Knees // Cornerstone guide
The best knee pads for real trade work
Eight pairs compared in depth: trouser inserts, strap-on shells and shin-mounted supports, from £12 to £89.
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Knees // Cornerstone guide
Eight pairs compared in depth: trouser inserts, strap-on shells and shin-mounted supports, from £12 to £89.
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Shoulders & wrists
Eleven 18V drills ranked by true weight with batteries fitted, specs verified against the small print. Due within the month.
Hands // Vibration
Six pairs, certification small print checked first. Only genuinely certified pairs make the table.
Back // Lifting
The honest one. What support belts can and can’t do, what the research shows, and the lifting setup that beats any belt.
Knees // Workwear
Snickers, Blaklader, Scruffs and the budget options, with trousers and pad systems judged as a pair, not separately.
The van
Racking heights, load order and the £30 changes that cut a day’s bending in half. No sponsored racking, ever.
Cornerstone
The big one. Trade by trade, joint by joint: what wears out, what protects it, and what it all costs against your day rate.
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