chin strap system, better accessory rails&#8230; essentially a whole new helmet.\u00a0 Instead of dropping a hundred dollars or more on a new helmet, I was again, with the aid of Amazon Vine, able to source many of these items, over time, which helped me develop the helmet where it is today.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12c9f47 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"12c9f47\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Airflow<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-257290a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"257290a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The helmet didn&#8217;t come together all at once and my decision to use a helmet took even longer but the more helmet accessories that popped up on my Amazon Vine page, the easier it was to consider the bump helmet for airsoft events, even if that meant it wasn&#8217;t as low-vis as I wanted it to be.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-f6e565e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"f6e565e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8272f2b\" data-id=\"8272f2b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-643f372 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"643f372\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The biggest struggle, at least for me, on the airsoft field is the fogging.\u00a0 I wear prescription glasses and no matter what I tried, fogging was always an issue, especially if I wore my prescription glasses under a pair of goggles.\u00a0 I eventually gave up on wearing prescription classes while participating in airsoft events and leaned more towards a good pair of rated safety glasses.\u00a0 Even then, I needed to be moving to avoid fogging.\u00a0 Enter the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3N5YOsJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wplink-edit=\"true\">ExFog<\/a> unit.\u00a0 Although this little guy comes with a head strap that can be worn over a baseball cap, the idea of mounting it to a bump helmet seemed much better which was another reason to go down the road of a bump helmet altogether.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3caceb3\" data-id=\"3caceb3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-952418c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"952418c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3TIyngN\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"731\" src=\"https:\/\/visualrealms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-25-at-11.15.57\u202fAM.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7692\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visualrealms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-25-at-11.15.57\u202fAM.png 1382w, https:\/\/visualrealms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-25-at-11.15.57\u202fAM-295x300.png 295w, https:\/\/visualrealms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-25-at-11.15.57\u202fAM-768x780.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b64331 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3b64331\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I mentioned the ExFog first because I believe its purchase set off a chain reaction to build out this helmet in its entirety.\u00a0 To be clear, the ExFog was not part of the Amazon Vine program; I paid full price for it.\u00a0 If you haven&#8217;t seen the ExFog before, it&#8217;s a little battery opperated fan unit that you wear on your head or helmet that pumps outside air via tubes to your goggles or glasses to help mitigate fog.\u00a0 Once I invested the $60 to avoid fog in my glasses, I was in it for the long haul.<\/p>\n<p>Like many other things I do, once I am invested, it or the hobby tends to take on a life of its own.\u00a0 The ExFog is meant to be installed quickly with no real tools or customization.\u00a0 Well, that&#8217;s just not my way.\u00a0 I wanted the installation to be clean and custom and this would require some tools.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-6d3298d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"6d3298d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-208e2f9\" data-id=\"208e2f9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3109b7b elementor-widget 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gallery-caption' id='gallery-12-7697'>\n\t\t\t\t4\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\" href='https:\/\/visualrealms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_8588-1-scaled.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/visualrealms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_8588-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Stainless Steel Washer\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-12-7698\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-12-7698'>\n\t\t\t\t5\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\" href='https:\/\/visualrealms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_8599-copy.jpeg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/visualrealms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_8599-copy-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-12-7710\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-12-7710'>\n\t\t\t\t6\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-397e7f0\" data-id=\"397e7f0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4229a88 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4229a88\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The ExFog comes with some pretty nifty little magnetic hose fittings (1) which inspired me.\u00a0 Initially, after drilling holes in the sides of my safety glasses, I mounted these fittings up but found that since the fittings on the outside don&#8217;t have an elbow, the hose awkwardly sticks out of the side of my glasses.\u00a0 To solve this, I created and 3D printed two elbows (2) to help mitigate this issue.\u00a0 The elbows were married to the ExFog magnetic fitting that came with the kit.\u00a0 And although the kit comes with two little inner elbows to help direct the air towards your lenses, I found that they didn&#8217;t do the best job for me, never mind how close they were to my eyeball, so I decided to create a custom diverter (3) to help get the air to flow over and along the surface of the lens.\u00a0 I printed this diverter using clear resin hoping it wouldn&#8217;t stand out so much, however, I ended up using black double sided tape to mount it so ultimately it isn&#8217;t so transparent (4 &amp;5).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-984e445 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"984e445\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9fdd628\" data-id=\"9fdd628\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d1bf53 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9d1bf53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>On the outside of the lens of the glasses, I glued a stainless steel washer (5) that became the mounting spot for the magnetic elbow which then attaches to the hose that then routes back to the ExFog (6).<\/p>\n<p>Speaking of routing, instead of using the clear rubber hose the entire way back to the ExFog, I used a more rigid airline hose, which I heated and shaped, creating the necessary bends to follow the line of the helmet and turn towards the ExFog.\u00a0 At each end of the hose, I used the more flexible clear plastic hose to make the connections.\u00a0 My plan is to eventually swap out a black flexible hose for the clear version.\u00a0 In an attempt to better hide the hose, I did try to route the hose inside the helmet as well as under the helmet cover but in the end, the final routing location best suited the connection at the glasses.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9347f27\" data-id=\"9347f27\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c9956d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"1c9956d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<div id='gallery-13' class='gallery galleryid-7671 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a 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\/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50ea493 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"50ea493\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Comms<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90de53f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"90de53f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Once the fogging problem had been more or less solved, I moved on to communication.\u00a0 My daughter and I like to talk while in battle, not so much for tactical maneuvers, although that does happen from time to time, mostly just to know where the other is.\u00a0 We are always on the same team but often I&#8217;m more aggressive than she is and find myself up on the front lines while she&#8217;s supporting from further back.\u00a0 I use comms as a way to encourage her to push up and join her old man in the pits of hell as I take on enemy fire.\u00a0 I mean, who wouldn&#8217;t want to join, right?<\/p>\n<p>Up until building the bump helmet, we had been using Beofang radios with decent speaker microphones mounted to the shoulder straps of our plate carriers but like anything else, those speaker microphones have their place and their place is not the airsoft battlefield.\u00a0 You don&#8217;t want to turn the volume up loud enough to hear the communication in all situations because it could potentially give your position away and you can&#8217;t turn it down enough to avoid giving your position away because you can&#8217;t hear what the other person is saying.\u00a0 So, of course, the next step is headphones of some kind.\u00a0 Similar to the ExFog, the headphones, unfortunately, were not part of Amazon Vine, so I ended up purchasing my own pair.\u00a0 Fortunately, I had some store credit and some coupons so I was able to get a decent pair for cheap.<\/p>\n<p>Better or newer gear often highlights the deficiencies of older or cheaper gear.\u00a0 In this case, the headphone brackets would not stay connected to the accessory rails of the cheap bump helmet.\u00a0 Eventually, I was able to source a new pair of <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4effvxT\" data-wplink-edit=\"true\">accessory rails<\/a> from Amazon Vine.<\/p>\n<p>Now with a decent set of headphones mounted to the bump helmet, it was starting to look like something I would want to use.\u00a0 I wouldn&#8217;t have to deal with fogging and I could finally hear what others were saying.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5bc8559 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5bc8559\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Other Accessories<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-9c82fc3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"9c82fc3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-45ea331\" data-id=\"45ea331\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50c425f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"50c425f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>At this point in the helmet&#8217;s development, it&#8217;s still not being used for its intended purpose.\u00a0 I was still a big proponent of the low-vis look but I was getting more and more excited about this helmet setup and its potential.\u00a0 Before I could debut the helmet, however, it needed to fit better, be better secured, and look the part.\u00a0 Below I quickly cover the list of accessories but don&#8217;t go into detail or review each product.\u00a0 Suffice it to say, they are all working as intended with no real complaints.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c347098\" data-id=\"c347098\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6401e68 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6401e68\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li>\n<h6><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3XDg6m6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bump Helmet<\/a><\/h6>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h6><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3N5YOsJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ExFog<\/a><\/h6>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h6><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3BijafX\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Headphones<\/a><\/h6>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h6><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4effvxT\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Helmet Accessory Rails<\/a><\/h6>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h6><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3ZxFgFk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Helmet Padding<\/a><\/h6>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h6><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3XBo92R\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Helmet Suspension<\/a><\/h6>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h6><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3ZJ3wo9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Helmet Cover<\/a><\/h6>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h6><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3MYbMZx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cable Management Patch<\/a><\/h6>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h6><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3ZKjKwW\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Aluminum NVG Mount<\/a><\/h6>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h6><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3N3K4KU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NVG Bracket<\/a><\/h6>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b2e6d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"6b2e6d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<div id='gallery-14' class='gallery galleryid-7671 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\" href='https:\/\/visualrealms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_8597-scaled.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/visualrealms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_8597-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\" href='https:\/\/visualrealms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_8598-scaled.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/visualrealms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_8598-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\" href='https:\/\/visualrealms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_8599-scaled.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/visualrealms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_8599-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\" href='https:\/\/visualrealms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_8475-scaled.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/visualrealms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_8475-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a34d208 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a34d208\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Note: the following accessories were sent to me through the Amazon Vine&#8217;s program unless noted otherwise.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The helmet I received did not have good padding.\u00a0 When looking at the Amazon link for this same helmet, it would appear they&#8217;ve improved their padding since then but just the same, this is the set of <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3ZxFgFk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">helmet padding<\/a>\u00a0 I received from Amazon Vine that I&#8217;ve been using.\u00a0 Next was the helmet suspension.\u00a0 For that, I received this <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3XBo92R\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">helmet suspension<\/a> which, of course, is no longer available but similar products are easily found on Amazon.\u00a0 Next was the helmet cover.\u00a0 I didn&#8217;t put much thought into which camo I needed because I knew what I wanted whether or not it was the correct camo.\u00a0 I went with the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3ZJ3wo9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">black multicam helmet cover<\/a> because I liked the look and knew I would be dawning a mostly green kit.\u00a0 Something else that popped up on Amazon Vine that I didn&#8217;t know I needed was this simple <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3MYbMZx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cable management patch<\/a> to help keep the comms cable out of the way when not in use.\u00a0 And again, since the helmet was pretty cheap, I ended up replacing the NVG mount with this <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3ZKjKwW\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">aluminum NVG mount<\/a> compliments of, you guessed it, Amazon Vine.\u00a0 The last accessory I added was this <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3N3K4KU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NVG bracket<\/a> and although I have a single tube night\/thermal device, I do not have the proper adapter to connect it to the bracket.\u00a0 So for now, the bracket is all show and no go.<\/p>\n<p>I also have a miscellaneous flashlight attached to the right side accessory rail using some pieces and parts I had lying around.\u00a0 It&#8217;s not noteworthy at all but you will notice it in a couple of photos.<\/p>\n<p>So that&#8217;s my larping helmet.\u00a0 The only real piece that might be a stand-out versus other bump helmets is my custom tube routing and air diffuser anti-fog setup.\u00a0 If you have any questions on that setup or anything else, don&#8217;t hesitate to reach out.\u00a0 And in case you are wondering, I&#8217;m running this <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3zl7p80\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">balaclava<\/a> (no longer available) with the rubber protective mask from this <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4djIY8L\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mask setup<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/visualrealms.com\/index.php\/2024\/10\/01\/airsoft-larping-part-ii-primary-weapon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Part II in the series<\/a> will highlight my one and only gas blowback rifle and all of its accessories.\u00a0 Stay tuned.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d914f13 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d914f13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/visualrealms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/DSC03094-1500x1000.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7754\" alt=\"Primary Weapon\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visualrealms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/DSC03094-1500x1000.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/visualrealms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/DSC03094-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visualrealms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/DSC03094-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visualrealms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/DSC03094-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/visualrealms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/DSC03094-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" 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