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Any good tactical pants for summer?

No one mentioned Carhartts?? I wear everything that’s under $40.. Right now I’m rolling the Wrangler Outdoors model, they have good stretch for yoga/PRS positionals- I wonder how much time our great-granddads spent discussing whether pants were hot or uncomfortable? Course they might have been like dammit, these Key bib-overalls are hot as hell after a day behind the mules..??‍♂️ We are all softies, myself included..

Perhaps they did. I know we used to vent/complain incessantly about those stupid "rubber gumby" suits we used to have for snivel gear (wet weather gear). That being said, no one can argue that being more comfortable means gaining an edge on performance. We have evolved well past the wagon and musket, no?
 
Perhaps they did. I know we used to vent/complain incessantly about those stupid "rubber gumby" suits we used to have for snivel gear (wet weather gear). That being said, no one can argue that being more comfortable means gaining an edge on performance. We have evolved well past the wagon and musket, no?


There is only so effective you can be in MOPP 4.
 
Perhaps they did. I know we used to vent/complain incessantly about those stupid "rubber gumby" suits we used to have for snivel gear (wet weather gear). That being said, no one can argue that being more comfortable means gaining an edge on performance. We have evolved well past the wagon and musket, no?

Rubberized cloth was likely a god-send compared to waxed canvas or tin cloth. Every generation has something to bitch about.

Living in Texas gives you a good perspective on hot weather gear. Forgetting fit/fashion for a moment, I’d suggest looking at “fishing pants.” They’re made from light-weight, fast-drying, synthetic fabrics. They can be had in a 4-pocket style or cargos. And, many have zip off lower legs to convert into shorts. They also often have elastic in the waist, so whether you measure true to size or prefer vanity sizing, you should find something that fits.
 
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I wonder how much time our great-granddads spent discussing whether pants were hot or uncomfortable? Course they might have been like dammit, these Key bib-overalls are hot as hell after a day behind the mules..??‍♂️ We are all softies, myself included..

Sure. But give them a GPS controlled air conditioned Combine and they'd ditch those old school ways rather fast.. Wait... maybe they did

Better shit, available cheaper paired with more disposable income and free time... gives us the ability to talk pant vents..
 
Sure. But give them a GPS controlled air conditioned Combine and they'd ditch those old school ways rather fast.. Wait... maybe they did

Nah, you get a bunch of FUDDs arguing about the most authentic muzzleloader and where to draw the line for the “traditions of our fore-fathers...”
 
Rubberized cloth was likely a god-send compared to waxed canvas or tin cloth. Every generation has something to bitch about.

Living in Texas gives you a good perspective on hot weather gear. Forgetting fit/fashion for a moment, I’d suggest looking at “fishing pants.” They’re made from light-weight, fast-drying, synthetic fabrics. They can be had in a 4-pocket style or cargos. And, many have zip off lower legs to convert into shorts. They also often have elastic in the waist, so whether you measure true to size or prefer vanity sizing, you should find something that fits.

Yeah, I've tried those fishing pants in the past (from many different brands) and they just don't hold up very well to rough use (Sierras camping, hiking and fishing trips). As to an appreciation for hot weather gear, my family is from Texas, and I've spent a fair amount of time there (San Antonio, San Angelo, and Hereford). While warm (and sometimes humid) it still doesn't hold a candle to the excessive heat and temp swings of the southwest desert (which is very much like the middle east). I also spent about four years in LeJeune, so am familiar with the heat and humidty as well. Don't get me wrong, the fishing pants are great (especially for camping and hiking), but what I have found is that they just don't hold up well. I have Vertx, Crye and Kitannica pants that are going on 6 years of hard use. And while they show that wear, they have held up reasonably well and are relatively comfortable. When you do the math of cost versus longevity, than the difference in price is pretty much moot. I never had 5.11's hold up for more than two years; same for the fishing style pants with the zip off legs.

JME, YMMV...
 
Duluth flex dry on the fly pants have worked great for me. Going on 4 years now with a ton of use.
 
Stand by, doing what I do best, going off topic, skip ahead to 5.11 pants are made to fit Ashley Graham if you are disinclined to my BS

Agree that 5.11 don’t fit well at all. The inseams are not accurate and the waist seems to be much larger than advertised.

I found the Levi’s while shopping with the wife. I like them because they are true to size and they have an elastic waistband on the sides. Also the ankles have Velcro for small or large lower legs.
I’m 5’10” 31 waist 32 inseam and weigh 190, so it’s not easy for me to find anything that fits. The Levi’s have a tactical look, are quite comfy and light, adjustable and have multiple pockets.
 
I do like the Duluth trading fire hose flex pants. The regular fire hose pants are good for winter, but too heavy of fabric for summer wear.
I bought 2 pair of LAPG atlas pants. Should be here next week. I hope they are decent.
 
Another vote for Walmart Wranglers. I have had a bunch of different ones. For the money these are the best. Light weight, not hot, don't absorb stink, last better than some that cost twice as much.
 
wearing a pair of 5.11 tactical today.
i cant find the name inside
super light weight
pockets are mesh inside
there is a "above the back pockets" semi stretchy/mesh (but solid) panel
can feel the breeze if im outside
 
Must say I like the 5.11 pants, their Stryke pant is lightweight and stays cool in summer. I also like the pants from First Tactical, they make some great gear. Company is founded and run by the guys who started 5.11.
 
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I bought some LAPG Atlas pants, and they came this weekend. They're light enough for summer, but look like they'll hold up as work pants. They have stretch panels that are nice as well. I would/ will definitely buy them again. They run a size small as stated in reviews so keep that in mind if you try them.
 
Pmclaine - You are one lucky guy. You need to check out labonville for their chainsaw chaps.

But will they bind the chain of a Stihl 440 and keep it from ripping your leg off?

The pants I wear for yard work are an old set of Abercrombie and Fitch OD utilities. They are like a heavier weight VN style jungle pant - all cotton - kind of like cold weather overpants circa 1980.

The left leg has a rip in it about 8 inches long cutting the left cargo pocket totally in half.

Its from me using my MS440 cutting 1/2 inch saplings in the back yard.

Gots to be careful when you one hand the saw out of your way to grab a cut tree with the other. Its not like reholstering a pistol...that chain keeps moving a little after the trigger is let go.

I must of avoided flesh by literally an atoms width. There was just the slightest hint of not even a cut but like an abrasion burn on the top center of my thigh.

God I love that saw but I am a potential invalid every time I use it.

Way too big for the work I typically use it for - a beast.

I substitute horse power and caliber to compensate for my small junk.........
 
Pmclaine - You are one lucky guy. You need to check out labonville for their chainsaw chaps.

You aint shitting.

We all have those life moments that we think back on and shiver.

Almost touching a incoming electrical service line for a commercial building and this one cause me to take a breath and shake my head.

Chaps are the way to go.
 
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Prana Zion stretch pants.
Light comfortable material that moves with you.
More from the hiking realm but very good.

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Light to medium.
Prana Brion pants are also very well priced. I've used them rock climbing and wear these on most range days. Very little signs of wear and comfortable. Great summer tactical pant and great to wear daily. I got mine for under $50 on Amazon.

Heavy.
That being said. I also splurged on Cryes a couple years back and only wear them when I need heavy knee protection for carbine/handgun courses. The Cryes dont fit as snug and have their place in my timmy tac tard closet.

Mid-Heavy or jussssst right.
I was turned onto Adaptiv-X jeans last year and decided to take the plunge. I waited for a sale and picked up a pair for like 130 I think. Not cheap. But I would say mid-road between my Cryes and Pranas. I really like them. They get the comfortable jeans box checked and have functional pockets. They are pretty tough as well. Not full combat tough, but also not lightweight and easy to tear.
 
Carhartt force cargo pants are nice. They have held up well for me at work. Not too heavy and not paper thin.
 
No one mentioned Carhartts?? I wear everything that’s under $40.. Right now I’m rolling the Wrangler Outdoors model, they have good stretch for yoga/PRS positionals- I wonder how much time our great-granddads spent discussing whether pants were hot or uncomfortable? Course they might have been like dammit, these Key bib-overalls are hot as hell after a day behind the mules..??‍♂️ We are all softies, myself included..

Well said. I mean really? This is a topic? Didn't Mat Best do an entire video on this. Who TF spends $145-200 on pants. I guess if you got the money sure. But do they make you shoot better, faster? I think a set of light colored BDUs are more than comfortable. Am I always looking to be more comfortable? Absolutely! But the price tag will determine how much I will suffer.
 
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I do like the Duluth trading fire hose flex pants. The regular fire hose pants are good for winter, but too heavy of fabric for summer wear.
I bought 2 pair of LAPG atlas pants. Should be here next week. I hope they are decent.

I bought a couple pairs of the operator pants from LAPG a couple years ago and I’ve beat the shit out of them. Lawn and landscape 9 months a year and logging/firewood, snow removal the other 3. They’re about shot but for $27 I’ll buy them again. I will be trying the atlas line too.
 
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Well said. I mean really? This is a topic? Didn't Mat Best do an entire video on this. Who TF spends $145-200 on pants. I guess if you got the money sure. But do they make you shoot better, faster? I think a set of light colored BDUs are more than comfortable. Am I always looking to be more comfortable? Absolutely! But the price tag will determine how much I will suffer.
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In the infamous words of @TheGerman..."Go be poor somewhere else".
 
I have nothing but good to say about the Vertx Hyde LT pants in warm weather. The fabric is light and stretchy, low-profile side zippers open for more ventilation, and I absolutely LOVED the pocket layout. They looked pretty slick too.

Alas, I am a long and skinny fucker and they're about two inches too short on the inseam for my waist. Gone to 5.11 Apex pants for this summer and I think I'll be buying a couple more pairs. Their "mag pocket" (used as my cell phone pocket) is further back than on the Vertx pants, which is my main complaint about these pants (they do make up for it with their CAVERNOUS front pockets); that and the pair I have now had a go with a pretty sharp cutter at work. They did mend pretty well, though.
 
Konfidant Air from Kuhl and nice and cool. ?

Well ventilated, good fit, stretchy material helps with movement, dries somewhat quickly. Can be worn to dinner at a nice restaurant like The Olive Garden.

 
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You guys are way overthinking this shit.

Look at Haj who lives where its 110 out every day. Do you see him wearing stylish, athletic cut shit that matches the blanket on his camel and is made out of the same material that the Challenger space shuttle's failing O ring was made out of? Vents here, less material there, tighter in the crotch area so you can tactically thrust fuck yourself to death?

No. Motherfucker is wearing loose fitting clothing that covers most of his body made mostly out of cotton. Why? Because like we FINALLY figured out with the PCU system, you cannot keep heat/cold/water in or out of something forever. It's a matter of time before whatever space aged shit you have is compromised and then in most cases, it does a better job of retaining the shit you want on the outside once its on the inside.

Same goes for Haj and friends. Loose fitting clothing concedes the fact you're not going to keep the warmer air out unless you're in some Buck Rogers level enclosed space suit. You're not. So fucking forget about a AC temp guage on how cold you want your sack area to get. Secondly, and this is going to come as a fashion shock to our tight as fuck faggot pants wearing friends, but the more space between your actrual body and the clothing allows for that heat to move around and dissipate instead of turning your wrinkly ballsack area into a furnace that keeps getting stoked every fucking time you move and will only succeed in generating more heat and exponentially increasing the rate at which you get old man balls. Add that to designs where they either use non breathable materials and/or make certain areas with vents or thinner and you just have stupid fucking clothes on.

It's really that fucking simple.

I went shooting out in the desert yesterday afternoon. On my way there I pass a gym with an electronic board that has the time/date and temperature. When I passed it, it was 104 out. When I got to my shooting spot in the desert, my Kestrel said it was 107 in the shade. The ground out there which is mainly rock and sand was too hot to touch at times.

What did I wear?

Newer OCP top made for hotter weather with the sleeves rolled up a little and a thinner moisture wicking t shirt underneath. OCP pants with the kneepads (worth its weight in gold because of the rocks out there) where the pants were adjusted via the velcro and cinch system to be loose around my thighs and ankles and a sun hat. Was out there for 4 or so hours with next to no shade and was never hot.
 
You guys are way overthinking this shit.

Look at Haj who lives where its 110 out every day. Do you see him wearing stylish, athletic cut shit that matches the blanket on his camel and is made out of the same material that the Challenger space shuttle's failing O ring was made out of? Vents here, less material there, tighter in the crotch area so you can tactically thrust fuck yourself to death?

No. Motherfucker is wearing loose fitting clothing that covers most of his body made mostly out of cotton. Why? Because like we FINALLY figured out with the PCU system, you cannot keep heat/cold/water in or out of something forever. It's a matter of time before whatever space aged shit you have is compromised and then in most cases, it does a better job of retaining the shit you want on the outside once its on the inside.

Same goes for Haj and friends. Loose fitting clothing concedes the fact you're not going to keep the warmer air out unless you're in some Buck Rogers level enclosed space suit. You're not. So fucking forget about a AC temp guage on how cold you want your sack area to get. Secondly, and this is going to come as a fashion shock to our tight as fuck faggot pants wearing friends, but the more space between your actrual body and the clothing allows for that heat to move around and dissipate instead of turning your wrinkly ballsack area into a furnace that keeps getting stoked every fucking time you move and will only succeed in generating more heat and exponentially increasing the rate at which you get old man balls. Add that to designs where they either use non breathable materials and/or make certain areas with vents or thinner and you just have stupid fucking clothes on.

It's really that fucking simple.

I went shooting out in the desert yesterday afternoon. On my way there I pass a gym with an electronic board that has the time/date and temperature. When I passed it, it was 104 out. When I got to my shooting spot in the desert, my Kestrel said it was 107 in the shade. The ground out there which is mainly rock and sand was too hot to touch at times.

What did I wear?

Newer OCP top made for hotter weather with the sleeves rolled up a little and a thinner moisture wicking t shirt underneath. OCP pants with the kneepads (worth its weight in gold because of the rocks out there) where the pants were adjusted via the velcro and cinch system to be loose around my thighs and ankles and a sun hat. Was out there for 4 or so hours with next to no shade and was never hot.

Ok. Reading beyond poor usage of racist slang and vulgarity and other such nonsense is difficult. Unfortunately, you had some gold buried in there (look at what people dealing with desert climates wear after thousands of years), phrased much differently. TLDR for those who want a bypass from the nonsense, cotton is a great material. Wear cotton in layers and you'll generally be as happy as can be with the conditions. This is likely not very happy in the middle of a desert at noon, but much better than most other alternatives.

Was out there for 4 or so hours with next to no shade and was never hot.

You cannot be human, be in 104F weather (wearing whatever you want, or nothing at all) and not be hot. Hyperbole can be fun, your post was not, which was unfortunate because you actually had valid points that were shielded in machismo or some other affliction of unknown origin.
 
Well said. I mean really? This is a topic? Didn't Mat Best do an entire video on this. Who TF spends $145-200 on pants. I guess if you got the money sure. But do they make you shoot better, faster? I think a set of light colored BDUs are more than comfortable. Am I always looking to be more comfortable? Absolutely! But the price tag will determine how much I will suffer.
You’ll buy 5 pairs of cheap ass BDU’s in the same time I wear out 1 pair of crye’s and we would spend almost the same amount and I’d also be a hell of a lot more comfortable. They r wicked expensive but worth it.
 
Ok. Reading beyond poor usage of racist slang and vulgarity and other such nonsense is difficult. Unfortunately, you had some gold buried in there (look at what people dealing with desert climates wear after thousands of years), phrased much differently. TLDR for those who want a bypass from the nonsense, cotton is a great material. Wear cotton in layers and you'll generally be as happy as can be with the conditions. This is likely not very happy in the middle of a desert at noon, but much better than most other alternatives.



You cannot be human, be in 104F weather (wearing whatever you want, or nothing at all) and not be hot. Hyperbole can be fun, your post was not, which was unfortunate because you actually had valid points that were shielded in machismo or some other affliction of unknown origin.

Hell, even I'm not offended. His comments were lightweight compared to some of the shit that gets typed here, and his observations about loose, light natural fibers are spot on.
 
Ok. Reading beyond poor usage of racist slang and vulgarity and other such nonsense is difficult. Unfortunately, you had some gold buried in there (look at what people dealing with desert climates wear after thousands of years), phrased much differently. TLDR for those who want a bypass from the nonsense, cotton is a great material. Wear cotton in layers and you'll generally be as happy as can be with the conditions. This is likely not very happy in the middle of a desert at noon, but much better than most other alternatives.



You cannot be human, be in 104F weather (wearing whatever you want, or nothing at all) and not be hot. Hyperbole can be fun, your post was not, which was unfortunate because you actually had valid points that were shielded in machismo or some other affliction of unknown origin.
Personally I find your post more offensive than his.
 
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Nice jammies, Elmer.

My blue plaid ones were in the laundry; the red ones seriously clashes with my horned rimmed glasses. <sniff> My jammies offend me too. Nanner, nanner, nanner...poopie head.