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the shizzle => equipment => Topic started by: Dave Mayes on June 07, 2017, 04:25:15 pm

Title: 5.10 Knee Pad Mods
Post by: Dave Mayes on June 07, 2017, 04:25:15 pm: Hi all,

I’ve bought a 5.10 knee pad after forgetting how rough they are on the back of your knee.

Does anyone have any tips or pictures of successful attempts to modify them?

Ta!
Title: Re: 5.10 Knee Pad Mods
Post by: Paul B on June 07, 2017, 09:40:07 pm: I remember seeing a Beastmaker post where one of them had hacked the back around to improve it although I can't find it (perhaps you'll have more luck).
Title: Re: 5.10 Knee Pad Mods
Post by: moose on June 07, 2017, 10:19:41 pm: Wear a neoprene knee support underneath it? I do that to add thigh padding for for particularly painful or insecure kneebars. Or there is always, (i) pick up 5.10 pad (ii) put in bin (iii) spend a fortune on a sender pad!
Title: Re: 5.10 Knee Pad Mods
Post by: tim palmer on June 07, 2017, 11:46:40 pm: Second the neoprene knee pad idea, and it gives you a knee pad rather than a mid thigh pad
Title: Re: 5.10 Knee Pad Mods
Post by: Doylo on June 08, 2017, 10:21:37 am: I've had mine since 2012 and it's been fine. Then last year it started hurting the back of my leg so I just cut a bit out the elastic at the bottom.
Title: Re: 5.10 Knee Pad Mods
Post by: monkoffunk on June 08, 2017, 11:34:28 am: Is it easy to get hold of sender pads in UK?
Title: Re: 5.10 Knee Pad Mods
Post by: Doylo on June 08, 2017, 11:44:23 am: Quote from: monkoffunk on June 08, 2017, 11:34:28 am
Is it easy to get hold of sender pads in UK?

You can get them sent from US but works out expensive with import duty etc..
Title: Re: 5.10 Knee Pad Mods
Post by: Paul B on June 08, 2017, 01:05:31 pm: What you need is a forum member that regularly takes pillgrimage to Smith Rock or similar to return with 4 (one for each knee :-[ ).