Knee Pads

Durgan · March 4, 2013

http://www.durgan.org/URL/?SQDEZ 24 September 2007 Knee Pads with Flexible Joint
Knee pads are indispensable in the garden. For years the pads sold were almost useless, since they always slipped down the leg in use. This type depicted does not slip, due to the accordion type flex at the top. These are readily available in most box hardware stores in the tools section.

ddsack · March 5, 2013

Is there additional foam padding inside? My knees liked the gardening pads with the thick foamy structure, but I agree that the silly elastic and velcro straps to keep them on stretch out after a few uses. The elastic got so loose that I had to tie them on.

Got Worms? · March 5, 2013

I have those same pads, and yes they have a nice thick, comfortable foam padding inside. I have bad knees and every time I use them, I thank them for treating my knees so well.

Charlie

ddsack · March 5, 2013

Thanks! Once I'm down, it's easier to just crawl over to the next bed instead of getting up and walking over, so my knee pads get a good workout. I've replaced my grass with wood chips between my raised beds now, so do appreciate the cushions in the pads. I found some of these knee pads on Amazon that I will keep in my shopping cart of small stuff til I top the Amazon free shipping amount.

habitat_gardener · March 6, 2013

I've been using a single pair of knee pads for nearly a decade. They're very lightweight, a more or less rigid foam (soft but not bendable), with velcro that has also lasted. If I'm going up and down a lot, they may slip, but otherwise they stay in place.

I originally got them after wearing a hole in a pair of jeans from kneeling on muddy ground. The best part is that they keep my knees dry, since I usually find something to do down on the ground after I've watered.

They're so comfortable that sometimes I still have them on when I get on my bicycle to ride home! Often I keep them on, because the temperature plummets at dusk and it's nice to have that extra bit of insulation.

iirc they cost only a couple dollars new.

Keger · March 13, 2013

They got anything for a sore back?

Got Worms? · March 14, 2013

Yeah, Tylenol.

Danaboy · March 21, 2013

Quote:

Originally Posted by Durgan

http://www.durgan.org/URL/?SQDEZ 24 September 2007 Knee Pads with Flexible Joint
Knee pads are indispensable in the garden. For years the pads sold were almost useless, since they always slipped down the leg in use. This type depicted does not slip, due to the accordion type flex at the top. These are readily available in most box hardware stores in the tools section.

May I ask where one might buy a set of those knee pads? My knees and spine both have arthritis, so I figure if I take care of one of the two areas, I've just cut my pain in half.

Kind Regards,
Cy

Durgan · March 22, 2013

Quote:

Originally Posted by Danaboy

May I ask where one might buy a set of those knee pads? My knees and spine both have arthritis, so I figure if I take care of one of the two areas, I've just cut my pain in half.

Kind Regards,
Cy

Home Depot sells the knee pads in the tools section of their store.

March 4, 2013	#1
Durgan Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Brantford, ON, Canada Posts: 1,341	Knee Pads http://www.durgan.org/URL/?SQDEZ 24 September 2007 Knee Pads with Flexible Joint Knee pads are indispensable in the garden. For years the pads sold were almost useless, since they always slipped down the leg in use. This type depicted does not slip, due to the accordion type flex at the top. These are readily available in most box hardware stores in the tools section.

March 5, 2013	#2
ddsack Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Northern Minnesota - zone 3 Posts: 3,231	Is there additional foam padding inside? My knees liked the gardening pads with the thick foamy structure, but I agree that the silly elastic and velcro straps to keep them on stretch out after a few uses. The elastic got so loose that I had to tie them on. __________________ Dee **************

March 5, 2013	#4
ddsack Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Northern Minnesota - zone 3 Posts: 3,231	Thanks! Once I'm down, it's easier to just crawl over to the next bed instead of getting up and walking over, so my knee pads get a good workout. I've replaced my grass with wood chips between my raised beds now, so do appreciate the cushions in the pads. I found some of these knee pads on Amazon that I will keep in my shopping cart of small stuff til I top the Amazon free shipping amount. __________________ Dee **************

March 5, 2013	#3
Got Worms? Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: NY Zone 5b/6a Posts: 546	I have those same pads, and yes they have a nice thick, comfortable foam padding inside. I have bad knees and every time I use them, I thank them for treating my knees so well. Charlie

March 6, 2013	#5
habitat_gardener Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: California Central Valley Posts: 2,543	I've been using a single pair of knee pads for nearly a decade. They're very lightweight, a more or less rigid foam (soft but not bendable), with velcro that has also lasted. If I'm going up and down a lot, they may slip, but otherwise they stay in place. I originally got them after wearing a hole in a pair of jeans from kneeling on muddy ground. The best part is that they keep my knees dry, since I usually find something to do down on the ground after I've watered. They're so comfortable that sometimes I still have them on when I get on my bicycle to ride home! Often I keep them on, because the temperature plummets at dusk and it's nice to have that extra bit of insulation. iirc they cost only a couple dollars new.

March 13, 2013	#6
Keger Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Richmond, TX Posts: 327	They got anything for a sore back?

March 14, 2013	#7
Got Worms? Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: NY Zone 5b/6a Posts: 546	Yeah, Tylenol.