Knee pads?

[Bobik96]

Would padding in the knees be beneficial? I'm new to this but have seen a lot of photos of members posing with small children.

[Soundwave]

I got some self-adhesive weather stripping and put it on the inside of mine... I don't really know that it helps much, but it's something to kneel on.

[Chef]

not essential, but certainly beneficial.

 

Especially on the bottom most edge if your knee plates have any form of 'return' that comes back in.

 

This can be a bit of a killer and rub like a swine.

I've got a bit of padding that just keeps this off my knee in mine.

 

It's one of those little 'trooping mods' that you'll do the more you wear your gear.

[Dart]

If you look online, you can get foam knee pad inserts that you can custom cut to your needs. That's what I have in mine.

[sleeverob]

I have marched in many parades and have been fine without them, so moving around it is ok. I have noticed when I have bent down to one knee, it get uncomfy quick.

[Jancelot]

I hot glued a couple pieces of foam on the bottom half of mine for the same reason as Chef. I had run in to the problem originally on my snowie.

[EnigmaEngine]

Cheap foam on permanent mounting tape on the bottom edge for me. That return edge was a killer without it.

[Dart]

My only warning is if you're putting stiffer foam in the knee pads, watch where you kneel. I've personally cracked my kneepads a few times (up the edge, at the bottom). Just an FYI.