- Chaps are hot, unless the temp. is cool enough....
- If you get very hot wearing chaps, you likely would be hot, anyway, even without them on....
- Full-wrap shouldn't be much hotter, since one is already wearing boots of some height....
- One tends to become acclimated to anything....
- Yes, full-wraps make shorts-wearing more feasible....
* Chaps are not as comfortable as going without.
* One will typically wear them for some time and perhaps, if fortunate, for a lifetime, without actually needing their protection.
_________________BOTTOM LINE___________________
The one time you need them.....all the past discomfort will likely be instantly forgotten.
More than a few guys have been invincible, running without chaps....until, suddenly, they weren't. Most are man enough to post about their accident, for the
benefit of others.
An intelligent being should be able to extrapolate that small, accidental handling cut from a chain, into what would happen if it contacted flesh, under power.... If
you've never managed to cut yourself while handling/sharpening/cycling a chain, go ahead and self-induce, then THINK.....!
An event that is foreseen as a possibility, and prepared against, becomes an accidental incident with minimized or eliminated effect.
So....I wish you:
Some discomfort, and safety.