What do I do with an old helmet?

I have a Bell SA90 helmet that was the first I purchased. Is there anything I can do with it, other than pitch it? The lining has started disintegrating.

Trash or thrift store.

If you see neighborhood kids out on their bikes, ask them if they want a "real race car helmet".  (I.e. make your problem someone else's problem)  

kazoospec said:

If you see neighborhood kids out on their bikes, ask them if they want a "real race car helmet".  (I.e. make your problem someone else's problem)  

Or in Dyinto's case:  leave it out by the road and a drunk student will surely find something to do with it.

Thanks for the responses!

I hang them on the wall in the garage mahal. My Freddie Spender replica Arai I bought in 1987 is hanging up along with the brain bucket (Bell with skull cap exposed brain painted on). I've also kept an old Bell Moto as well. 

I've got a bunch of memorabilia and old gear decorating the wall so the helmets add to it.

Yeah, paint it to a classic design and wall art it

If you have a friend with chickens who's artsy...I think they probably would make good nest boxes inside a chicken coop. 

I have an old one or two on the wall of the barn and the Carolina Wrens like to build nests in them.  

I was going to say give them to kids armed with stickers and markers, tell them to go to town.

Use them for a Top Gun themed Halloween  costume?

I’ve seen people use them as lamp bases, not sure how I feel about that personally given the powerful sweat stench that both my old helmets emit. Mine are in a corner of the basement, where they can’t hurt anyone!

Donate it to your local fire department. They can use to practice helmet removal.

johndej said:

Yeah, paint it to a classic design and wall art it

Yeah, polish it up real nice.

Turn it upside down. Fill with concrete. Insert eye bolt in concrete. Let dry. Attach rope 2 eyebolt. Voi la! Boat anchor.

Make it into a Geocaching container!

I was thinking gun target, myself.

Last thing I'd want to do it give it away someone could get hurt.

Target practice or sand blaster protection is what i do with mine.

I did this with an old helmet back in the early 90s.  I used to ride my motorcycle around wearing it.  I got pulled over many times, but cops had a good sense of humor in those days.

If that's a police, she can pull me over any time.

Of course we live in tornado alley, so I use them for the family to put on during bad weather.  They seem to have fun with it.

Know anyone who's starting a helmet painting business and needs something to practice on?

I've got an expired helmet I keep on a shelf in my office-- for inspiration or something.

It mostly gets me "I didn't know you rode a motorcycle" comments, but that gives me an opening to bore people with what I've actually used it for.

codrus said:

Know anyone who's starting a helmet painting business and needs something to practice on?

 

Or, have you ever wanted to try to do some helmet painting?  I used one of my old ones to practice on.  Quickly realized that I am not an artist and the only reason it looks easy in videos is that those folks are skilled.

-Rob

I plan on having a room with all the old helmets on pikes like a trophy hunter. 

TIL that "polishing your helmet" is no longer a widely recognized euphemism.

That, or my humor is too dry.  Probably that ione.