Pants?

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Mugen

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I just finished watching season 1 of Survivorman. It got me thinking. His clothes went through alot, would my *insert your brand of pants here* be able to go through that? I suppose most pants even a pair of jeans could but i don't think they'd be as comfy and helpful. Ie getting wet hard to dry, not enough pockets ect.

This may be an odd or even silly question, but in a survival situation what type of pants would you want to be wearing? In any area? Suppose you were in a forest area, you might trip, you could get caught on things, fall into a stream ect. Or else a desert area your pants will be hot(mabe heating you up aswell), scraping against rocks, cactus needles, ect. I'm sure none of you will want to take a kneel and have your pants rip after a tough long tiring day... :p

Is there any pair of pants that will work for most places except snow?

Companies that come to mind:

County Comm: diplomat's?
Ex Officio: mabe some runamucks?
Anything from REI?
More expensive: Tad Gear?

Would you want thick all cotton pants? or a mix of Nylon/Cotton thats thinner?
 
I use tropical weight OD BDU's. Jeans are a bad idea as they don't dry and chafe your legs when wet. I also use old, lightweight cotton Dockers in dry season. Mac
 
I have a couple pair of Ex-Officio pants and one pair are used for adventure racing, back-packing ,kayak guiding, and have been worn mountaineering. Other than the graying of the crotch(I said adventure racing-you CAN use Chap-Stick down there:eek: ), the pants are still in really good shape. They repel water well and dry very quickly when saturated. They have also resisted most abrasions ,as well. That said, if I were to choose a pair of pants to wear in my climate today, it would be a pair of soft-shells like my MEC Shoeller pants. They are more durable and weather resistant and dry very quickly. I would choose them for any conditions over my other pants , with the possible exception being in very hot climates(but even then, it would be a toss-up).
 
I have had great luck with the exofficio pants, touring and climbing in europe and hiking in africa as well as lots of normal use. Tough, lightweight, good pockets and other details, also they don't look tactical and you can dress them up fairly easily when you need to. I also have a pair of Marmot champ pants which though pricey could probably survive just about anything, pockets galore, tough stretchy fabric with double knees awesome but at 200.00 they oughta be. I also have used carhart pants alot but I would avoid all cotton pants unless I was damn sure I wasn't going to get wet.
 
Similar to Ex-Officio and about as expensive as items on TAD, http://www.railriders.com/, Railriders makes some great, hard-use pants. I have some and they've been great, but I get pretty good use out of regular 50/50 or 65/35 poly-nylon/cotton BDU pants.

ROCK6
 
We don't get much rain here, so I usually don't have to worry much about them soaking through. Still, I use a bit of camp dry to help them repel water. I tuck the legs into my boots, which helps keep them from snagging when manuvering my way through thick brush.

My pants are made to mil spec by the same people that make the USGI gear here in the states. They are double layered in all the right areas, have plenty of pockets and are relatively quiet when sneaking around with the bow. I also have some of the German Army OD pants and the moleskin is tough stuff.
 
5.11 nylon pants for me . ive put mine through hell and they have proved extremely durable . i dare say them to be one if not the most durable nylon pants.pricey though at 75 $
 
I use jeans; they don't dry rapidly and could actually be dangerous (evaporative cooling could induce hypothermia) but they are what I normally wear.
I have tried wool (great for cold/wet weather), military cold weather pants (with liner) and BDUs.
Plastics like polyester are more chemical resistant and can wear better (sulfuric acid will destroy a set of jeans as soon as you try to wash them) but I dont care for the feel.
Overall I like jeans and BDUs the best in everything from summer deserts to midwestern winters and mountain winter&summer camping they have served well even when rafting/tubing over rapids. The down side to BDUs is that they tend to scare the sheeple (especially if camo).
Enjoy!
 
Does anyone know any pants that can take a beating have a good amount of pockets but are quiet? For use when hunting for food in the wilderness im sure any creature will hear the swish swish swish sound of some materials of pants.
 
If you can hear your fingernails scraping the material, the animals can hear you from a 100 yards or more.

Wool is a sturdy, insulating (from heat and cold) and quiet material for hunting clothing.

Check out Cabelas.com for outdoor clothing. Some of their camo is geared towards bowhunters and can be very quiet.
 
I've been looking around for some very lightweight wool pants with cargo pockets for hiking/camping. Anyone have a link to something like that? Most of the wool I see is practical for colder (sub 50 degree) weather.
 
Stroud's pants last so long because it seems that in every show he gets naked the first available oppurtunity:barf: . I always thought this weird as Survivorman has a hugely male demographic.
Onto the real topic though I like BDU'S as they allow one room to trap air keeping you cool in humid enviorments and room to trap body heat in cold enviorments. They also dry rather fast as compared to say jeans. For long periods in the field though personal hygene in certain areas is a must as BDU's seem to be a heat and perspiration magnet in the crotch area in humid enviorments. I like them though because there put together really well for the most part and are cheap.
 
Another vote for Fjallräven!!!!
Their G-1000 fabric is awesome under all but the most extreme winter conditions!!!!
 
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