Hiking pads

I was sceptical until I bought a set of Rooster pros. I have to say they are the best purchase I have made and have made a huge difference to how hard I can hike and how long I can hike for as they significantly reduce the fatigue on my leg muscles.

Mustos are good. Go over the knees and combined with Gill kneepads are really good alround protection. Any colour you like as long as its mainly black...

absolutely brilliant piece of kit. I've got rooster ones from about 10 years ago or so, still going strong. at 6 feet in height I find that they are just in the right place which is handy as they are fixed. if you are a shorter or taller than average I would expect the ones with adjustable battens would be best.

cons...expensive but then I wear mine all summer and they get a lot more use than the wetsuit does.
if you get 3/4 length ones you get a stupid tan line half way up your calves.
because the back of your legs aren't hurting anymore you might notice the work that your knees and thighs are doing and I expect your legs will generally ache for longer as you can hike for longer.

well worth the money though but you may need to try several pairs on first to find which are best for you.

Edited by maxibuddah - 18 Jun 12 at 10:52am

I wore right through a pair of the rooster standard hikers in just one season, but maybe the pro version is better

I've ordered some gull pro thermal jobbies, as they look decent and there cheap on purple Tuesday, fingers crossed they arrive for the 10 hour race on Saturday