How often do you replace your chainsaw chaps?
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joeyd
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When I got my new Labonville chaps last week they had a tag that said reversible. Now why didn't I think of that earlier? :duh: I'll have to look at my old pair and see if they will reverse or if the leg straps won't allow it.
I have never seen that. Generally one side is cordura, which is meant to go out; whereas the other is just the ballistic nylon. Yet here they are in the Labonville catalog. Labonville Premium Chainsaw Chaps
deminin
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I guess I'm lucky. I bought 2 pairs of Husqvarna chaps when we retired to some forestland in 2002. I'm still using the first set. I cut and split about 8 cords per year to feed our big Bryan outdoor wood furnace. Knock wood, I've never had to "test" the chaps, but I try to be Very Careful when chainsawing.
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I’ve never owned a pair,now I’m thinking maybe I should.
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Not sure where mine are. I have them but never think to use them.
joeyd
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I never wore them either, being very careful with the chainsaw. Well, 8 stitches later just below my knee 10 years ago and I decided to get some. I don't use the saw without wearing them. I don't remember when it happened but I have a cut on my old chaps in the same area I had the stitches. :thumbdown: Glad I have them and use them!!!
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They are cheap insurance. No one plans to go out and have a chainsaw accident.
I'm sure all of those who have been injured were figuring something like "I'll be OK. It's just a couple of quick cuts." or "I'm experienced enough to avoid an accident." Then every time they go out without them and come back whole, it just reinforces the idea that "I'll be OK. Those other guys just weren't paying attention, or they just aren't as good as I am." Most of them start thinking differently on the way to the hospital. The really stubborn ones never get it.
I've been guilty of thinking that way myself: "Oh, this is easy stuff, and it's only a couple of cuts. I'll be OK." I try to guard against that thinking. I intend to be around to see my kids grow up and get married and have full use of all of my limbs while doing so. It's a bonus to not have disfiguring scars that might scare off the future grandkids.
I'm sure all of those who have been injured were figuring something like "I'll be OK. It's just a couple of quick cuts." or "I'm experienced enough to avoid an accident." Then every time they go out without them and come back whole, it just reinforces the idea that "I'll be OK. Those other guys just weren't paying attention, or they just aren't as good as I am." Most of them start thinking differently on the way to the hospital. The really stubborn ones never get it.
I've been guilty of thinking that way myself: "Oh, this is easy stuff, and it's only a couple of cuts. I'll be OK." I try to guard against that thinking. I intend to be around to see my kids grow up and get married and have full use of all of my limbs while doing so. It's a bonus to not have disfiguring scars that might scare off the future grandkids.
dodge man
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I hate the sight of blood, my own even more saw. That’s why I wear them.
goeduck
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I have never seriously cut myself with a chainsaw, but I have had to pitch a running saw away from me a number of times when I was falling down. I try to use the brake but sometimes shiit happens. I wear chaps 90% of the time. 10% of the time I forget.