You win the evaluation reporting ..............
Thanks!
I must add. I'm a critic and tend to destroy anything to prove it's worthiness....or worthlessness.
I'm 6'1 , 175lbs, 30 waist, 34 inseam so. I've been going with size small longs...so perfect.
The reason I prefer the Pfanners's is their fit. Yes, so perfect.
The sips were baggy. People thought I was a fire fighter. No real nice stretch. The tech fabrics and baggy ness made up for it. The gaiters were ok. At this point being my first saw pants...they were better then any double knee jeans, all the time. Forget about it compared with a pair of chaps on any jeans.
For some comparison standard...Arborwear double jeans were a joke imo...frigging pockets blow out, yea that's nice I can play with my self while I'm face to face talking to a hottie mama, sucks more you can not put anything in them. Carharts are better bang for the buck (last longer) and fit nicer. I wear carharts and arborwear on shop days, rolling around on the ground in all kindsa liquids.
The old gladiators were short, tight, and so hot. no gaiters. No good for climbing. I do value their "toughness" when looking at my torn up/worn out vents of the same erra.
I like the new gladiators more now and feel they are as breathable as the old vents.
The new gladiators actually have real vents in front just below the belt, as do the the new ventilators. Sweet! You pump air out them. They also have zip vents on the back of the thighs as do the new ventilators. I was not going to get another pair of the gladiators...till I saw the red ones. I wish treestuff had the orange/black and hi-viz. Those euros know how to "look" pro.
The new Krieger Steins fit super loose in the crotch. The fabric is piley. They got dry saw dusty. washed them and my wife thought they were still dirty looking.
No gaiters. Nice but...eh. Might fit better on a thicker guy than me.
Ah the new Pfanner Ventilation. Money! All around better then before, still better then the rest imho. The gaiters rock. I'm sold on gaiters for many reasons after experiencing them in the work place. The pockets are redesigned, new open vents on the top front below the belt and zips on the back thighs. The tougher protective fabric on the knees know extends down across the shins to meet the same lower leg cuff material. Honestly the new ones feel lighter then the old ones. While the pants fit nice and snug, I can still wear a base layer under them in the colder temps with no loss of mobility. I do not wear under wear ever (in case some of you were wondering) when the breeze blows behind some times I almost feel bare ass, they breath so well.
Pfanner is just badass stuff. I have the protos, both the Ventura and Arborist jackets, the pants of course, and now my second pair of Zermatt GTX boots. I will say I have never had any $300+ pair of boots last more then a year till these boots. I just got two years out of my first pair of Pfanner boots and they still are not falling apart. Here is the deal with them They outsource their boots to Crispi. The Crispi name is right on them, made in Italy. I am a telemark skier. Crispi makes my $700 ski boots. I have had several pairs of $700+ boots. Only Scarpa compares in my experience, Crispi flex and fit is for me. Like their pants and jackets, kinda snug, kinda all performance too. Tree stuff just gave me a merino wool Pfanner hat for free with my last back ordered item. Ahyea!
