kdxn
New member
Have been using the Warmbac Warmtex knee pads for the last year and they are now wearing out.
Although the price is high, the cost of knee damage is much higher.
On a recent trip to La Palma, the local Lava Tube cavers use Skateboard kneepads because of the high rock abrasiveness. They do not have to put up with water immersion.
We tried industrial gel kneepads and although very comfy, they have a tendency to twist round or get knocked off the patella because of their huge size which negates their purpose.
Given the amount of wet cobble crawling in Far Country and Far Waters that I am doing, I am looking for other options instead of the Warmtex.
Considering a pair of 'Tactical Knee Pads' with a gel backed hard front.
Two pairs cost the same as one pair of Warmtex so I could afford to trash a pair every 6months instead of the one year life of the Warmtex.
Any experience of the above or other suggestions ?
Although the price is high, the cost of knee damage is much higher.
On a recent trip to La Palma, the local Lava Tube cavers use Skateboard kneepads because of the high rock abrasiveness. They do not have to put up with water immersion.
We tried industrial gel kneepads and although very comfy, they have a tendency to twist round or get knocked off the patella because of their huge size which negates their purpose.
Given the amount of wet cobble crawling in Far Country and Far Waters that I am doing, I am looking for other options instead of the Warmtex.
Considering a pair of 'Tactical Knee Pads' with a gel backed hard front.
Two pairs cost the same as one pair of Warmtex so I could afford to trash a pair every 6months instead of the one year life of the Warmtex.
Any experience of the above or other suggestions ?