Thread: Wearing shorts

I have never really seen professional tree workers wearing shorts until seeing numerouse pictures of others on this site. I recently worked with someone who showed up to climb in shorts and am still traumatized by the sight. Is this an acceptable practice in other areas?
I think climbers and groundman should be wearing pants. Leave the shorts to the lawnmower man.

Originally Posted by Bomber

I have never really seen professional tree workers wearing shorts until seeing numerouse pictures of others on this site. I recently worked with someone who showed up to climb in shorts and am still traumatized by the sight. Is this an acceptable practice in other areas?
I think climbers and groundman should be wearing pants. Leave the shorts to the lawnmower man.

fack you Ill give you traumatized... the only reason you dont wear shorts is your afraid you may cut your own skinny legs off in a moment of confusion while dead wooding.

Originally Posted by Stihl-O-Matic

fack you Ill give you traumatized... the only reason you dont wear shorts is your afraid you may cut your own skinny legs off in a moment of confusion while dead wooding.

Wow.....I didn't mention you by name. Shhh it will be our secret. Nobody can read this because I hit the PM button.

Originally Posted by Bomber

Wow.....I didn't mention you by name. Shhh it will be our secret. Nobody can read this because I hit the PM button.

I am gonna wear my shorts when I show up with my new chipper

new chipper... NOT

Originally Posted by Stihl-O-Matic

I am gonna wear my shorts when I show up with my new chipper

new chipper... NOT

That chipper will go well with your spiked climbing line, thanks to someone else on this site.

Originally Posted by Bomber

Wow.....I didn't mention you by name. Shhh it will be our secret. Nobody can read this because I hit the PM button.

i wear them from time to time all depends what I'm doing in the picture you saw me doing it in it really wasn't my intention my pants tore. but i don't really get tore up doing it. but other than that i just wear levi's i got a whole closet full of them arbor wear pants. but in the summer their unbearable. it can get up in the high 90's a lot where I'm at.

if I'm gonna be working in spruce all day i wear long sleeves. but a oak maple and so on shorts work. if I'm cutting out of the bucket no one can tell anyways. LOL

ahhh #### happens

Originally Posted by mattfr12

i wear them from time to time all depends what I'm doing in the picture you saw me doing it in it really wasn't my intention my pants tore. but i don't really get tore up doing it. but other than that i just wear levi's i got a whole closet full of them arbor wear pants. but in the summer their unbearable. it can get up in the high 90's a lot where I'm at.

if I'm gonna be working in spruce all day i wear long sleeves. but a oak maple and so on shorts work. if I'm cutting out of the bucket no one can tell anyways. LOL

Thats why I dont have a bucket... I wouldnt even show up with shorts on... well that and the cost of the bucket combined with the cost of getting caught with out pants on.

Originally Posted by mattfr12

i wear them from time to time all depends what I'm doing in the picture you saw me doing it in it really wasn't my intention my pants tore. but i don't really get tore up doing it. but other than that i just wear levi's i got a whole closet full of them arbor wear pants. but in the summer their unbearable. it can get up in the high 90's a lot where I'm at.

if I'm gonna be working in spruce all day i wear long sleeves. but a oak maple and so on shorts work. if I'm cutting out of the bucket no one can tell anyways. LOL

Not just your picture but others I have seen. We always wore pants, just use to it I guess. Thankfully it never hits the 90's way up north in Connecticut.

Originally Posted by Bomber

My little secret

emphasis on LITTLE SECRET

Originally Posted by Bomber

Not just your picture but others I have seen. We always wore pants, just use to it I guess. Thankfully it never hits the 90's way up north in Connecticut.

We had 105 for almost a week and my foreman had a mild heart attack out in the heat. He's 65 and I can't get him to sit at desk he's still got the cuttin in his blood.


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No, I do not wear shorts ever on the job. I consider it to be unprofessional.

That being said, when I was young and learning I worked under a bad ass climber who wore them everyday in the Summertime. We worked for one of the largest services in the city too. He was a good enough climber that they pretty much left him alone and let him wear what he wanted to. I always thought he was a little fruity though. He was a tree hugging type with a high pitched voice... I always thought he was a little light in the loafers... He comes to mind when I picture some of the posters on this site at times.

I hardly ever even where blue jeans anymore on the job. I either wear green or tan khakis.

Originally Posted by tree md

No, I do not wear shorts ever on the job. I consider it to be unprofessional.

That being said, when I was young and learning I worked under a bad ass climber who wore them everyday in the Summertime. We worked for one of the largest services in the city too. He was a good enough climber that they pretty much left him alone and let him wear what he wanted to. I always thought he was a little fruity though. He was a tree hugging type with a high pitched voice... I always thought he was a little light in the loafers... He comes to mind when I picture some of the posters on this site at times.

I hardly ever even where blue jeans anymore on the job. I either wear green or tan khakis.

I wear tan khakis everyday. Jeans just seem to feel heavy and I can't move well in them and are hot.

No shorts ever, bought a pair of Pfanner Gladiatiors last year. Only takes one cut to take a leg off or cut you real bad!

I couldn't wear shorts saw dust on sweaty legs=itch like razy