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Knee Pad Suggestions

Has anyone received the knee pads they ordered from arcteryxen.com? I never got a conformation email, checked my credit card and it was charged from China and the website is no longer up and running. I have a funny feeling that money may be gone.
 
Scam. I called Arc'teryx yesterday. They tried to shut it down ASAP. Contact your bank.

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I bought some arcx knock offs by Emerson for $20 on ebay. No complaints. Just couldnt do $70 for dinky knee pads. Kinda weird, but the last few months, I have found “knock offs” of archery/hunting gear and have been surprised by how identical the items were to “originals” and at a fraction of the cost. Mostly through ebay.


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Aeds151 said:
I bought some arcx knock offs by Emerson for $20 on ebay. No complaints. Just couldnt do $70 for dinky knee pads. Kinda weird, but the last few months, I have found “knock offs” of archery/hunting gear and have been surprised by how identical the items were to “originals” and at a fraction of the cost. Mostly through ebay.


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My buddy bought some Arc knockoffs...may have been Emerson, IDK. But, while they LOOK identical, there is one important difference. The genuine Arcs have a sticky texture on the hard plastic. The knockoffs are a smooth plastic and they aren't "grippy" on tree bark. The knockoffs require more muscle tension to keep knees from sliding around the tree.
Arcs are worth the money.

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Problem I have with the arcteryx is they are small for me. The straps. Lol. Being a big guy with bad knees they are tight on the legs. The padding for me is good on softwood like a pine but not on a hardwood. But I am probably the exception with bad knees from football and the military service.
 
Ya, they are not the end all be all. My knees I think will be sore mashed into a tree with any knee pad on. Lately they have been under my bibs so they dont slide and bibs are not damaged. You could also do something to rough them up like sand paper or grip tape strip stickers. $25 still beats $60-$70. I also prefer to climb larger DBH trees so knees go around rather than into tree.


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bigjoe said:
Problem I have with the arcteryx is they are small for me. The straps. Lol. Being a big guy with bad knees they are tight on the legs. The padding for me is good on softwood like a pine but not on a hardwood. But I am probably the exception with bad knees from football and the military service.
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As a fellow big guy, aka gravitationally enhanced, my calves are pretty large. The arcteryx straps are at their max just over jeans. Definitely not an option over outer layers.

My knees are not so good. But dayum, when I kneel down (one or two knees) with them on, I feel like a 30 year younger me!

I usually use the GW and have no need for these. I plan on using a fleece saddle and/or sit drag for late season evening hunts, so bought these to try. When I say late season, I mean from Christmas until mid-February.
 
sojourner said:
As a fellow big guy, aka gravitationally enhanced, my calves are pretty large. The arcteryx straps are at their max just over jeans. Definitely not an option over outer layers.

My knees are not so good. But dayum, when I kneel down (one or two knees) with them on, I feel like a 30 year younger me!

I usually use the GW and have no need for these. I plan on using a fleece saddle and/or sit drag for late season evening hunts, so bought these to try. When I say late season, I mean from Christmas until mid-February.
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I have large calves too. I prefer a strap on foam seat. Wrapping it around the tree is easier than putting on knee pad over cold weather gear. It’s very soft on the knees


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I put these on my Christmas list. Just not sure if I've been a good enough boy this year!

https://www.3riversarchery.com/camo-fleece-knee-pads-by-rancho-safari.html

They have clips, not velcro. Fleece against the tree. I'm not too concerned with them moving as I'm not up/down like most kneepads are designed for. Basically just some padding against the tree. The military ones look nice but also look like (no experience, just assumptions) the outer hard shell would be loud against bark.

-Jeremy
 
I tried the Arc knock offs on Amazon for $35 and hated them. Hard, very little padding, wouldn't stay where I wanted them, so I sent them back. Bought these at the local Lowe's the other day for $15. Both straps are elastic, which I like. I slide them down over my shins for the walk in, then slide them onto my knees at the tree. Plenty of padding, quiet, good grip on the tree...

https://www.lowes.com/pd/AWP-Non-Marring-Plastic-Cap-Knee-Pads/50175687
 
I found an old pair of my wrestling knee pads and tried them under my pants. Comfort against the tree was great. Comfort with my legs sweating under them not so great. But the biggest hindrance was my fleece pants hooking the bark.
 
DB4x4 said:
I tried the Arc knock offs on Amazon for $35 and hated them. Hard, very little padding, wouldn't stay where I wanted them, so I sent them back. Bought these at the local Lowe's the other day for $15. Both straps are elastic, which I like. I slide them down over my shins for the walk in, then slide them onto my knees at the tree. Plenty of padding, quiet, good grip on the tree...

https://www.lowes.com/pd/AWP-Non-Marring-Plastic-Cap-Knee-Pads/50175687
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I've been using the same ones all season and love them. No need to spend the $ on others for me. I've had knee surgeries and would not tolerate anything uncomfortable but these are great.

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I've been using Alta Industries knee pads for a while now. They are around $30. They are comfortable, quiet, and light. I have pretty good sized legs, so when wearing insulated britches and long johns, the straps are maxxed out. The pads are holding up very well so far. As a side note. The Son-In-Law hunts out of the sling that came with my LW Assasin package. When I swapped the original LW seat out for a Hazmore on my Sit and Climb I kept the old seat. He says the old seat feels better than grinding his knees into the tree.
 
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