McAlpine Kneepads

Hi, I'm Phil from Stokes Heating. First of all, I'd like to thank Tool Talk for sending me the Redback Kneepads. A rubber honeycomb construction with an internal soft rubber, great for kneeling on.

Although, they don't look as comfortable as the rest, they're really soft, when you get them in the knee pads. They fit both, I've had Snickers trousers and Mascot trousers, they fit both of them easy.

They're quite durable there. I've had these ones about three years now and still the same thickness, still the same shape. There's not much more give in them than these ones. They've lasted really well actually, compared to the polystyrene type we used to use, where the balls go soft. They melt in the tumble dryer. These ones have been through the wash, through the tumble dryer, and they're no problem at all. So thank you to Tool Talk. Looking forward to the new pair.

Hi, guys, Black Country Al from Fitzgerald Electrical & Plumbing Solutions. Just giving a quick review this week on some kneepads that I've been given to tryout. I wear Snickers trousers, usually as a rule. Usually, obviously I wear Snickers, I've tried a few different kneepads out, but I've been wearing the last so many couple of years or so these Snickers kneepads, which are all in one piece of foam. There's an orange bit in the middle there, I don't know what that's all about. I usually wear those, and they are pretty good in terms of protection for my knees. In the hot weather though, my legs, they do, if you're wearing these, feel quite a tight fit around your legs. They do make your legs sweat, which ain't good when it's hot, and you're up and down, cause them to rub and things like that, so sometimes it can be uncomfortable in the hot weather.

I'm trying out these McAlpine Redbacks, I'm giving these a try this week. It's a piece of rubber that's like a honeycomb effect, so it's holes through it. Then it's covered with a piece of fabric, like a tough piece of canvas type stuff, and then a mesh on the back, which I'm guessing is breathable. Pretty thick, and they're quite flexible, they fit into the pockets okay. I've tried them in pockets on in me Snickers and they fit quite well. I'm trying them out this week in the hot weather, hopefully they'll be better than the others and we'll see how they go. I'll give you an update later in the week. Cheers guys. Thanks.

Hi guys. Black Country Al, back from Fitzgerald Electrical & Plumbing Solutions, doing a quick Tool Talk review on some kneepads. I did a video earlier in the week on the kneepads saying I was going to try them out this week. Come to the end of the week now, just doing another follow up on that. Basically, I've tried these out, these McAlpine Redbacks instead of my usual Snickers kneepads, I wear Snickers trousers 6241s, I think they are. Which are a slim fit around the leg, so when you've got kneepads in in this hot weather, they can be uncomfortable. Mine, they cause your legs to sweat around your knees and your shins, and they can cause sores as well.

They can get sore with them rubbing, so I give these a try instead of my usual ones, and they've been sound. Pretty good, obviously the weather's been hot, so any kneepads are going to cause your trousers, your legs, to be a bit sweaty. Especially in this hot weather climbing in and out of lofts, and I've give these a good going this week, up and down on me knees, in and out the loft, climbing across the joints and whatnot. They've been pretty good protection wise now, no screw dents or anything in my knees. So, protection wise, they're sound. They're just as good as the others, comfortable because they squash down. They are a bit breathable, because of the shape, this honeycomb effect that they've made and the material, which is breathable, and it absorbs some of the moisture.

They are pretty comfortable and they're being sound, they've held the shape, like I said. They're easy to put in an air in my pocket on my trousers, no problems at all. Cost wise, compared to my Snickers ones I think they're about the same, there's nothing in it I don't think, really. So, I probably would buy these again in the future, once these are a bit battered and worn out, or broken down, what have you. But they've been great, thumbs up, all good.

Hi, guys. Tony Lewis here, AL Plumbing and Heating, wanted to do a review on the McAlpine Redbacks Kneepads. Get them out the packet. A lot of people have described them as heavy. I don't think they're heavy. They're good. They've got a soft liner to go against your knee inside the pads. Looking at the pad themselves... Just strip the covers off. They're a rubberised unit with a flexi on the inside, which is what gives you the support on your knee when you're kneeling with them. I've had Redbacks Kneepads now for four, five years easily. This is a pair that I've just taken out of a pair of trousers now. And you can see that, five years and they're still pretty good. They've lost a bit of the flex, but five years have been in trousers, left in the trousers when they're washed and they're still perfectly good.

Yeah, looking forward to trying these. I'll see how easily they go in and out of the trousers. I'll do another video on that in a minute. But, I can't say anything other than good things about these knee pads. They save your knees no end. I've had various problems with my knees, and using these as meant that I've been able to carry on working because of the support that these give. Because of the depth, any nails or anything you knee on, isn't going to go into your knee. It stays within the pad.

They're just a good quality knee pad. Comfortable. These knee pads are brilliant. They're nice and wide, so they actually cushion all around your knee when you're kneeling on it, which gives support not only from the knee itself, but also on either side. Really good kneepads. I wouldn't be without them. They're the best thing ever. If you've got knee joint problems... Actually almost massage your knee when you're kneeling in them. They feel that comfortable once they're on. They do make your trousers feel a little bit heavier than the cheap, thin rubberised kneepads, but you're getting so much more protection and so much more comfort from these pads. It's worth the extra little bit of weight.

Let's try putting the Redbacks into your trousers. As the instructions tell you you're best to fold them in half, open your pocket on your trousers, and then slide them in easily. Have a good tight fit in the pockets. Yeah. Good. Nice, and easy. But the beauty is, because you don't have to take them out every time you wash your trousers, you only have to do it once until your trousers are worn out, like these are nearly. And then you take them out to put them in your new trousers. Brilliant piece of kit.

Hi, guys. Expert Trades have, again, very kindly sent us out a wee product to look at. This time it's these Redbacks knee pads. I'd heard a lot about these here, never really thought much of them. These particular ones here are in-trouser ones, which I would show you in situ but really you wouldn't see my work trousers too well here. Now what they really are, and I'll show you it, is a mesh in behind the cloth.

Now, I've tried these here for a couple of jobs, crawling about attics and things like that. You know, the sort of jobs we all love. And I must admit, first impression of them I didn't like them. I felt like I could feel the mesh through into my knee, and you know I thought that wasn't very comfortable. That feeling very quickly went away, and they are actually really, really comfy when you get used to them. You barely notice the things on your knee, you don't feel anything sticking into you like you might do a foam one. And handy part as well, you can actually throw them in the machine with your trousers, you don't have to take them out, which I can see me actually doing especially in bigger jobs.

I must admit they seem to be very, very good quality. They seem extremely robust. They spring back quite well. Compared to an awful lot of foam ones they're lightweight, you can actually have them against your leg, you don't really feel them rubbing against you as much as you would other brands. For something so simple and so light, personally I would recommend these here, and I've heard people before praising them. I'd never thought... I thought to myself, "Nah, don't need that, the cheap foam ones I bought from Screwfix do the job." No, they don't.

Definitely worth an investment if you're on your knees at all. These reduce fatigue, they'll help save your knees, make life an awful lot better for you. Give 'em a go guys, honestly.