Tom Scholberg
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Maybe To Much Info ??
New upland pants - thoughts
- Thread starter Brandon Yuchasz
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Phil Nowack
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TMI would have been telling us that you DIDN'T wear anything under your chaps!
James Woods
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Brandon: For what it is worth, I have hunted birds in Eastern New York and Southern Vermont for 35 years now with my dogs. In years past 20-30 days a year. I experimented with many pants, including the Filson Tin Cloth field pant. They were like wearing armor and I wore my set out in one season. (I may have gotten a "lemon pair). I have not tried some of new ultra expensive pants from Orvis, et al. But I will tell you that a guy I used to hunt with who hunted with his dogs every day 50 odd days a year---used only Carharts. My favorite pair were an old set of Duxbacks, canvas and reinforced knees--needless to say no longer made. Few pants are briar proof but they were as good as the Filsons--and comfortable. I have since tried to find a similar pair and am now using the Bean's Katadin Iron Works pants. There are relatively inexpensive and I have had my set for a couple of years--though admittedly I am not hunting birds 20-30 days a year.
Brandon-
I got a pair of Steve's double tin cloth Filson chaps as hand me downs. The chaps are older than I am. They've seen LOTS of use. And will continue to. I wear jeans under them and don't have to worry about pricklies except where they don't cover me up. One thing though. If you're prone to getting hot quick, these chaps sure can get you really warm really quick.
I don't know what brands of Brush Pants that Steve uses but they do let the pricklies in.
I'm a big fan of the chaps because I can take a several pairs of jeans and the chaps and I'm upland hunting. Don't have to worry about wearing the same pair of dirty brush pants for a week to ten days, or having to stop to do laundry.
So, that's my limited .02 worth of an opinion....
Dani
I got a pair of Steve's double tin cloth Filson chaps as hand me downs. The chaps are older than I am. They've seen LOTS of use. And will continue to. I wear jeans under them and don't have to worry about pricklies except where they don't cover me up. One thing though. If you're prone to getting hot quick, these chaps sure can get you really warm really quick.
I don't know what brands of Brush Pants that Steve uses but they do let the pricklies in.
I'm a big fan of the chaps because I can take a several pairs of jeans and the chaps and I'm upland hunting. Don't have to worry about wearing the same pair of dirty brush pants for a week to ten days, or having to stop to do laundry.
So, that's my limited .02 worth of an opinion....
Dani
Brandon Yuchasz
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Wow that is a lot of replies. Thank you everyone for the feedback. Obviously the chaps are really popular. I work outside and wear Duluth trading company pants every day. I wear the fleece lined in the winter and the regular in the summer. Chances of seeing me in shorts are pretty slim. In the grouse woods I find there pants more then adequate especially their logger pants that are doubled on the front and have a perfect pocket for the old style remote of Tritronics. I can even work the buttons through the pants. I still come away bruised and sometimes bleeding but thats from blunt trauma usually to my shins. Heavy work pants seem to fit the bill just great up here but if I had to hunt the second growth briers of Ohio and I suspect most of the Midwest I know they would not be enough.
Out in the prairies I was shocked how quickly I was getting cut and anywhere there is mutlifloral rose I am in deep trouble. If I get pricked by that It will get infected and take several weeks to heal. Not sure if I am allergic to it or if it introduces something else but I avoid it like the plague.
Tim asked if I was getting more then one pair and pointed out chaps can be worn over different pants which is a good point and something I had not considered. I should have pointed out that the bird hunting is just secondary to the duck hunting on these trips just a few afternoons at most. I could see it becoming more and more common if my son and eventually daughter take to it but for now its secondary. Also the two weeks are two separate weeks. Our business does not work well if I am gone for more then a week at a time.
So with all that said I will consider the chaps ( with pants under them) but I still want the pants so I would love to hear from anyone that has or does own them and their thoughts. I would be up for buying a pair to start and then another pair if we start upland hunting enough that I am getting them so filthy and covered with blood that I need a second pair. Hell that would be a great thing I would gladly buy a second pair!
Out in the prairies I was shocked how quickly I was getting cut and anywhere there is mutlifloral rose I am in deep trouble. If I get pricked by that It will get infected and take several weeks to heal. Not sure if I am allergic to it or if it introduces something else but I avoid it like the plague.
Tim asked if I was getting more then one pair and pointed out chaps can be worn over different pants which is a good point and something I had not considered. I should have pointed out that the bird hunting is just secondary to the duck hunting on these trips just a few afternoons at most. I could see it becoming more and more common if my son and eventually daughter take to it but for now its secondary. Also the two weeks are two separate weeks. Our business does not work well if I am gone for more then a week at a time.
So with all that said I will consider the chaps ( with pants under them) but I still want the pants so I would love to hear from anyone that has or does own them and their thoughts. I would be up for buying a pair to start and then another pair if we start upland hunting enough that I am getting them so filthy and covered with blood that I need a second pair. Hell that would be a great thing I would gladly buy a second pair!
Sonny Williams
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Dan's or Wicks you can't go wrong . Light won't soak up water and get heavy. Very warm.
noweil Mike
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I know Filson is quality from guys I have hunted with. I have been wearing the same pair of Carhartt nylon faces upland bibs since the early 90's. They are not water proof and are starting to show their miles, but in multiflora they are the best I have found. I have worn out a pair of waxed Herters pants in a fraction of the miles I put on these bibs.