KNEE PADS:

auferret

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Sep 25, 2007
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I have seen them at Lowe's and Home Depot.
 

rwsnc

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I got mine from Lowe's or Home Depot (can't remember for sure). As I recall they were around $20. Money well spent.
 

John (Ma)

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Yup, home depot has many different ones. Try them on first, they do not all fit alike.
 

Monty

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Jan 26, 2005
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I wear kneepads when it is damp to spare my knees in my jeans. Otherwise I have a garden pad I have a loop hooked onto that fits on my belt. I have two pairs of kneepads and they both crawl down around my shins when I walk. Very frustrating. I have put my knee down in a batch of sandburrs and wished I had my kneepads. One day I forgot my pad and my kneepads and hit some very good deep signals in a goat head patch. I never have got back to dig those, darn it. If you buy some, do try them on. Some cut off the circulation in your leg and others ride down like mine. I am still looking for a really comfortable pair. Monty
 

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stefen

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Try nursing supply stores...all head nurses use them, so I'm told. :thumbsup:
 

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artzstuff1

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Oct 8, 2008
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Wayne Co. IL. "POND CREEK"
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All real good advice,, will try these places out ,,thanks guys,,oh ya might even try the nurseing station at the local hospital!!! :wink:,,,


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Tin Nugget

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Jan 11, 2007
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I used to use a cheap pair of garden knee pads but after a long day detecting they helped but I still got sore knees. I now use a pair I got at Lowes (gel center spot) and after a long detecting day, no problems at all, at least not with the knees. ;D
 

mlayers

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Oct 29, 2007
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got mine at Walmart....Matt
 

drodda777

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Mar 13, 2009
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Dave, Central Iowa
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Minelab E-Trac, Garrett AT-MAX
I just carry a kneeling pad. The knee pads kill my legs and there is none that I have found that I can wear for more than a couple hours without them either falling down or cutting into the crease in the back of my leg.

HH,

Dave
 

Monty

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drodda 777, that's exactly the problem and solution I spoke of. Monty
 

Charlie P. (NY)

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drodda777 said:
I just carry a kneeling pad. The knee pads kill my legs and there is none that I have found that I can wear for more than a couple hours without them either falling down or cutting into the crease in the back of my leg.

HH,

Dave

I solved the slipping down and discomfort problem by putting the pad on very loose but adding a lace from the top of the pad to a belt loop. I use a small bulldog clip to adjust the length. If you twist the lace around itself a few times before attaching the clip it stays in place even better (but was hard to see in the image).

In use when I bend down to set the detector beside the hole I hook my little finger behind the lace and pull the pad forward. This puts it right where it needs to be.

I blew the meniscus in my left knee (orthoscopic surgery has it better than it has been in years)in a traffic accident and have arthritis in both. I kneel on my right knee only and "hunker" with my left.

These are AWP pads with the hard front and gel insert. I redid several hardwood floors with chemical stripper and a hand-held drum sander and bought them for that, but they(it) works great for detecting.
 

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OPUS1

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Jan 23, 2009
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So. Cal
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I had purchased a pair of knee pads for my girlfreind on Valentines Day. She is no longer with me, would you like to purchase them? :o
 

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