With my old knees I need padding when kneeling. For years I have been carrying a small gardening kneeling pad when setting traps. I know there are chaps with built-in knee pads and work pants that come with pockets for knee pads and the pads. I'm thinking about getting one or the other. What are you using? What are the pros and cons?

I bought some chaps from Blackwater Trapping this year, with knee pads. They are awesome. I have the pants with knee pad pockets, and those are nice, but I like the chaps better. That way it doesn't matter what pants I have on, just put the chaps over them and I am good to go. Many of the pants don't have the pad pockets in the right spot, and I have to adjust the knee pad every time I kneel. The chaps don't have that issue. Big knee pads that are always in the right spot.

Blackwater Trapping Chaps

They’re the greatest!
I like just the fact that I don’t have to stop what I’m doing to get out a kneeling pad and I can just plow right into my sloppy set making. Haphazard is my middle name.
Seriously they’re wonderful

And if you want some seriously heavy duty chaps, these are from Montana Wolf Trapper, Paul Antczak.

Wolfer Chaps

Since I had my knee replacements kneeling is not recommended...and its kinda uncomfortable, lol
I wear strap on knee pads under my foul weather gear, I'm always jamming my knees into the boats gunnel or kneeling, and it doesn't matter what you're wearing, plus they're comfortable so that you hardly know their on.

I found a pair in Harbor freight that's lasted 2 years so far and still going strong, it's the red and black ones, they've got a semi hard face and has good knee coverage, and they're cheap, I think about 5 bucks

I've tried the strap on knee pads, didn't like the way they moved around or the straps, went to foam pad, this season started with Blackwater chaps and pitched the foam pad.

So I have a pair of Bohn motorcycle armor that I wear had to kneel in gravel the other day and they were awesome.The pants are a stretch mesh fabric that keeps the knee pads in place and you just wear regular pants or overalls over them.Might be worth looking at them.

Lots of hunting pants have knee pads now, solid colors too.
Bought the hubby some brown pants from Midway USA with knee pads, he really likes them.

I use these. Plenty of padding. Not expensive. Last a long time. Available at any hardware store or lumber yard.

so recently i bought volleyball knee pads didn't know how id like them but they actually work better than i thought i wear them under my pants and are very comfy to wear all day i got sick of kneeling on wet ground or on a wet roof doing inspections or cutting something and not only do they keep me from kneeling on damp ground but give my knee a little support as well going to start wearing them coyote trapping

I use the same as Danny

I think strap on pads would keep you from getting wet pants at your knees.

I like the small gardening foam kneeling pads that you can get for under $5. Slips right into my 5 gallon bucket next to my dirt sifter. I have worn various styles of knee pads for flooring projects and never found a pair that stayed where I wanted them to stay.

Thanks for the replies. I think I'm going to try the Blackwater chaps.