At a minimum, wear heavy Carhartt’s

If ANY member truly cannot afford proper safety chaps - I am willing to donate one pair of brand new chainsaw safety chaps. You will need to pick up in craven county.
I would like to help someone save themselves from injury. I have one extra pair brand new in the package
If you PM me tomorrow (Saturday) I will be at the ZSA Monthly 3 gun match with my daughter- we are both working the match as RSOs

I will not respond until later post match
 
Flashpoint said:
I'm not figuring out the sizes of these things. I'm 6'2", also with 34" inseam. The "small" is 35", medium 37", and long 40". How can they not drag the ground?
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Think of chaps like a “man” apron they don’t have to go all the way to the ground - most injuries occur between your thigh and just below your knee. This all depends on the length of bar. Right handed people damage their left leg far more frequently
 
A couple of years ago I had a chain jump the bar at full tilt. It came back and got me in the leg through the jeans I was wearing. I had dropped the tree across the way out so I washed it out best I could and taped a shop towel over it until I could clear the drive. I ended up with 12 stitches that day and bought a pair of chaps the next day. The chaps were cheaper than the stitches.
 
I live in the woods and know that the trees are out to kill us. I'm smart enough to know that I shouldn't own both ladders and chainsaws. But too stupid to think that I wasn't smart enough to pull down a dead branch with a grappling hook. Fortunately, I was hit in the face with the back end of the hook -- an inch lower or to the side and the hooks would've cut my throat and wife and kids would've found me dead in the yard. I cleaned off the blood and returned that 12" stainless steel death trap to Amazon. Gave it one star (wish I could give zero stars).

Now I have a beard to cover the scar. Never forget that trees are out to kill you.
 
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Flashpoint said:
I'm not figuring out the sizes of these things. I'm 6'2", also with 34" inseam. The "small" is 35", medium 37", and long 40". How can they not drag the ground?
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Yeah, doesn’t make sense. All I know is my real world experience with them. They fit just right. My guess is it’s not the same as a pant measurement. The crotch is a little higher than normal pants.

@Flashpoint i just had the thought that they may be measuring from the top of the chaps (the belt) to the bottom of the leg.
 
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