I couldn't agree more. If I'm going to complain about the price of the Cloggers, I need to actually wear my cheap chaps all the time, not just occasionally. O
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Maybe- but they are a reasonably bulky and weighty item to be shipped 12,500km's and what price do you put on a lower limb?
So what do you wear?
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Have a choice- but they are all trouser form- no chaps here.
Fav's are probably a pair of Husqvarna extreme trousers, followed by Clogger Arcmax (have two pair), 2 pair of other Husqvarna (can't remember the model offhand but they are plain brown material colour) and two pair of Stihl winter weight.
What I pay for European PPE is a bit like what you guys over there pay for Clogger stuff- with the huge transportation distances involved- the Clogger factory is only about 60 miles down the road from me.
I was looking at the husqvarna brand pants, they are a bit cheaper then the cloggers, however I was reading reviews with lots of complaints of them being very hot in warmer weather. The tech chaps I have now make me sweat enough, can't imagine wearing a pair of pants of the same material. I may just suck it up and buy a pair of the cloggers.
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I’ve seen girls spend more on ripped up jeans at the mall.
What Irony!I’ve seen girls spend more on ripped up jeans at the mall.
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I know! After your hospital trip, you can pay for your new chaps by selling the old jeans!
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Not a huge price difference really between there and here!
Defender Pro Summer weight are on clearance in both countries- in US$ they are $229- over here in US$ they are $170.
I am not saying to not wear hearing protection, but I never do. Especially felling trees or having heavy machinery close by skidding or pushing brush. Not being able to hear what is going on around you can be very dangerous. Of course, losing your hearing sucks too and we are back to my main point of not hearing what is going on around you.
F that. I'll take the "dangers" of wearing hearing protection over losing my hearing, any day.
That's like the adage of not wearing steel toe boots, because they'll bend over and cut your toes off. Anything heavy enough to bend over steel toes would have hamburgered your foot anyway, and the steel toes will still protect you from a bunch of lighter weights.
That's like the adage of not wearing steel toe boots, because they'll bend over and cut your toes off. Anything heavy enough to bend over steel toes would have hamburgered your foot anyway, and the steel toes will still protect you from a bunch of lighter weights.
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Each to their own- but I have had a green Pinecone fall from Lord knows how high up a tree I was falling and strike the muff on the side of my helmet- with enough force to smash the muff casing and the mounting bracket.
Had I not been wearing muffs/helmet, some part of the soft bits that contain blood of me would have worn that force.
Plus they have the added bonus of saving your hearing some.
Some people care about their hearing I guess. Apparently some people are not married.
It only takes once to rip through your leg. Congratulations that it hasn't happened to you in 35 years. But one moment of inattention m ay make all the difference.Well see! I can't stand chaps. I find that they are intolerable in hot weather, and they really seem to limit my motion and feel like a trip hazard. I've never been cut on the legs/feet, so I'd really feel like it had been a waste of time in over 35 years of chainsaw use.
That being said, many of the chainsaw injuries I have had to pay for with worker's comp insurance would have been eliminated had they been wearing some chaps. I'm not against them, I just don't feel much benefit. Some folks should never pick up a saw without their chaps, and I'd extend that to all newbies.
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Curious observation: many years ago, I had a splendid pair of Little Wonder hedge trimmers. Despite my warnings in advance, almost everyone I sent out for more than a couple of hours with that tool came back with a cut on their thigh.
It seems that their forearm muscles just weren't well adapted to that particular load for long periods of stress. Fatigue would set in, and the trimmers began drooping during idle moments until sure enough! Another damned worker's comp claim with the hedge trimmers. When I bought a different pair that had the feel and balance of a chainsaw, that problem went away.
I don't doubt that many chainsaw injuries to the thigh or knees might be related to the same sort of fatigue. Chaps do offer excellent protection, too.
That is why I try not to do bucking in the woods, especially when I must work alone. I drag trees out in an open field, where I can work with no trip hazards underfoot.
Ouch!
Good idea on a battery saw.
I would gladly sell my used ripped-up jeans for $200!I’ve seen girls spend more on ripped up jeans at the mall.
Shucks. I was imagining that you would link to the pair you like, rather than just the brand name.
You might consider some noise cancelling headphones. With a push of an easy to hit button, I can hear everything with my Bose 700. Things get loud, push that button again, and they are as effective as the best hearing protection going. Plus... you can answer the phone in a loud environment or just listen to your preferred background noise.
I bought them to do effective voice recognition on my computer and still be good at answering the phone and listening to stuff. Kinda like the clogger pants, you'd better be ready to pay for 'em, because they are not cheap.
