Chaps or chap front jeans

I prefer chaps myself. You can wear them over any pants depending on the temps. They might be a little warm at the start of the season, but I guess it depends on where you live. Late in the season I wear fleece lined pants and when it gets down into the single digits I wear quilt lined pants. The other thing I like about chaps is if they get dirty or muddy you can take them off and throw em in the back of the truck so the cab stays a little cleaner. In the long run I think chaps are cheaper too because they can last you multiple seasons and you don't have to buy pants all the time if you ruin them.
 
I spent many years in the pants, but have switched to chaps. I like the fact that I can take them off when I am done hunting and blend in with the crowd in the gas station or restaurant without blood stains or other things Joe Average and his family might not want to see. I think that they are a bit better at protection and don't bind as much when they get wet. If I had extremes in temperatures, I'd keep one light pair and one heavy. So far, I rarely get cold in the field so a light to medium weight chap suits me season long. Make sure to get zippers or snaps on the sides so they are easier to remove. When you get a little grey on your muzzle, it saves a wrestling match when you're tired.
 
Chaps all the way for me:eek:
 
I use both. On long hunts, the pants with suspenders don't "pull" on my hips as much during extended hikes. I prefer Filsons for chaps . . . they do wear like iron.
 
Chaps for me. My jeans fit great, so thats what I like to wear. The chap faced jeans never seemed to fit me right, often wore the inside of my leg raw.

For all you chap wearers out there, is there such a thing as a pair that will breath? Dad and I both have a pair of cordura of some sort from Cabelas. Unless it is pretty cold out, they'll make our legs soaked with sweat.
 
I like the pants personally.
 
leg protection

have worn out several pairs of chaps over the years, now, seem to prefer the pants and even hunting as much as i do, pants will last a number of years and purchased after the season are really quite cheap

cheers
 
Chaps here; lightweight until weather change then Filsons when cold.
 
I like the Filsons chaps, but I have issues if I'm hunting thick snow covered cattails. The snow can get in-between your pants and the chaps, then melt. Obviously this causes wet pant legs.

I was thinking of trying a light wait bib type overalls from Dickies when hunting suck cover. Not sure if they will be too much wait though:confused:
 
Chaps or Pants

I like my Filson chaps but should have gotten the ones with zippers. I wear OR low gaiters all the time to keep the snow, mud, and critters out of my boots. I'm gonna try Wrangler Riggs ripstop work pants under it all. I usually don't head out there until the end of October so the heat has not been a factor.
 
Chaps!

I used to wear the jeans... It may be that I just have extremely short legs, or I walk funny or I got a huge pair... I don't know what it is, but I wear the crotch out of jeans walking through the fields during season. I have found it much more economical to wear out a pair of old work jeans than buy a new pair of chap jeans each season.
 
Jakeismydog2 said:
Chaps!

I used to wear the jeans... It may be that I just have extremely short legs, or I walk funny or I got a huge pair... I don't know what it is, but I wear the crotch out of jeans walking through the fields during season. I have found it much more economical to wear out a pair of old work jeans than buy a new pair of chap jeans each season.
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I'm with you. Seems like by the time the jeans get broken in, the crotch is all torn up. I have long legs but I am too fat to get them up and over. Plus the chaps look cool.
 
Prairie Drifter said:
I spent many years in the pants, but have switched to chaps. I like the fact that I can take them off when I am done hunting and blend in with the crowd in the gas station or restaurant without blood stains or other things Joe Average and his family might not want to see. I think that they are a bit better at protection and don't bind as much when they get wet. If I had extremes in temperatures, I'd keep one light pair and one heavy. So far, I rarely get cold in the field so a light to medium weight chap suits me season long. Make sure to get zippers or snaps on the sides so they are easier to remove. When you get a little grey on your muzzle, it saves a wrestling match when you're tired.
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The late Gene Hill wrote an article expressing the same sentiment. The pants seem to give me a false sense of security, I get the weight and discomfort of chaps but not the protection. The nylon lining on the pants works well in weeds and grass but not in thorns or cactus spines.
 
Dog Gun Time said:
The nylon lining on the pants works well in weeds and grass but not in thorns or cactus spines.
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That's what sold me on them. Haven't gone back since. Plus chaps prevent your legs from going numb on those frosty mornings when weeds are coated with frost.
 
Pants here, but I am very picky about them fitting right. I have two pairs of field pants I almost never wear, and one pair that is completely worn out but still sees field duty because they fit right. I did find a new pair at Cabelas last year that I think might be perfect if they last!

Based on my experience with ill-fitting field pants, I can absolutely see the appeal of chaps over your favorite broken-in bluejeans. :thumbsup:
 
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