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Post by spec on Sept 7, 2009 20:24:15 GMT -5
Yeah, I might just skip the kneepads for a game or two and see how it goes. As long as I don't slam my knee into the pavement I should be good. if not i will have to see about getting one of the suggestions everyone proposed. Maybe I can test someones out at a game sometime.
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Post by Knife on Sept 7, 2009 22:43:09 GMT -5
Kustom, I've been told those kneepads are apparently awful. While it might not be the cheapest method, you might be able to get a tailor to modify some pockets onto your pants that you can put some of the Crye Precision Kneepads in, that may help a bit.
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Post by Zorak on Sept 7, 2009 23:29:30 GMT -5
When Crye first came out with Multicam, I got the really fancy pants with the knee pad pockets. I never got to liking them. You're stuck having to either cinch down straps inside your pant legs to keep the pads in place, or letting them flap around and hoping they're in the right place when you need them. Just trying them in my house, I could find ways to take a knee where the pads didn't feel right at all, and the flapping around really bothered me.
If you're going to get a tailor involved, I'd suggest having him put loops on the outside of the pants above the knee instead. Thread the upper straps on the kneepads through those loops and they won't fall until/unless the loops give out.
Edit: I have a vague memory of some modified pants where a tailor made small holes just below the belt and above the knee, so the wearer could run paracord or shock cord "suspenders" from his BDU belt, inside the pants down the thigh, and out again above the knee to wrap around the knee pad strap.
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Post by cqbr on Sept 7, 2009 23:29:55 GMT -5
I put these in my pairs of 5.11 Tac Pants whenever I use them for airsoft and they work quite well. Granted they aren't as rigid and protective as my Crye Precision pads, but for kneeling or dropping in airsoft they serve their purpose. You'll probably have to modify your BDU pants someway since they're designed to fit into the internal pockets of the 5.11 pants. www.511tactical.com/browse/Home/All-Products/Pants/Accessories/Kneepads-Pair/D/30100/P/1:100:50000:50100:50111/I/59008Actually I forgot to put them in for the SFOD game this past weekend and when I went on my knees behind one of the wood piles (It's zero tolerance week so no one better say anything) I bruised my shin/knee area.
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Post by kustom on Sept 7, 2009 23:47:40 GMT -5
I've used Xtac's for years and have had 0 problems, they grip like a virgin on prom night.
But to each his own, a lot of my guys love the Condor pads, and I can't stand them.
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sh1fteh
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Post by sh1fteh on Sept 8, 2009 13:57:18 GMT -5
Another alternative you may not have considered, is buy BDU pants with slots to insert built in soft kneepads. They won't shift around as much, and won't add much extra bulk like an external kneepad. Bear in mind though, that they won't have a hard surface obviously. The knee pads on my ACU's ride around the lower knee/shin area. I've never tried those pads simply because it seems pointless. May have to give it a shot.
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Post by Thor on Sept 8, 2009 21:45:46 GMT -5
If you think about it though, if they're that low when standing, then they should just about be right over the knee when in the kneeling position.
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Post by GrinchBiscuit on Sept 11, 2009 23:29:17 GMT -5
I have the same problem as Sh1fteh with the kneepads riding low on my HRT pants, I thought it made sense at first too, but it didn't work out in practice.
Also, FUCK YEAH 1000!
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Post by bigc on Sept 12, 2009 8:34:16 GMT -5
I tried the pads on my ACUs and they didn't fit. Just like others have mentioned they were always way to low.
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sh1fteh
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Post by sh1fteh on Sept 16, 2009 9:34:43 GMT -5
I've actually taken to wearing a soft knee-brace under my uniform. I have knee issues as it is, so the brace + padding actually helps in the long wrong. Just a thought.
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Post by legsairsoft on Feb 21, 2010 22:23:14 GMT -5
I use those China knee pads. They are very cheap (20 bucks for set of Arm and knee pads). they work well for me as they dont tend to slip and im 6'2 and 140 pounds . they only problem i can imagine you would have is the stitching on the velcro is bad. www.airsoftgi.com/product_info.php?cPath=28_293&products_id=3024. they arent that shiny as in the picture they are matte black.
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