California CostumesViking Helmet

I'm the guy in the middle in the picture I shared. I had to cut one of the horns in half to make it work for my Halloween costume, which was sad to do. But, it's also part of why I chose this helmet in particular because I read that it was made of a sort of mushy material. This is true. It's not hard and it's not so soft that it looks fake. It suited my needs just fine. It stayed on my head great when I didn't add the wig, but once I added the wig it was falling off constantly. I don't think this is a fault with the helmet though. Just something to note if you're considering this for your Halloween costume too. I ended up taping it to my head/wig, which helped somewhat.

Fellow purchaser's should know this IS NOT MADE OF HARD PLASTIC... It is made of a rubber material.... It stays in place and looks good though...I use for photo booth.

It was cheap so it works, but I didn't realize the whole thing would be soft plastic. You sweat so much in it. The high stars are only for the low price.

This product is terrible. It comes folded in half. Cheap rubber like material that has odor. There are other similar looking products on Amazon that look great for same price. Avoid this one!!

This helmet is very soft, so it's more comfortable than the hard plastic ones. It comes squashed flat and misshapen. Manufacture instructions say heat with a blow dryer to reshape. I've heated it and had it over a bowl for over a week, and it still will not maintain it's shape. Since I'm using it as a centerpiece, l guess it will have to stay over the bowl. Oh well, a helmet that's seen battle would probably have some dents, lumps and be somewhat cockeyed 😉

This is a nice looking costume helmet, completely made of a rubber material. The silver finish gives it a vintage look, and there is texturing on the actual "hat" portion. The helmet arrived promptly and looked good right out of the box. The horns stand up nicely on their own. Some reviewers suggested stuffing them to additional firmness. (I tried that, and it did firm the horns up a bit -- but is not really necessary.) I did find the fit to be quite large for me. I am a 5'3" woman, and my hat size is average. Although I planned to wear the helmet with a wig, it was still a bit large, and I was concerned about it falling off if I looked down. To alleviate my concerns, I hot glued a strip of rubber window weather-stripping all the way around the inside rim of the helmet. This was a quick and easy "fix". Now the rubber weather stripping ring holds the helmet very snuggly on my head.

We had read in a helpful review that this helmet is somewhat large and we needed it for an adult with a large head so we knew that it would be perfect and it is. We had also read that the horns were bent, and they were, but the attached card said to use a hairdryer to fix that. We did and then stuffed the horns with poly fill to keep them stiff without adding weight. The helmet is made of a rubbery substance, so it looks like metal without being heavy, and it fits nicely. We're very pleased with this helmet.

I bought this product for work in an axe throwing venue. Being it looked like hard plastic, the paint apps were perfect. But, it's not plastic. It's a floppy poly-rubber(ish) material & the horns are REALLY weak which adds MORE flop.I used expanding foam inside the horns to add some rigidity. Once fully cured, & the inside of the helmet was cleaned, it not only added strength but also helped with the overall fit.If you're looking at making this purchase, it is for an adult & is big enough that I can wear a baseball hat underneath it. Pay attention to the material & know that it's not hard plastic even though the pics give it that look. You will need to use a blow dryer to heat the wrinkles out & you will need something to make the horns more rounded & solid.I hope this helps you choose if this is right for you. It's not total garbage, but it's not the best product in my opinion. Not bad, but not great. Giving 2 stars was because of what I had to do to make it better for my needs.