Long Lasting Robust Trousers

[MrArb]

Iv been using the Stihl Hi-Flex for a fair few years now. Yes they are comfy and light but im sick to death of stitching them up. I need to buy some more trousers soon and would love ppl's views on the most robust trousers out there for climbers. A friend of mine has some Husqvarna's which look like they have a pretty tough outer material. So far they have impressed me the most. What trousers do you use? how do you rate them?

[Le Sanglier]

Good question; ime they all rip sooner or later, if other arbtalkers know better I am all ears!

[MrArb]

Sorry when i said iv been wearing them a fair few years, I meant iv been buying them for a fair few years. I seem to get about a year's use out of them before they look like a patchwork quilt.

[Mozza]

Stretch airs last the longest IMO

[RobArb]

Stretch airs last the longest IMO

 

Agreed

 

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[Grandad]

They last longer if you wear them under overalls, my Husqvarna trousers are years old. I reckon those chaps with Kevlar in them would be pretty tough, problem is a chainsaw will go straight through them. I know because I did a test with woven Kevlar, might as well have used damp tissue for all the chainsaw protection it offered.

[Dan Curtis]

My strech airs didn't last well at all. Sip seemed harder wearing to me

[broadsword]

stretch airs last but i find em so bloody uncomfortable. they remind me of the oldschool duvet covers we used to wear. Although the hi flexs do wear out quick they are still the comfiest I reckon.

[Johny Walker]

Stretch airs last the longest IMO

 

no they dont sipsa do

[tree monkey]

i have some oregon advanced type c there heavy and pretty robust,not the best to climb in either realy.

i use sip freedom there the dogs in my oppinion light, comfy and pretty hard wearing ive got the freedom 1 had them a few years but they are well patched the freedom 2 there also good and will probably buy them again.

i do climb a fair bit so my oppinion is from a climbing point of view and not as a groundy