HILLBILLYREDNEC
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If anyone finds chaps too hot to wear, keep in mind you don't have to wear anything under them!opcorn:
:msp_scared:
Neked chainsaw use flashed to mind when you said that :msp_w00t:
If anyone finds chaps too hot to wear, keep in mind you don't have to wear anything under them!opcorn:
Straps getting caught in brush? I'm cutting in brush all the time here (jaggers, brambles, berry bushes, thistles, etc.) and don't have this problem with Labonville full-wrap chaps with the 1000 denier Cordura shell. The straps are wider than some other brands and there is little extra to flop around. Maybe this happens with other models???
I actually prefer wearing chaps in thorny brush because they don't catch on the nasties.
90°F+ means I find something else to do that doesn't require chaps. If I must cut in hot weather, I like the fact that chaps can be removed very quickly when I take a break.
lambs ~ I went out to help a church member knock down some small trees near her home.
$70.00...
...an ER visit for a chain cut could easily be 20 times that number.
Don't forget, a saw chain isn't like a knife. The chain will leave a kerf in your body......
Chaps--yes---easy on/off---done while your saw warms
Pants--if you prefer, but if you cut dailly, I hope you have a spare pair or don't go anywhere bw washings.
Labonville or Elvex----I believe that Stihls are Elvex??
Wash---some brands yes, others no.
Buckles snagging??---I don't have that problem, but they do make it harder to walk--then again, so does a leg full of stitches
Cut with a knife---nice, even. Cut with a saw----big, nasty kerf.
Washing---some say ok, others say not.
BugzEye---try them, you will like them.
Boots----at least steel toe, preferably with Kevlar--look at the chart with the injury patterns.
Helmet----lots of people should.....some don't have enough brain to they should...
Ear plugs and muffs----As necessary as chaps.
Not using PPE-----TOOOOPID!
I just scored a pair of Bugz last week, they work like a champ and you gotta love the Mad Max factor
Regarding having the straps snag - my pair of Stihl chaps keep trying to trip me up. Maybe it's the way I walk, but the toe of my boot often catches the side of the chap on the other leg.
I was glad I had my chaps on today when my chain came off and whacked me along the length of my right leg....Similarly a few weeks ago,I was again glad I had them on while cutting up a nasty blown down pile of cedars,I had the chain get pulled off and it hit me right in the family jewels:msp_ohmy:.....No damage done either time but it made me think about the unexpected things that can happen.
Thanks for the video.
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