Thread: chaps, does anyone wear chaps rather than pants? any good? bad points?

i usualy hunt with just shorts and gatiers but when the weather changes find myself wanting to be wearing pants, the thought of chaps has just poped into my head, what are the pros and cons? over pants? i usually over heat hence why i dont always wear pants and opt for shorts instead, but it is now winter...

they guys don't like it when I wear chaps they recon I look like a stripper plus my but gets cold

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Chaps.......... you want to know who else is wearing chaps....... Gibo and his mankini, you and your chaps, things getting a little funky around here lately. Somebody wanna tag Gibo in on this?

i have a mental image of the village people that i can't get off my mind.

Originally Posted by ONYVA

i have a mental image of the village people that i can't get off my mind.

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Is that helping?

I'd only go for chaps AND trousers for going through prickly stuff.

Originally Posted by gonetropo

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Originally Posted by kotuku

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I was a bit fatter in those days.

I wear black long Johns with rugby shorts over top.

Keeps my legs warm and stops most scratches while not limiting my movements and they are quiet.

Kmart sell them for about $10-15 a pair so no worries if you wear them out or rip them.

Cheers
Pete

Pig hunters use them a lot

Originally Posted by Chop3r

Pig hunters use them a lot

Enough said then

Cheers
Pete

on a serious note, try Cactus outdoor clothing, expensive but they make canvas pants

Hamish

Originally Posted by HNTMAD

on a serious note, try Cactus outdoor clothing, expensive but they make canvas pants

Hamish

And they are bloody good, don't go for a knee pads though they just get in the way

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When we have to wear chaps at work for cutting with the chainsaw they are called the chaps of shame.

For the OP I dont think you'll get to be any cooler wearing chaps ( temperature wise that is )

Personally I have a couple of pair ( 3 if you include the flash ones I wear down the local on riders night )

One is a light weight waterproof pair that are good in cut over pine but where there is lots of ink weed / tall grass.

The other is a pair of "tincloth" oil skin cloth types that handle heavy gorse and spikey shit. Both have their uses depending on the terrain to be hunted.

..... edit just read the above costs The rain proof ones were $30 from Cabelas and the tin cloth ones were a Hundy US