Gotta be a better way...

[MAWoodsman]

Morning Gents,

Im curious what you guys wear for leg protection during the summer? Im not a big guy (140lb, 5'7") and im in good shape. So im the guy thats running up and down felled trees limbing and bucking, etc. When the temps get up (70+) im sweating my lower half off with my chaps on. To the point where when i take them off, my pant legs are soaked and the chaps themselves are damp. Not wearing them really isnt an option.

Is there a light weight "safety" pants or other option out there that breathe well?

 

[Paul Silvestri]

Yes, check out Bailey's website for the pants.

 

[user 122190]

A little trick I do that helps is to unclip the thigh and calf buckles when moving around. Clip them when doing actual cutting.

 

[Paul Silvestri]

Or one could just wear ONLY the chaps!!!??

 

[HumBurner]

I generally no longer wear chaps and for the exact reasons the OP described. I really like the snap-in chap design, but the jeans Madsens sells are cheap/thin/weak and with only having three snaps, not four, the chaps move and fall out on their own.


I already sweat fully through my clothes when it gets warm and often while burning in the rainy season. The chaps just make it that much worse. It's bad when not only can you wring out your work clothes but also get a few drips from the chaps. And this is all the while.one of my other coworkers is wearing one to two long sleeve sweaters!

 

[user 122190]

The main thing I do is cut early. Start at 8am, and try and finish by or before noon.

 

[Big_Eddy]

I much prefer chainsaw pants to chaps. I have a pair that are very ventilated in the back. Enough that the cooling from he back offsets the insulation in the front. I still sweat, but I’m rarely soaked through to my underwear.

 

[MAWoodsman]

Yes, check out Bailey's website for the pants.

Only pair i see there are these: https://www.baileysonline.com/clogger-zero-gen2-light-cool-chainsaw-protection-pants-grey-green.html

And at nearly 400$ with tax and shipping, Id say thats a bit more than im willing to spend.

 

[MAWoodsman]

The main thing I do is cut early. Start at 8am, and try and finish by or before noon.

I wish man.. It was 76 at 8am.

 

[user 122190]

Only pair i see there are these: https://www.baileysonline.com/clogger-zero-gen2-light-cool-chainsaw-protection-pants-grey-green.html

And at nearly 400$ with tax and shipping, Id say thats a bit more than im willing to spend.

OMG! At that price they had better have magical properties.

 

[MAWoodsman]

OMG! At that price they had better have magical properties.

Even the entry level ones are about 300$...sheash

 

[uniballer]

I wear chaps while I am cutting, then take them off. They are cooler than bite suit pants, and I don't run while wearing them.

 

[Bearcat22lr]

Or one could just wear ONLY the chaps!!!??

but then boots fill up with chips

 

[Backstage]

but then boots fill up with chips

Always good to have a voice of real experience in an internet forum!

 

[fields_mj]

Try roofing. Makes cutting in Chaps in the upper 90s a cake walk.

 

[Captain Bruce]

Morning Gents,

Im curious what you guys wear for leg protection during the summer? Im not a big guy (140lb, 5'7") and im in good shape. So im the guy thats running up and down felled trees limbing and bucking, etc. When the temps get up (70+) im sweating my lower half off with my chaps on. To the point where when i take them off, my pant legs are soaked and the chaps themselves are damp. Not wearing them really isnt an option.

Is there a light weight "safety" pants or other option out there that breathe well?

Your 1st paragraph is self-serving. Who cares. Do forest fireman have this issue? Thats where you need to go. Than theres eBay, or safety chaps 101. No disrespect to little guys was intended in this response Professional loggers use Baileys catalogs for tp. Gotta be one in the lunch trailer?

 

[Captain Bruce]

The main thing I do is cut early. Start at 8am, and try and finish by or before noon.

How do you make it on 1/2 days as a professional logger working in Americas NW forests?

 

[J D]

You could buy direct from Clogger NZ... Keep an eye on their website, they have promotions every now & then.
Edit: their free shipping covers orders over $100 to US so you'd get em for under US$280 delivered

 

[Abbeville TSI]

I like the ignore button!

 

[J D]

https://www.arboristsite.com/threads/clogger-zero-pants.345910/