Customer Reviews

ErgoPad® Epad Ergonomic 2" Shoulder Strap Pad in Black

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I purchased the 2" ErgoPad to use on a camera bag (three lenses, one body, flash, etc.). The reviews look good, so I thought I would give it a try. The bottom side of the ErgoPad has a field of small raised circles. The good news is that the pad did not slip off my shoulder, the bad is they dug into my shoulder. I would expect that the pad would be great with a medium jacket, but definitely not with a Polo shirt.

I will be taking the ErgoPad off the bag, and reinstall the original padded strap.

This is a nice product. I am the type to fill a bag to the brim, and carry it for long hours. This of course causes my shoulder to hurt, no matter what type of bag I have. If I happen to have a messenger bag, the strap (if not freakishly thick) digs into my shoulder makeing that hurt along with my back. I bought this item to try and see how it works. I attatched it over a semi thick pad that is on one of my messengers, and so far so good. My shoulder doesn't hurt as much. If the person using this doesn't have some material under it, the plastic/rubber may rub or dig in, but I have worn a thin shirt and it worked fine. Of course the only way to stop back pain is to lighten my load, but the shoulder pain, is much better now, and if the bag doesn't have a padded strap on it, I use this and it works great. The types of snaps on it look like they will last a long time, which is great since I keep on switching this item over to different bags! I will probably buy different colors to help it not stand out with some bags! Over all I am very happy with my purchase.

To begin with I'm not a briefcase kind of guy, I prefer a messenger bag and I have a great one. The only problem that I have had is that depending what coat I wear the strap slides off my shoulder. This is very annoying especially if I have a cup of coffee in my hand...I looked at several strap pads, here at Amazon, as well as a couple of outdoor outfitters and settled on this one, and I am glad that I did...No more slipping at all. the strap stays firmly on my shoulder as it should.

It helped a little but the hard plastic was uncomfortable for long stretches of time.