Knee pad Helmet

⭐= inexpensive, no special tools, made with easily found materials

Nutshell: Get a higher POV angle. This design utilizes a foam kneepad from the dollar store, a hair band, and a gummy pencil grip. When worn backwards on your forehead, the shape resembles an athenian helmet.

Note: This design may not be suitable for users who wear glasses. In order to get a good camera angle, the helmet has to sit fairly low on the brow line, to the point where it almost covers the eyes. Certain glasses may not allow for this.

Materials + Tools

Materials:

Knee pad from Dollar Store: $1.00
Long thick hair band from Dollar Store: $1.00
Pencil Grip from Dollar Store: $1.00
Utility blade or hobby knife from Dollar Store: $1.00
Industrial Strength Velcro: optional
Wide band elastic: optional
stapler or needle and thread: optional
Recommended: 1ft charging cord

Step 1: Cut A Slit For Phone in the Knee pad

1. measure the width of your phone at its widest. If you plan to use a case, measure the width of the phone with the case

note: this will only work with thinner cases

2. Starting about an inch (or the about a the thickness of your thumb) to the left of the ridges on the knee pad, cut a vertical slit the size of your phone. Try to keep your cut centered.

note: depending on how thick your phone is, you may have to cut the slit a little longer. Try slipping your phone into the slit. It should fit snuggly and be a little difficult to do, otherwise the slit may be too big and won't hold your phone.

Step 2: Add the Hair band to the knee pad

1. place the knee pad with curved side down and pull one side of the elastic strap out of the slit in the knee pad.

note: the elastic strap and velcro closure on the knee pad will work for most but it is cheap and flimsy. If you want to replace the strap, make your own by sewing or stapling velcro onto a stronger elastic band.

2. wrap the elastic hairband around the long side of the kneepad so that it is on both sides

3. return the elastic strap back through the slit so that it secures the hairband onto the kneepad

Step 3: adding the Pencil Grip

1. Cut the pencil grip in half with a pair of scissors or utility knife so that you have a shorter tube.

2. Take the hair band and push it through the pencil grip tube until a loop comes out the other side. If this is difficult, get a tool like a pencil to help push it through. Twisting the head band while pushing can also help.

Step 4: Putting the Knee pad Helmet on

1. Place the knee pad on your forehead curving away from you and with the flat edge of the knee pad closest to your brow/eye line.

2. Take the elastic straps and wrap them back around your head, causing the knee pad to bow backwards a bit

3. Insert your phone into the slit so that in sits between your forehead and kneepad. The phone should feel fairly secure and wedged in the slit.

Step 5: Adjusting the angle of the camera using the grip.

1. Take the headband and wrap it around the top of your phone to help keep it secure. Now we will grab the loop and use it to increase tension.

2. Increasing tension on the head band by pulling more of it through the pencil grip to make a larger loop will help adjust your camera angle. Your phone should be standing up as straight as possible when your head is in a natural resting position.

3. To secure the tension of the loop, pull it up and over the back of your phone so that it wraps around the screen horizontally

Congratulations, You Made it! What's Next you ask?

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