![]() Super comfortable excellent range of waist/inseam sizes.Good for work or a night out on the town.Top-notch Ohio-based (!!) company that stands behind their product.Three-piece rugged gusset crotch-No more Blow Out!.Durable 12.5 ounce pre-washed 100% cotton canvas.Why It Made the Cut: As I write this, I’m looking at a stack of Arborwear pants, all of which are pushing 20 years old and still being worn damn near daily. Fit/Comfort – Most of all, are they comfortable?īest Hunting Pants: Reviews & Recommendations Best Overall: Arborwear Original Tree Climbers’ Pants.Price – This one’s simple…Can I afford them? Are they reasonably priced?.Camouflage – I don’t have a ‘favorite’ pattern, but is one available for Pant X?.Insulation – Is the ‘insulation’ true to its word? Does it keep me warm?.Weight – Too light? Too heavy? Just right? This and Purpose go hand-in-hand.Purpose – Do the pants serve the purpose for which they’re intended?.To that end, I refer back to my “Things To Consider” list: And I really want pants that fit, are comfortable, AND serve the purpose for which they’re intended. A 38” waist in some is a 36” waist in another…and trust me, y’all don’t want to see me in a 36” waist pant. Unless I’m working with a company/brand I’m familiar with, one that I’ve worn regularly in the past, I’m partial to trying pants on before I buy. I mentioned this earlier, but, in my honest opinion, it’s worth mentioning again. Best Cold Weather: Columbia Gallatin Wool Pants.Best Double Duty: Carhartt Double Front Work Pant.Best Lightweight: Sitka Gear Grinder Pants.Best Wader Pants: Chêne Gear Sherpa Fleece Wader Pant.Best Budget: Gamehide Woodsman Upland Hunting Jean.Best Overall: Arborwear Original Tree Climbers’ Pants.They’re all out there, and this week, Field and Stream takes a look at some of the best hunting pants to be found. Today, the choices in terms of hunting pants seem as many as there are stars in the night sky. Double duty? I was just into my teens back then, and thought nothing, if Mom wasn’t watching, of wearing my squirrel hunting pants to school on Monday morning. Gone were the heavyweight brush pants, those replaced by lightweight cotton britches-camouflage when we were chasing bushytails in the Big Woods, and double duty pants underneath chest wader for October mallards and wood ducks. They, the pants that is, were a must have blue jeans didn’t cut it in our rabbit hunting world. Heavy canvas material covered from thigh to ankle with tough Cordura nylon, the latter meant to protect us from the brambles and briars and hawthorn thickets the cottontails called home. What I do remember about our brush pants is they were incredibly rugged, albeit tattered things. That second one, by the way, was at the insistence of my Mother. We were rabbit hunters, my father and me, and as such, hunting britches-or as we called them, brush pants-were every bit a part of our Fall garb as were socks or clean underwear. I’m trying to think back almost 50 years now … UGH! … and remember what make and model of hunting pants I wore as a kid growing up in northeast Ohio. We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs.
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