Chap Repairs

[B Harrison]

Look here page 19
http://www.fs.fed.us/fire/fmt/fmt_pdfs/053-054_03.pdf

Thanks, that would be worth rep if I had it to give.
Great instructions.

 

[moronmountain]

Yeah I concur. Chaps to me are a 1 time use type of tool as far as them getting damaged. Just like a bullet proof vest, if you ever actually get shot while wearing it, you toss it or hang it on a wall. Once the Kevlar breaks down or gets damaged, it no longer works like it's supposed to.

 

[zogger]

too bad they don't sell individual legs.

 

[Philbert]

too bad they don't sell individual legs.

You mean prosthetics?

Some places sell cut resistant inserts that can be replaced individually (e.g. Labonville Labonville 6 Ply Kevlar-Polyester Safety Pad Inserts (SP500KPL)).

I actually have an NOS pair of chaps that 'came' with a CL saw. Dated 1985, so I just have no confidence in them. I split them into 2, individual chap halves (instead of a 'pair') and saving them for a GTG demo. No protective material up in the area where they are joined - I suppose that you 'could' splice two sets together if you had one 'good' right leg and one 'good' left leg to make a set of 'Franken-Chaps'. Better than nothing, but again, they are 'safety' equipment.

Philbert