My first two helmets were Bell Bikers, and I actually wish I'd kept one of them for 'vintage' purposes. I haven't ridden a bike without a helmet since 1979! Well, not far, anyway.
All of this is true for me, too, though I think I got my first in 1978.
The Skid Lid was found to be a terribly unsuitable helmet, though it sold well where I worked. We also sold those leather hairnet helmets, which were also found to offer no significant protection.
I have a good helmet habit but if I ever forget it or lose it, I don't obsess, and I ride anyway. But now I own three helmets to make losing them all less likely. I usually know where at least one of them is.