I have made the mistake of committing to another sheep hunt. I hate sheep hunting but love sheep hunting.

Can you recommend a pair of pants for a guy 59 that will be tramping up and down mountains, again?

I like pants that move with me and are windproof.

thanks

I would PM Brett Barringer. For a guy without OCD he is really anal about his gear and definitely knows what he is talking about. He also used to work at Barney's.

He also hunted with an ancient 59 year old last year for Sheep. So he understands the elderly.

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Originally posted by dogcat:
I have made the mistake of committing to another sheep hunt. I hate sheep hunting but love sheep hunting.

Can you recommend a pair of pants for a guy 59 that will be tramping up and down mountains, again?

I like pants that move with me and are windproof.

thanks

1. Thou shalt only purchase pants with Schoeller fabric…………

2. There is no 2 see 1………

3. "But many of them are black mountaineering pants and I want cammo"………(insert bitch slap)…………SEE 1……

4. Integral belts are nice with a low profile clip buckle.

5. Reenforced knees or inside of ankles are good to minimize wear.

6. 300-400 gram pants are ok for warmer weather and would be ok cooler with thermal bottoms. 400-550 grams would be better for cooler without thermal bottoms or for a cold hunt with thermal bottoms.

7. Mountain Equipment, Mammut, and Arc'teryx would all be good.

8. Good pants might start at $200, but don't be suppressed if they're closer to or just plain $300.

Brett

This looks about right:

http://www.mammut.ch/en/produc...anced-Pants-Men.html

Brett

THANKS!!!!

Kudu guide pants would be my choice. I love my Kuiu pants, as a matter of fact, I'm wearing a pair of Kuiu Attack pants as the moment.

Dogcat, when I saw the heading of "mistake" and "pants", I thought this was going in a whole different direction. I was going to recommend Depends :-)

Brett Nailed it. Get a pair of Mammut, awesome pants. It is all I will ever wear in the mountains. If I recall, they can be ordered in waist and inseam sizes, versus small, medium, and large. Whodda thought, makes pants that fit?

maybe not the best but works for me in our mountains : Cabelas Microtex, the insulated version works too not that bad ...

all the best and good selection.

Biebs,
Depends are a help sometimes. Just not this time.
Going with Sitka's and Mammut Champ pants.
Thanks all.

The real mistake would be hunting sheep in Levi jeans! They'd suck all the water out of the country and plunge it into a deep drought. The sheep would be forced to either die or move to better country!
I was 59, a year ago, on my most recent sheep hunt also. Funny, a bunch of old guys sitting around talking about pants. Classic!
Zeke

Mammut Champs!!!

Nothing else compares.

Sitka's are good and so are the Mammut's but if they get wet, they don't dry out all that fast. Actually, a pant that is cheaper, lighter, warm and dry quickly (and cammo) are the Cabela's microtex pants (the lighter version)work wonderfully and are a lot less expensive.

Probably not your normal sheep hunting pants but take a look at LL Bean Gore-tex Upland Game pants. The best $139 I've spent on hunting pants and I have a closet full. They are fairly light weight, extremely comfortable, warm and waterproof. On an elk hunt this past year we hunted in 12 to 15 inches of snow. I sat in snow for 2 or 3 hours at a time and never got wet. They are made for hunting in briar and have proven durable as well.

Mammut Champs, hevy duty
Westcomb with Scholler fabric lite duty.

Brett nailed it the Scholler fabric is amazing.