Jeans + Spurs = Pain. Help?

JeffGu said:
When I first got the Climb Rights, I couldn't get more than a few feet up the tree with those ultralight pads. They dug into the front of my shins so bad they left deep grooves in my legs. Switched to the Super Climber pads and those were comfy. But... the Climb Rights aren't all that light, the shanks are a bit short, and I ain't gettin' any younger. I switched to the Gecko Carbon Fiber climbers. For me, they are super comfy right out of the box. Sizing them is real important, though. You want the top of the pads up onto the tibial tuberosity (the thick flare of your shin bone, under the kneecap) where the bone is very heavy and thick. It's a bad idea to have the forces applied down lower on the tibia where it is really quite small in diameter and prone to hairline fractures. Anyway, sized accordingly, they are stupid comfy and a pair of them only weighs slightly more than one of the Climb Rights.

The Gecko CF climbers are the only ones I've ever owned that I didn't need extra padding in them. I'm careful not to walk on concrete or gravel with them on, because I really don't think the stirrups would hold up to that for long. With the velcro upper straps that come with them, and add-on velcro lower straps, they go on and off so fast and easy I can actually have the pair with pole gaffs on them sent up and change them in the tree.

I've been playing with the Euro gaffs a bit, with mixed results. Taking them off and putting the tree gaffs back on tonight, because they aren't working too great on the thick-barked Siberian Elm weeds I'm killing this week.
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Thank you so much for taking your time to write this. I'm a young guy looking for advice and people like you make my life much much easier.
 
I'll second monkeylove on the caddy pads. Paired w/ steel shanks they are a lil heavy (good workout though, since tree guys need to do something to stay in shape), but man, the best combo I've worn yet. Admittedly, I haven't tried the Lexus grades like cf geckos and such, mainly because I thought $160 was a great price. Thanks again boomslang.
 
I'm 5'10", not a big dude. Set the pads all the way down. I love em, had been in them for 6+ hrs no real discomfort.
I've also had good customer service thru them so maybe just right to them thru email or something.
Maybe "hey I love these spikes I tell everyone they are the shit but the pads aren't working for me in my work pants. is there any options or suggestions"
Never know what they might suggest/offer/send you.....
 
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