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DIY built-in kneepads
Had a good experience today with some built-in kneepads I made so I thought I'd share the idea. I'm usually too lazy to get my kneepads and the cheap ones always seem to shift out of position. If you buy some Carhartt double front work pants (two layers of material in the knee/frontal thigh area), you can slip some sill sealer foam in there (my pair has a small slit in the bottom, just fold the foam in thirds, insert and then unfold inside) to make knee pads. I used two layers of the 1/4" foam as it was a good compromise between cushion and flexibility. It's machine washable. To keep the pads from shifting, I filled the entire double front area with foam. That means it comes up to just below the pockets, but that's actually useful when you carry stuff and go to balance it on your thighs. This happens more than I would've predicted.
Anyhow, what I found out today kneeling in some snow is that they also provide some insulation from cold & heat, as well as wet! The foam is closed cell, so it doesn't soak up water. Unplanned, but cool.
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Main Entry: co de pen dence - see codependency
co de pen den cy
Pronunciation: \kō-di-ˈpen-dən(t)-sē\
Function: noun
Date: 1979
: a psychological condition or a relationship in which a person is controlled or manipulated by another who is affected with a pathological condition (as an addiction to alcohol or heroin) ; broadly : dependence on the needs of or control by another
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