I have never had any problem with my knees but as soon as I put my knee
down on plywood when roofing or working in a crawlspace I know I need
something. I looked at the knee pads available and I couldn't find what I
needed. The Tommyco brand ones that they sell here are garbage. I need a
good pair of leather pads with lots of felt. They run about $16CDN -
$27CDN here but the staps on the back are leather and are not wide enough
to stop them cutting into the backs of my legs. I am of the opinion that I
need both the strap on ones until they start cutting into the backs of my
legs as well as free standing ones that I can kneal on the rest of the
time. I suppost I could wrap my knees with surgical supports the type they
use for sprained ankles etc with the strap ons. That might help!

Hope this helps,
Tom

RichardC ) wrote:
: I did a search of all groups and found no useable information nor
: recommendations about knee pads. I am currently looking at a pair of
: pads from the Duluth Trading Company. They're rather high tech with
: replaceable jell inserts and run about $35. To the best of my
: recollection my knees haven't been repaired or replaced since they
: were new back in '41. I am hoping for some experienced input from
: this board or a referral to another group that might be able to help.
: I can be patient, but I'm getting awfully tired down here and it's
: most uncomfortable..

: Regards,
: Richard


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