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For years beaver nylon outer shells were chosen as hard wearing and forgiving, then every one wanted stretchy, so Schoeller and other type material fitted this demand but the downside was it rips more easily.

 

Eh? Schoeller material is much better at withstanding tearing as it stretches.

 

Chainsaw protective trousers are no guarantee that you will be protected if you stick a saw in your leg though.

 

Better than jeans but still not fool proof.

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Well it seems the trend demands don't meet the usage demands from your comments.

 

For years beaver nylon outer shells were chosen as hard wearing and forgiving, then every one wanted stretchy, so Schoeller and other type material fitted this demand but the downside was it rips more easily.

 

Chainsaw protective layers were designed originally like quilts, now 5 and 6 layers are very thin and lightweight and more comfortable to wear and a lot more expensive from the few manufacturers that make them. The costs of bringing a garment to market have quadrupled and test houses get their share.

 

Now the rules on stitching the layers of protection to the outer garment are strict, you cannot interupt the flow of the chainsaw layers to dismantle on impact, hence why you can only repair the outer shell with a patch.

 

Take a look at the new trousers on the market like Waipoua A's and C's from yes you guessed it !! available now from most of the major Arb dealers in the UK.

 

Les, don't feel the need to defend them.

 

The material might be expensive, but it is NO justification to charge HUNDREDS of pounds for a pair. Blatant profiteering, pure and simple.

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Heres what I want to see, and manafacturers take note as these will be the NO1 trousers for arbs everywhere.

 

A tough stretchy cargo style outer trouser avaliable for no more than 80.00 a set of options to be bought seperatly and velcroed in to the cargos, a full C rated liner, a front A style liner at half the price of the C, and a sip freedom (back protection up to knee hieght) option. velcro can be attached without stiching, so no CE issues, is green and eco friendly as a product due to massive reduction in production costs and waste of kev;ar liners of no use when outer trousers worn out.

 

You KNOW this is the future, so stop mucking about at get the job done, its 2011, time we moved on.

 

I would pay a premium for this product because it would represent true TRUE value for money.

 

oh and a hi wear area on the side of shins to stop chain on biner to harness catching an wearing the area.

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Now we're talking Tone.

 

Pfanner/whoever - remember that Arborwear trousers, which are tough, comfy and well designed sell for about £40, so lets not hear any BS about massive R&D costs.

 

Get it sorted. And use the same zips that the old biddys in the dry cleaners use. They put you to shame.

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I bet their rushing out right now with tape measures over their shoulders, reams of material, wads of kevlar protection, ready to meet your demands.

 

:lol:

 

I reckon they are racking their brains to make a new name up for some material they reckon will stretch but nor tear.:thumbup1:

 

An why do we need all this stretchy material??:confused1:

 

All we ever asked in the old days was a pair of chainsaw pants that the arse didn't rip out of. Just put a bit of stretchy stuff their and leave the rest as tougher material.

 

R&D, does it really happen, in the real world, in real working conditions, with real Men? And or women, don't want to be sexist.:001_cool:

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Heres what I want to see, and manafacturers take note as these will be the NO1 trousers for arbs everywhere.

 

A tough stretchy cargo style outer trouser avaliable for no more than 80.00 a set of options to be bought seperatly and velcroed in to the cargos, a full C rated liner, a front A style liner at half the price of the C, and a sip freedom (back protection up to knee hieght) option. velcro can be attached without stiching, so no CE issues, is green and eco friendly as a product due to massive reduction in production costs and waste of kev;ar liners of no use when outer trousers worn out.

 

You KNOW this is the future, so stop mucking about at get the job done, its 2011, time we moved on.

 

I would pay a premium for this product because it would represent true TRUE value for money.

 

oh and a hi wear area on the side of shins to stop chain on biner to harness catching an wearing the area.

 

This seem's to be a good idea if you could patent it and bring it to market you would make a fortune!!:001_cool:

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I bet their rushing out right now with tape measures over their shoulders, reams of material, wads of kevlar protection, ready to meet your demands.

 

They will probably start tomorrow Carl.

 

Can't drive their Bentleys after an afternoon drinking Champagne and smoking massive cigars, sat round a woodburner chucking on wads of twenties....:sneaky2:

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I will duly send on the comments although i imagine velcro fastening wouldn't give the protective layer a stable hold in the event of having to warp and weft across a chain.

 

Now as we are in a forum of like minded people lets get your like minded comments down for the list of features you would want to see on the ultimate trousers be them A's C's or other variations.

These will be passed down to all the mfg and distributors on here so lets hear it.

Target price

 

 

Belt /braces

 

Buttons front position

 

 

zip fly

 

pockets

how many

position

depth

pocket flaps secured with

 

reinforced areas

 

stretch areas

 

repair options

 

expected life span of trouser

 

wash frequency

 

drying method

 

waterproofing ?

 

breathable

 

vent zips

 

no seam crutch

 

inner shell layer

 

weight

 

Tight/loose fit ?

 

leg length options sizes ?

 

standard

 

long

 

colours

 

visibility aids

 

class 0,1,2,3 of protection material

 

preferred method of purchase

shop try on

show try on

internet know your size

 

Now help those to help you for this thread is there for all to see.

 

And how many will be wearing A's in the summer and C's in the winter ?

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