some pants have zippers at the knees which can be unzipped to remove the bottom half of the pants but i hate zippers especialy when i land on the ones that are on my knees. so instead of using zippers we use ziplock locks to attached the lower half of thyour pants to the upper part. no more in the way zippers
-- stinkycheese, Feb 24 2004

Ziplocks are too weak and feeble for this, I'd have thought.
-- kropotkin, Feb 24 2004


I agree, I do not think it will hold but it is a good start. Maybe some kind of super ziplock but I am afraid it will be annoying also. Taking the above idea with zippers what about something simple like adding extra cushion between zippers and the knee area.
-- bkornele, Feb 24 2004


Yellow and blue make green!
-- Mr Burns, Feb 24 2004


I think ziploc zippers on the knees would be equally uncomfortable. Just move them up so they’re an inch above the knee.
-- AO, Feb 24 2004


Melts in the dryer, and on your pants.
-- yabba do yabba dabba, Feb 24 2004


And would still leave a large ridge for your knee to hit. I've slashed my knee open in many a paintball tourney because of the bulky metal zipper. I'm with [blissy] on this one - hook-and-loop. I'm not sure if you've been exposed to knee sliders and hook-and-loop patches for motorcycle racing applications on leathers, but I need a sturdy screwdriver to PRY mine off ...
-- Letsbuildafort, Feb 24 2004



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