balm
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What do you guys wear in wet conditions? I can`t seem to find anything reliable.
Rain Pants
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Joe46
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Filson Tin Pants
Filsons are good, the best in fact, but if you want something just a little lighter Grundens seem to hold up fairly well.
KenJax Tree
Terraphobic
Jeans
There is this black stuff made by nasco or something like that, that is pretty good gear. Pretty tough and isn't too expensive. I have tin pants but they are kind of a pain constantly rewaxing them all the time.
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Man I wish it would rain here. I just have fog and mist pants.
When it is chilly enough that longjohns can be worn without having heat stroke--Filson Tin Pants. When a bit warmer, rubber overall ones. I tore my Helly Hansens during their first season here. They held up when I was only an engineer. When I returned to timber, they tore.
I used to get these Army surplus ones that were cheap to buy but held up as well as the spendier kinds. I don't know where you can get those anymore. Carry duck tape.
You can use boot grease instead of the Filson Wax on tin pants. Just be careful where you sit.
I used to get these Army surplus ones that were cheap to buy but held up as well as the spendier kinds. I don't know where you can get those anymore. Carry duck tape.
You can use boot grease instead of the Filson Wax on tin pants. Just be careful where you sit.
My problem with rain gear is I'm getting wet one way or ther other (sweat or rain). Tin pants were pretty good about not sweating like the PVC stuff.
A pair of wool trousers, or for the real damp days, tin pants over wool underware. I discovered that the wool folks went out of business or something. I wonder how many people will want a replacement? I also think tin pants can be manufactured and sold at profit for less than what filson does..
balm
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Thats what I figure - your screwed either way. I have been wearing a pair of vikings that were half decent for 6 months but now being held together by duck tape. I have a filson tin coat that I am impressed with but am more or less looking for something in the moment that can be slipped over your pants.
Filson chaps. Use them for rain and preventing wear and tear on jeans. Got the one with zippers on the bottom to fit over boots.
Yep. Dunno if I'll ever go back to raingear again.
This stuff would probably be perfect for you. I'm pretty sure Madsen's sells it but I buy mine at the local saw shop. You can roll the pants up to about the size of a sunday paper. This stuff is incredibly tough, the only thing that got my first pair was a barbed up main line and I caught my leg on some brand new corks.
Humptulips
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Another vote here for the NASCO. Incredibly tough. Jaggers and saw chain the only thing that will penetrate it and it doesn't tear easily after a hole starts.
Very slick though. Don't fall down in the snow on a steep hillside. You'll be at the bottom.
mile9socounty
Two-Stroke Swope
Tin pants. Thin long johns underneath or you can be brave and just run them in your skivvies.
Now I want some. The ski area is closed. I could walk up to the top and....well, maybe better not.
Now I want some. The ski area is closed. I could walk up to the top and....well, maybe better not.
We'll want video of that! :biggrin:
balm
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Always wanted to give the tin pants a try just not sure how they do in the heat? I have a gift cert that I could use to get em for around 80 bucks shipped so might give em a shot.
balm
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If I had kids I would just buy them a pair to use as sleds.
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