Arb chainsaw trousers questions

[Les Cork]

What's more important ?

Weight

Hard wearing

Breathability

Comfort

Colour

 

How many pairs did you try on for comfortable fit before buying ?

 

 

[Pete Mctree]

Flexibility & movement, hard wearing & breathability (leg vents a must). Colour not a big issue as long as it is not unpleasant.

Tried on quite a few pairs over the years ( I only wear type a) & the top runners for me at the moment are SIPS then Pfanner. They fulfil my criteria & fit me well.

Edited December 17, 2018 by Pete Mctree

[Stephen Blair]

Great to read you Les!

  Being able to move in them on a warm day is the most important thing for me.  I’ve been wearing gladiators for close to 8 years now, longest I’ve ever had out of a pair.  The fly just went on them last week.  That will get fixed with some tie wraps.  Now I’ve bought a cherry picker I can see me getting a few more years out them as it’s always the wrestling through undergrowth that’s wrecked my trousers.

[Haironyourchest]

Gladiators are the business. That stretchy backside fabric leaves little to the imagination though. At least it gives the lady customers their money's worth...

[Mark Bolam]

42 minutes ago, Pete Mctree said:

Flexibility & movement, hard wearing & breathability (leg vents a must). Colour not a big issue as long as it is not unpleasant.

Tried on quite a few pairs over the years ( I only wear type a) & the top runners for me at the moment are SIPS then Pfanner. They fulfil my criteria & fit me well.

Could have written that myself Pete.

 

Just got Pfanner Gladiator vents after spending far too many days this summer in SIP non protective 'stealth' chainsaw keks after my C's were just too hot.

 

Colour is important, grey hides the filth better than most!

[5 shires]

1 hour ago, Les Cork said:

What's more important ?

Weight

Hard wearing

Breathability

Comfort

Colour

 

How many pairs did you try on for comfortable fit before buying ?

 

 

You won’t go far wrong with Arbortec Trousers,the type A’s are fab and everything you are looking for and the new pro range are even better.

[Stere]

If they are Type A or Type C class 1 2 or 3 surely important?

 

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[Stubby]

Type A Pfanners for me ( Gladiator extreme )

[MattyF]

The ideal pair would be pfanner arborists without the price.
Just because they are the best I’ve found on the market for movement and the least hot along with leg vents and tick guards.
Last sipps I brought les where still to warm, no tick guards or vents.

[Pete Mctree]

9 minutes ago, MattyF said:

Last sipps I brought les where still to warm, no tick guards or vents.

The SIPS I have are cool enough & have both vents & tick guards. Not sure which ones they are as the range is quite big