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Late Fall Colors

11/13/2022

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What a Spectacular Fall We’ve Had Here in New England

Normally all of the leaves have been knocked off the trees here in New England by this time of year by the rain. But not this year. This year the conditions were perfect for a long beautiful Fall – a relatively wet summer, giving way to a drier Fall with brisk temperatures but no heavy early snow.
 
Knowing that this beauty wasn’t going to last - we took every opportunity that we could to hike far and wide to see the beauty that Nature had to show.
 
Here are a few photos of the amazing late Fall colors that we saw in New England this year. (click on any photo to start the slideshow): 
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New Gear – Knee Pads

11/5/2022

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McDavid® Hex™ Knee Pads

Participating in outdoor activities can take a toll on your hands and feet and the rest of your body – so you need to protect it as appropriate with the right gear like gloves, shoes and clothing. In some situations you need even more protection which might include eye protection or hearing protection. Over the years we’ve found that you also need to protect your knees since they do a lot of work for you while hiking and participating in many shooting activities. Luckily there are lots of knee pads on the market to help you solve this problem.
 
When looking for the right knee pads to meet your needs you should consider the following three main areas:
 
  • Protection – You want a knee pad that has comfortable padding against your knee - but will also provide good shock absorption. Materials such as foam, gels, rubber and neoprene are the materials most commonly used to provide for padding.
 
  • Retention – A good knee pad is worthless if it won’t stay in place on your knee as you move. Many knee pads on the market have straps to hold them in place; some work better than others. So if you choose a knee pad with straps - make sure that they are adjustable (most commonly using Velcro) and fit both your knee and leg snugly. Another approach to keeping the knee pad in place is a “sleeve” that encircles your entire leg. These have the advantage of better staying power in many cases – but there is a balance between “tight enough” and “too tight”.
 
  • Durability – Lastly you need to consider how durable the knee pad needs to be based on how much contact you expect it will have with the ground and other surfaces. If you will be kneeling on hard rock or gravel surfaces, you will need something more durable - leading you towards a “hard cap” knee pad. If you don’t expect too much continuous contact with the ground, or are wearing the knee pads beneath your pants, you can probably get by with a less durable pad. Balancing this durability with flexibility and retention is often a key tradeoff. In our experience many durable knee pads protect well but don’t want to stay in place because they are made of high-density polyethylene which sometimes doesn’t flex when you need it to.
 
Because we want to protect our knees with padding, but don’t spent a considerable amount of time running and then “hitting the dirt” or crawling around on the ground, we like the lower profile, lighter weight knee pads than the heavy duty “tactical” knee pads that are used by many outdoor enthusiasts; especially tactical shooters.
 
Consequently we use McDavid® Hex™ knee pads which have individual hexagon shaped cells that conform to and move with your body to balance comfort and protection. Although these knee pads were primarily designed for playing basketball, football, volleyball and other court, field and impact sports, they work well for our shooting and hiking activities. Their compression sleeve holds the knee pad firmly in place – but they are still lightweight and breathable. Since we wear them under our pants when shooting, the fact that they don’t have a more durable “hard cap” isn’t an issue for us.
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If you want more details about the McDavid® Hex™ knee pads you can find it here: 

https://www.mcdavidusa.com/products/hex-knee-elbow-shin-pads-pair
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