Chainsaw pants for climbing

PurdueJoe

PurdueJoe

Location
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Just wondering what types of chainsaw pants you guys where when climbing. I've done the chaps thing and am over it so now I'm looking to by a good pair of protective pants for season round work. I looked up Stihl's HiFlex's which it looks like you can only get them in Europe so now I'm thinking SIP 5.1s. I know the price is high but its still way cheaper then a trip to the ER. Let me know your opinons, both good and bad and what you use.
Joe
 
Howdy,
Up here in Canada a lot of people use Big Bill pants... I find them a little heavy for the 30c weather but they are very durable. I've been wearing a pair from Huqvarna all winter which seem great though havn't had the summer test yet. They have heavy protection all around the leg, however the design incorporates a very breathable meshy/pourous material, but which is also durable.

Wow, do you realy climb with chaps? That's determination.
Anyhow, here's a website which has a pair that are very appealling to me... you may be interested as well.

Ian
 
I've found the SIPs quite comfortable on the ground. There have been only a couple of opportunities to wear them in the tree. When I did, they were comfy. Other pants bunch up and make it hard to move around with a saddle on.
 
I just use chaps, they are light weight and air gets around them for when it gets hot, And it show off my great butt /forum/images/graemlins/taz.gif
 
I use Pfanners Stretch Air Kevlar extreme for now. They are the best combination for both climbing and groundwork. Sip is not durable enough and gets quite saggy after a while. Pfanner is now producing a new climbing trouse with protective layers, I will get one just over easter. I´ll post a pic as soon as I can.
Svein
www.hogstogrydding.no
 
Mark,

Yeah I saw you and Strasser had them at ISA Conference in Nashville and that was my fist pic. I could only find them being sold on UK websites and companies I emailed said they wouldn't export so I guess the 5.1's will have to do. At least they better, you're suppose to be here tomorrow.
 
I have been wearing the sip 5.1 for about a year and a half. They are the best pants that i have ever worn. nice and light. Cool in summer and warm in winter. I wear them at work every day in the week. Still plenty of life in them.
 
I just bought some of the Hi-flex pants, found them on e-bay..... i bid and won the auction without doing the math of pounds to dollors.... anyone care to figure 152.00 pounds to dollors.


Its $273.00 !!!! I just paid 273 dollors for a pair of pants! My wife is going to kill me!! j/k

Really great pants though, i hope that the price goes down in the near future.

Rob
 
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