I tend to have a lot of them. Here's one:
Has Xtratuf gone to shit? I thought I read something about that. Saw a pair in the store today but then I started thinking I read that they suck now. Do they?
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I tend to have a lot of them. Here's one:
Has Xtratuf gone to shit? I thought I read something about that. Saw a pair in the store today but then I started thinking I read that they suck now. Do they?
My wife had a pair of American made Xtratufs last 2+ seasons of gillnetting but killed a set of Chinese made in less than 1 season. This was in 2015 so perhaps they suck less now?
They suck now. Former great brand revived by chicoms and trading on old name. No different better or worse than lacrosse, muddy, boggs etc.
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What's the burliest wool pants?
I've had the same pair of woolrich hunting pants since 1982.
They pockets have worn out and my girth is stretching their capability.
I'd buy another pair, but I can't find a contemporary retailer.
What else?
https://johnsonwoolenmills.com/produ...ory/men/pants/Quote:
Originally Posted by Buster Highmen
https://www.filson.com/men/pants/hun...eld-pants.htmlQuote:
Originally Posted by Buster Highmen
These are heavier, 28 oz:
https://www.gostwear.com/bill-wool-pants-p-806.html
Do you guys have any experience with that stuff or are you thinking I can't googles?
i haven't owned those particular pants but i have owned the mackinaw jacket from filson and it is bomber. i've also owned a pair of their tin pants which are excellent.Quote:
Originally Posted by Buster Highmen
Tech Talk Jong.Quote:
Originally Posted by Buster Highmen
How did humans learn to drink water?
I really want a pair of the ghost wear big bill pants. The plaid is tits.
best value of weight/$ I've found.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cruiser
You should get the suspender ones.
See thread titleQuote:
Originally Posted by Woolly the Mammoth
Tech talk jong?Quote:
How did humans learn to drink water?
They have suspender buttons; the suspenders are an add on.Quote:
Originally Posted by abraham
Were I living in a cold climate all the time, I'd get the bibs though.
I have some woolrich pants (I think?) if you want them. Probably a 34" waist. I'd have to pull them out but they are too warm for me.
To sort of link ötzi’s and Buster’s thoughts, I’ve been wondering if Filson’s stuff is still good. I heard they got bought out by a PE outfit, and things seem to go to shit when that happens.
That came to mind because Filson’s burly wool britches used to be the bomb. A lot of their stuff was awesome back in the day. I was thinking of buying myself a tin cloth jacket for Xmas.
I used to get wool pants at army surplus stores. Are those a thing any more?
I have two kids in daycare that are sub-kindergarten, which is like putting a kid through college at today’s rates. Will I ever get to spend this money on something else or will other kid related things eat it right up once they are in school?Quote:
Originally Posted by ötzi
i was a kid recently and my parents have been quick to inform me that i was expensive as fuck.Quote:
Originally Posted by char_
I've scored some good wooly britches recently and need suspenders...ideally some good leathers for the button-on attachments on the woolybritches. Recs?
The bags are still nice, my son bought one recently. No real idea on the clothes but since they still make some good stuff maybe it's all still good? Maybe?Quote:
Originally Posted by Meadow Skipper
i've enjoyed the pieces i have owned. the work shirts are probably my favorite.Quote:
Originally Posted by ötzi
While not leather, can’t go wrong with falling pants suspenders. Brand Husqi or Stihl blaze orange.Quote:
Originally Posted by Choss Jonger, Sr.
MS, I’m still rocking my army surplus heavyweight wool cargo pants. But they are starting to thin a bit after 20+ yrs in the winter wilderness. I have not found a source of replacement in the past decade. I fear the days of $50 surplus wool pants are gone :(
Military surplus is available on line and some foreign militaries still had/have wool for their winter fatigues/BDUs for short money along with more modern fabrics. Sportsman's Guide would be an example.Quote:
Originally Posted by Meadow Skipper
had two army surplus stores in my relatively small town not two years ago. one closed but the other is still kicking from the looks of it. a great big store. lots of stuff.Quote:
Originally Posted by Talisman
Me too. I've looked for those old cheap woolies, which were a great value, but can't really find them anymore. Looked at Filson and a bunch of others, and finally decided wool weighs too much and I don't like hiking miles elk hunting with that weight on my legs anymore. Replaced them with Eddie Bauer fleece lined pants I got at Costco. Great cold weather hunting pants. Warm and quiet, and good pockets.Quote:
Originally Posted by Meadow Skipper
The're expensive fer shure.Quote:
Originally Posted by Meadow Skipper
My old woolrichs have lasted 35 years; those things could stand up on their own for years.
All the ones I knew are gone, along with the good junk stores. Each are rare now. I think they slid down the financial gradient and broke apart.Quote:
I used to get wool pants at army surplus stores. Are those a thing any more?
The idea that any questions are unthreadworthy seems out of touch with the gestalt of this place.
But thank you for setting a good example.
I guess.
Filson jac-shirt is the shit
(but that’s the only item I own of theirs)
Fuk, look at the neck & jawline on that slab of a man — i need these wool bibs so I can be this manly
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Bill Cowher's son? Probably boxed his way out of his mom with that mustache.
All you need is the hat. I think he has a saggy chain though, so beware.Quote:
Originally Posted by ::: :::
That's why I jumped on it!Quote:
Originally Posted by The Suit
:rolleyes2Quote:
Originally Posted by Buster Highmen
OK, what's the stable homotopy type of the sphere spectrum?
No shitQuote:
Originally Posted by Mazderati
It’s the only way to take attention away from that awful hat
McDonalds Sausage McMuffin >Wendy’s Sausage breakfast sandwich>Burger King Sausage Croissant
Change my mind.
Edit.
And while I’m at it, Burger King hash rounds>Wendy’s seasoned potatoes>McDonalds hash browns
Change my mind. (This one you can, the ratings are much closer.)
I'd be interested if no one else is.Quote:
Originally Posted by abraham
Wool pants...So hot right now
FIFY...Quote:
Originally Posted by Soups
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Originally Posted by Meadow Skipper
Me three. My mom made me a set of knickers out of surplus wool pants. Heavy compared to 3l goretex bibs, and Itchy as fuck, but fine with long Johns underneath.Quote:
Originally Posted by yeahman
Double layer knees, wool socks, danger-high-voltage colored sweater, glacier glasses, I was one stylin’ 12yo at Timberline Lodge. That’s before there was a Mt Hood Meadows.
Anyway
All that wool stuff we remember was extra from WWII & Korea. Now soldiers use space-age fabrics and insulation that DoD buys from various commercial manufacturers.
ETA - I just made a fucking potent batch of brownies.
For a while McDonald's (in our area, at least) had sausage gravy biscuits that were really good. Like delicious. They got rid of them. Why?Quote:
Originally Posted by BobMc
Does this thread foretell the end of DigitalDeath?