Chaps

[Dakotazeb]

Originally Posted by FCSpringer

A company called Stone Creek is using the Wick materials and patterns to make hunting clothes. They are located in PA.

I had a pair for years, loved em. Dam near every coon hunter I knew used them or the waders. Tough as hell and easy to move in. Hope these are the same.

FC, can't find a Stone Creek or any info on them. If you find a site for them post it here.

[FCSpringer]

Will do after training. There are two places re making them. Not sure if they have every detail you want, but they are nice as hell if they make them the same. U don't even know you are wearing them. They stood up to every thing the woods tossed at you hunting at night chasing cood dogs. And barbed wire.

[Dakotazeb]

Originally Posted by FCSpringer

Will do after training. There are two places re making them. Not sure if they have every detail you want, but they are nice as hell if they make them the same. U don't even know you are wearing them. They stood up to every thing the woods tossed at you hunting at night chasing cood dogs. And barbed wire.

The ones I currently have were from a trapping and coon dog supply place called Bill Boatman & Co., but they went out of business in 2011.

[koja48]

http://www.stonecreekhounds.com/chaps.htm

Prices aren't bad at all, if these are the referenced chaps.

[FCSpringer]

Yep, and these as well are suposed to be the same as wick.

http://www.danshuntinggear.com/Pants_Brush_Buster.html

Both places are claiming to make them the same with the same materials.

[koja48]

I like the camo waterproof version.

[FCSpringer]

See, Ima tellin ya , gotta keep dem trappers around man. they use good crap, LOL.

[OKIEGunner]

Originally Posted by Dakotazeb

Another plus for the Brownings is that I can get them with the Pheasants Forever logo.

http://www.browning.com/products/cat...0&tid=116&bg=x

Now I may just have too buy a pair as my Filson's are Plum wore out!

[uplandgameadventures]

The pair from Uplanders you speak of would be my top choice. No zippers which is the first thing for me that would fail. I have owned carhart bibs and snowmobile bibs and anything zippered on this type of clothing just never seems to hold up.

The Turtleskin Chaps from Uplanders are the top choice on their site. The pricing I am puzzled about but states it because of some price they can't show. I don't know...call for a discounted price though. However they appear to have a zipper. 4 out of 5 star rating also.

Without seeing the price on the turtleskins, I still am not convince they would be my top choice. I don't have to worry about snake where I hunt so spending more then $50 would be overkill for me. Plus, the browning, it shows you can save nearly $19 right now.

[FCSpringer]

I use Carhart for construction, the knees are wiped out and they basically wear away. Put em through hell. Never, ever have I had trouble with a zipper. Same with wick. The heavy duty zippers stood up to all I dished out. Which was a whole lotta coon hunting at night. Now if they went to plastic cheep crap? I don't know. If they did, I would scrap them. Never have I had a plastic zipper hold up to any thing. From duffel bags to jackets. I don't have my wicks any more. They got stolen years back from my truck. Along with my wick waders. Been using brush pants since. But I am going to give a set of these a go again. I was bummed to see wick was out of business. Neoprene became the fashion for waders for warmth. But Tell ya what. Had the waders for 5-6 years in the woods at night, never ever leaked. Trashed them more then any good neo waders. The Neo's lasted me a year or 2 tops. 1 fence miss hap and there done. Every pair I owned so far has had me fishing soaking wet in cold water LOL.