Mike,
I've never tried the Sips. Huskys yes but mostly used Stihl or Svensk Tradvard(Swedish make). I've only had the Stretch Airs for a couple of weeks but they are the very comfortable, better tear resistance than any other chainsaw trousers I've had. They just feel like much better quality than the Stihl Hi-flex.
I'm not a fashion victim but there was no way I was gonna buy Bright red Chainsaw trousers for ?200.00!!!
Thats why before now, I went for the Black Stihl Hi-flex.
The Stihl Hi-flex have poor tear resistance, and if you clip the MS200T into your harness and the exhaust touchs the material for a fraction of a second, they melt!
I was forever sowing the Hi-flexs up, always repairing tears and stitching, they need to improve these trousers before I would consider buying them again.
Anway, Pfanner changed the colour of the Stretch Airs to grey.
I decided to try them.
The Stretch Airs are expensive, but so far after 2 weeks, they are by far the best chainsaw trouser I've ever worn.
But I can already tell they will be extremely hot in the summer, and it only ever gets to about 80 degrees farenheit here. |