I learned a while back that a good set of knee pads can make a big difference at the end of a day when you need to be close to the ground. What I never got used to was how they tended to cut off the circulation. My new favorite knee protector is this red foam rubber pad. It provides a bit more wiggle room and doubles as a place to sit when you need to take a break.

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About us: Anna Hess and Mark Hamilton spent over a decade living self-sufficiently in the mountains of Virginia before moving north to start over from scratch in the foothills of Ohio. They've experimented with permaculture, no-till gardening, trailersteading, home-based microbusinesses and much more, writing about their adventures in both blogs and books.



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