More Knee Pads

[MTiler]

Those rubi gel knee pads look good to. I think I need to try the pads with a flatter edge, the standard round ones just arent stable.

 

[andy8758]

I agree the search for the perfect knee pad is a great hobby for a tiler lol.

I find the redbacks worked best for me - had no knee injuries for 3 years, but now right knee is slightly swollen again.

Tried cheap dickies pads, expensive Alpro pads and a few gel pads in between. The problem for me is that external pads have a nasty tendency to fall off mid floor. The Alpro straps just stopped working after a couple of months and of course sometimes I hit the floor with no pads. The trouble with the knee pocket pads is that I have to wear braces to keep my trouser up and the pads in the right position. But - they are always in my work trousers. Hence the redbacks worked well for me.

(More) But(s) imho. Any pad is better than no pad. I have the downfall of a serious left knee injury when I was 22 yrs old, and at some stage the whole joint will go. But with the redbacks I should get a few more years tiling out of the knee yet..

 

[Diggy]

I didnt wear knee pads for 20 odd years , never got on with them . However , a couple of years ago a m8 lent me a pair of 'Nailers' from screwfix. Haven't looked back , even wear them for wall tiling. They dont cut in like other pads straps used too , can even wear them with shorts on and they dont bother me.

Diggy.

 

[aytiling]

The trouble with the knee pocket pads is that I have to wear braces to keep my trouser up and the pads in the right position. But - they are always in my work trousers. Hence the redbacks worked well for me.

Haaaa, that's exactly what I do, 40 years in and finally found a way to wear pads comfortably.

 

[Italy]

well if you're like me, prob not!, my quest for the perfect knee pad continues.
I spend an absolute fortune on the things striving to find one that is lightweight, comfortable, protective and one I don't roll off of when I shift my center of gravity when picking up large formats!
I also tend to walk on my knees a fair bit too, can't be bothered to stand up, kneel down and so it goes on, just easier to walk on my knees!
I am more fortunate than a lot of guys on here who suffer terribly, whether it's because I'm just lucky or whether it's because I've worn them EVERYDAY since I first started I'm not really sure, I just thank my lucky stars they're in good shape!
So I came across these last week, kneepads by Toughbuilt, in a little store on the Brompton Road.
Kool thing about these I think is that they have interchangeable covers!
I've certainly never seen them before, maybe you have?
So I got the basic kneepad last week and ordered the stabiliser set to go with them, they took a week to arrive.
The basic Gel pads are actually quite good, they're thick, well padded and comfortable. They have a unique little feature I've not seen before and that is that they have an extra strap on the front to adjust the fit around the knee, tightens it up if u will, so that it hugs the knee. They're ergonomically shaped so there's a left and right knee fit.
On the down side for me personally they have a central Velcro strap to fasten them, I much prefer top and bottom straps, I cut the top strap off and just have the bottom one fastened I feel it offers more movement.
So couple days ago I received the stabiliser shell that very firmly snaps on to the front, there's no way they're coming off accidentally!
Snapped them on with the aid of a pair of adjustable pliers, very tight fit!

First thing I noticed was it did make them quite heavy to wear when walking around but I think that's an affordable sacrifice to make when u actually kneel down in them. There is NO way on gods earth u'll ever fall off these! haha and even lifting and stretching to put down a piece of 60x60x20 stone I felt very secure and in no way did I think I was going to topple over.
As I'm working on very uneven concrete at the moment which can be tough on your knees I feel that actually they're a good buy!
They're becoming more comfortable with every day that passes so I'm hoping within a week or two they'll feel part of me, which to me is important.
Just thought u'd might like to know!
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[Old Mod]

Haha

 

[Unused Account 1]

I met a carpet fitter on a job once ,who uses foam carpet underlay in his knee area but triples it up ,might give it a go,

 

[Ste-G]

For years I used to use the Rubi foam knee pads, very comfortable but after a couple of months they would end up splitting where the straps attached, so with hardly any wear on the face they would end up in the bin. A bad design flaw? or a way to make sure they didn't last to long? It done my head in.
Anyway ended up getting the Alpro's.
Expensive? Yes, but after five or six years of use, they end up a fraction of what fifteen pairs of Rubi's would have cost me. The elastic does give over time, but I just take up slack by bunching it up and putting in a couple of stitches. Since wearing them I don't suffer any knee pain.

 

[p4ulo]

You can buy replacement elastic straps for the Alpro's @Ste-G , I haven't needed to myself yet and I've had mine 4+ years too!!

 

[AD Ceramics]

I've had a pair of ALPRO knee-pads for about 5 years now, amazing things, very comfy, a bit high maybe but well worth the price tag.
I like the look of the flat face stabiliser snap-on cover though.....

I've just invested in a new pair of Alpro pads, my first pair, I've been using the Rubi pads for years and go through about three pairs a year as the strap area always splits, anything else I tried always caused discomfort so going to the Alpro was a big change.
The are easier to put on and adjust from time to time with the Velcro where as the Rubi ones had a clip to fastened. I don't think they will reduce knee pain as the tag line says but I think they will reduce the fatigue of a long day on your chips and peas.