Nape Pad for a Helmet

A helmet system comprising:

• a helmet having a front portion, a rear portion, and a bottom periphery;
• a retention system comprised of, at least one front strap coupled to an inside surface of the helmet and extending downwardly from the front portion of the helmet, at least one rear strap coupled to the inside surface of the helmet and extending downwardly from the rear portion of the helmet, and at least one cross strap coupling the at least one rear strap and at least one front strap, the at least one cross strap being generally transverse to one or more of the at least one front strap and the at least one rear strap;
• a base comprised of a rigid material and having an outer surface, an inner surface, a left side, a right side, a top edge, and a bottom edge, the outer surface being generally convex from the left side to the right side and having an upper portion proximate the top edge and a lower portion proximate the bottom edge, the upper portion slidably coupled to the inside surface of the helmet, the inner surface of the base being generally concave from the left side to the right side;
• a first fastener coupled to the lower portion of the base and releasably coupled to the retention system, the first fastener including a plurality of loops to form half of a hook and loop fastener;
• at least one compressible comfort pad coupled to the inner surface of the base;
• and
• a second fastener coupled to the base opposite the first fastener, the second fastener including a plurality of hooks to form half of a hook and loop fastener, wherein the at least one compressible pad is coupled to the second fastener.