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Knee pads-they're not just for trees!

TradBowGuy

TradBowGuy

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Another thing that I personally won't go without-a good set of knee pads.

I've had multiple occasions where I've seen deer before they've seen me, and had an opportunity to quickly "drop" out of sight, or at least to minimize my profile before they could spot me...

I assure you-if you do that ONE time and crash your knee into a rock, root, or other hard object (as I did many years-and tears :cry: ago,) and you'll INSTANTLY know the value of good knee pads! :wink:

Plus, when it's "a little soggy" outside, kneeling on the ground for whatever reason is not a big deal.

There are a multitude of pads available. For what it's worth, these below have been field tested over many years-with no complaints from me:

 
 
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Zero One Actual said:
I’ve been posting this link in different threads for years here. Excellent pants for moving through the woods and in the tree. All the pockets you want. Integrated knee pads so they are already in the pants. Works well for under house work and flooring and demo projects also. Multiple camo colors.
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Where’s the link please?
 
TradBowGuy said:
Another thing that I personally won't go without-a good set of knee pads.

I've had multiple occasions where I've seen deer before they've seen me, and had an opportunity to quickly "drop" out of sight, or at least to minimize my profile before they could spot me...

I assure you-if you do that ONE time and crash your knee into a rock, root, or other hard object (as I did many years-and tears :cry: ago,) and you'll INSTANTLY know the value of good knee pads! :wink:

Plus, when it's "a little soggy" outside, kneeling on the ground for whatever reason is not a big deal.

There are a multitude of pads available. For what it's worth, these below have been field tested over many years-with no complaints from me:

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I've preached this for years now. I wear pads a lot.
We have tons of hawthorn and multiflora rose. Kneel down on a hawthorn thorn and it'll get your attention in a hurry. Those thorns can even penetrate the heaviest ag tractor tires (ask me how I know) so they have no problem going thru pants and base layers like a hot knife thru butter.
Pads also protect our expensive pants from wearing out the knees.

I will also add this to the thread...
Wear eye protection in the woods. The thorn that flattens tractor tires can make for a life changing accident if it pokes your eye.
 
Amen to that ! I learned the hard way many years ago when I was young and dumb and full of...(well, you know the rest of that line! :wink: )

I was steaming up a mountain to get up on top quickly for a nice morning turkey hunt. It was semi-dark, so I figured that I didn't need my headlamp turned on (Young & Bulletproof guy Mistake #2-Mistake #1 was no eye protection!)

Half way up I managed to perfectly align my right eyeball with an unseen small sapling branch with a nice , big 'ol bud on the end of it. That bud buried itself in my eye, and the results were spectacular!

Got back to the truck with 1 eye closed, drove 2 hrs back home with 1 eye closed, and later that afternoon I made it to the eye Dr...with 1 eye closed. He put that yellow dye in to see the damage, then told me that to gouge in my eye almost made it all the way thru the cornea.

Since then, I've worn safety glasses any time I'm moving in the woods. I've lost count as to how many times I was glad that I had them on!
 
Not a fan of the hard plastic, due to the noise I've experienced with them.
I've been using THESE for jobsite and home use forever it seems, but I have only used them a few times - when it's cold - in the woods because of the velcro. They get uncomfortable in warmer temps, so I tend to remove them a few times throughout the day.

I'm interested in seeing the link for the above-mentioned pants again, but I've also been toying with the idea of having a local tailor sew in pockets for pads/buffs.
 
Center Punch said:
Not a fan of the hard plastic, due to the noise I've experienced with them.
I've been using THESE for jobsite and home use forever it seems, but I have only used them a few times - when it's cold - in the woods because of the velcro. They get uncomfortable in warmer temps, so I tend to remove them a few times throughout the day.

I'm interested in seeing the link for the above-mentioned pants again, but I've also been toying with the idea of having a local tailor sew in pockets for pads/buffs.
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You can put the fabric cover over the hard plastic. Or have the plastic exposed. When the fabric is over the plastic it makes no noise.
 
Zero One Actual said:
You can put the fabric cover over the hard plastic. Or have the plastic exposed. When the fabric is over the plastic it makes no noise.
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Sorry, my friend. I forgot to like your post! We both value knee buffs!

In your link, I didn't see any extra fabric that would do what you mentioned - but I guess the easiest thing to do would be sewing fabric on your linked buffs. I've used Fusion Spider Wire for this kind of hand-sewing task with really good results.
Don't know if they make that any more, as I haven't spent much time fishing since I sold my boat back in '09.
 
Center Punch said:
Sorry, my friend. I forgot to like your post! We both value knee buffs!

In your link, I didn't see any extra fabric that would do what you mentioned - but I guess the easiest thing to do would be sewing fabric on your linked buffs. I've used Fusion Spider Wire for this kind of hand-sewing task with really good results.
Don't know if they make that any more, as I haven't spent much time fishing since I sold my boat back in '09.
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The fabric is built into the knee pad area. You can either have the knee pad exposed with the plastic out, or like in the picture, you can cover the plastic with the fabric.
 

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