just ordered some chaps

You won't regret it...just make sure you order the right ones!

Toonces- your post reminded me of the pretty pair of new husky chaps that are sittin on the corner of my workbench gatherin dust.
real smart,huh? i will now start to use them-even on a small run. those are the ones where the fit usually hits the shan! art

toonces said:

debated whether or not to spend the money but figured better off with the chaps than dropping a few grand in insurance deductibles if something goes wrong. my saw is small but better to be safe with three potential wood scrounges lined up!

i don't even own a wood stove yet. what the heck's wrong with me???

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You seem perfectly normal to me . . . but then again look at who we're comparing you against . . . all of us.

toonces said:

debated whether or not to spend the money but figured better off with the chaps than dropping a few grand in insurance deductibles if something goes wrong.

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The local Husky dealer told me about the wife who came in to buy some chaps after her husband cut himself and ended up in the ER. After finding out the price of the chaps, her comment was "I'll pass, that's more than the cost of the ER deductible"......

Ken

Didn't know they made chaps in your size...

After taking a slice out of the side of one boot toe a year or so back, and just touching new dungarees with moving chain early this past summer, with no injury to speak of, I decided I'd used up too much luck. Dropping splits on one particular toe got to be a nuisance recently, too.

Kevlar chaps arrived this summer. Kevlar-lined chainsaw boots arrived recently. It'll take a while to break in the boots, but I'll manage. They are warm and waterproof, and have serious treads. Both were expensive, first-line quality from Labonville.

No matter the ER charges, there's the pain, suffering, and expense of reconstructive micro-surgery, physical therapy, and all that stuff. Or a prosthesis. No thanks. (Wifey's conclusion seems very cynical; she needs an up-close demo.)

toonces said:

i don't even own a wood stove yet. what the heck's wrong with me???

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I dreamed about my insert for 3 or 4 years before I bought it. In that time I aquired 2.5 cords of elm, built my wood stacking area, and drew up numerous plans on how to remodel my fireplace area for the Quad.

I share your madness!

Tony

toonces said:

debated whether or not to spend the money but figured better off with the chaps than dropping a few grand in insurance deductibles if something goes wrong. my saw is small but better to be safe with three potential wood scrounges lined up!

i don't even own a wood stove yet. what the heck's wrong with me???

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If you buy a pair of chaps and WEAR them :exclaim: You will never need them . :cheese: " Murphy's Law " :coolgrin:

My preference is full length fallers pants. The full length pants offer more protection and when bucking in a brushy area, the chaps seem to get hung up more.

My chaps go all the way from my ankles to my waist, same length as your full length pants. They just don't have any protection on the back of the thigh and seat. Your chaps seem awfully short.

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i don't even own a wood stove yet. what the heck's wrong with me???

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There is nothing wrong with you, instead you are doing it the right way. When you do get a stove, you'll have seasoned wood waiting to be burned! Good for you!

Chips get to flying its worth every penny!

DanCorcoran said:

My chaps go all the way from my ankles to my waist, same length as your full length pants. They just don't have any protection on the back of the thigh and seat. Your chaps seem awfully short.

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You are right the chaps are short and are probably 25 years old. Fallers pants have improved greatly over that time frame and sounds like chaps have to.