Knee Pads

[Brandon Pattison]

Who's running them this year? I just bought some and I hope that I can justify carrying them (along with trekking poles and Crocs).

 

[RockChucker30]

I've got arcteryx knee caps. But I think I will take a different set. I got a pair of the cheap foam ones and think they'll be great for kneeling around camp or when butchering an animal.

The foam ones cost $5 and weigh 1.2 oz. my arcteryx knee caps cost $50 and weigh 8 oz.

 

[Ridge Ghost]

My Sitka pants have kneepads in them already. I really like them, and they don't bother me too much while hiking around. They are especially nice in antelope country, where everywhere you kneel or crawl seems to have cactus.

 

[Titaniumman]

I got a pair of the 5.11 pads that go with the ASAT pants I bought from S and S Archery. This will be my first time trying knee pads in the field though.

 

[2rocky]

When I drew a CO antelope tag I wore these clip ons from Dexter Meadows.

Good concept...but didn't get me a buck though..

 

[velvetfvr]

I am, they make a world of difference!

 

[Kevin Root]

I'll say they help. +1 for me on using them. Some guys that I hunted Antelope with in Montana on the great plains one year gave me a hard time seeing me bring them along. They sure help though when crawling on the ground sneaking up on critters. Picking prickly pear needles out of knees or smacking a rock in the knee cap does not feel all that good to me at least.

 

[dreamingbig]

You don't need them for hunting elk in the PNW but I could see their uses in hunting antelope.

 

[Titaniumman]

If I have the chance I prefer to shoot from my knees; I'm a more steady shot from there. Since I have a floater in my knee that the doc says to leave alone I'm giving them a try.

 

[Jared Bloomgren]

My Krytpek Gear has the knee pads and the option to take them out of the pants if wanted. I have found this very beneficial and can barely even tell they are there until you need to use them.

 

[Reflex]

I started wearing volleyball knee pads underneath my pants. They are comfortable, stay on my knee, and still protect them from all of the thorns!

 

[RUTTIN]

My Core4 Element pants have them built in, with the option to take them out when you don't want them. It took some getting used to, but now that I have wore them a little I don't even notice them. (other than when I am kneeling down and my knees don't hurt)

 

[TXCO]

I wear them. I used to use foam ones and now am working off the ones built into my pants (sitka timberline). They saved my knee saturday when I slipped on a rock face and smacked my knee hard. My knee still hurts and I cant even imagine what would have happend if I wasnt wearing them. I like how they dont have straps around my leg for more airflow/less restriction.

 

[chippewawarrior]

I'm running these. Found them at Lowes for $10. So far, so good...

 

[JasonWi]

I ordered a pair of the knee pads that 2rocky listed. I'll let you know shortly how well I like them.

 

[rjs34]

I also use the knee pads that come with the c4e pants. I just used them on a wilderness Nevada archery hunt last week and they were great. I put them in for a stalk and just kept them in as they didn't bother me. Very light weight yet comfortable.

 

[Brandon Pattison]

I took them back to the truck at the first resupply. After I returned without them I regretted it. They shall be on my knees from here on out.