making chaps and bar scabbards from fire hose

[newbury]

I go through a lot of thickets of brambles and thorn bushes and once had a saw kick back and hit my chaps, resulting in only a slight tear in the outside layer of the chaps.

But chaps are moderately expensive.

Bar scabbards are cheap, but I've about a dozen bars for my saws.

And I've got about 200 feet or so of surplus fire hose.

I found it real easy to cut of a section of fire hose and staple one end to make a custom scabbard, and plan on making a couple for my tractors.

Which got me thinking of replacing my pair of one pair of dirty $80 chaps for going

through the briars and the brambles and the bushes where a rabbit couldn't go.

.That way if I kneel down in the mud and dirt, or get oil on them I could just toss them. And I'd keep my good chaps for sawing, which is relatively clean.

So does anyone have any hints for making chaps from surplus fire hose?

Maybe I should just give 50 feet of hose to my MIL

 

[thatguy]

Are the chaps for chain sawing or brush protection?

If for chain saw protection - they are made with kevlar interior that will clog up the saw and stop it immediately. I would not use fire hose in place of chainsaw chaps - but thats just me

brian

 

[newbury]

<snip> And I'd keep my good chaps for sawing, which is relatively clean.

<snip>

Are the chaps for chain sawing or brush protection?

If for chain saw protection - they are made with kevlar interior that will clog up the saw and stop it immediately. I would not use fire hose in place of chainsaw chaps - but thats just me

brian

Apologize for not putting their purpose in caps.