davesenesac
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Post by davesenesac on May 17, 2019 10:02:24 GMT -8
Who else on this board usually wears Levi jeans when backpacking? Am I still the only one in that club? Of course I am well aware of the reasons very few others wear such heavy less maneuverable jeans. Above, below Piute Crags enroute to Humphreys Basin last August.
And in Death Valley wash 2016 SuperBloom:
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Post by Lamebeaver on May 17, 2019 10:11:55 GMT -8
Am I still the only one in that club? I'm sure you're not, but I quit that club many many years ago, and I have no desire to renew my membership.
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Post by tigger on May 17, 2019 10:12:12 GMT -8
Nope. In summer, I rarely wear long pants. In winter, it's fleece with a rain shell around camp. While hiking, it's either shorts or a thin thermal layer with rain shell. My legs feel constricted in jeans and it really slows down my pace.
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Post by autumnmist on May 17, 2019 10:25:17 GMT -8
I haven't worn jeans at all for years. The material is just too inflexible and heavy.
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Post by plaidman on May 17, 2019 10:34:53 GMT -8
Gave them up for hiking a long time ago, mainly because they're too hot when it's warm and don't dry quickly. They're fine for bush whacking and scrambling around rocky creeks when I'm fishing, though. That picture below Piute crags reminds me of the hike up from the San Joaquin River to the Humphreys Basin. Maybe it was just because I was worn out at the end of a long trip, but that lower section of Piute was just brutal and seemed to go on forever. The Basin is wonderful, though.
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Post by GaliWalker on May 17, 2019 11:00:34 GMT -8
When jeans get wet they stay wet. If you're hiking/backpacking in any place where it gets cold, you might be in trouble. I learnt this the (somewhat) hard way about 20yrs ago and haven't worn jeans for hiking since.
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Post by johntpenca on May 17, 2019 11:15:50 GMT -8
Haven't worn denim/jeans in the woods since I was a kid in the 1960's.
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Post by zeke on May 17, 2019 11:29:52 GMT -8
I live in Florida. No need for jeans here. I do wear them when at PG, unless it is raining.
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Post by RumiDude on May 17, 2019 11:37:09 GMT -8
Am I still the only one in that club? I'm sure you're not, but I quit that club many many years ago, and I have no desire to renew my membership. Exactly! There are lots of much better options than blue jeans for backcountry travel. Even military surplus thick wool pants are a much better option than blue jeans. Rumi
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Post by texasbb on May 17, 2019 11:39:35 GMT -8
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Post by BigLoad on May 17, 2019 11:54:19 GMT -8
Even military surplus thick wool pants are a much better option than blue jeans. That's a good option. I have some green wool whipcord pants from Cabella's that Mrs. big_load calls my ranger pants. I also have a couple pairs of taupe wool whipcord hunting pants that would do just as well. The last time I wore jeans on the trail was a three-day camping trip in Tennessee in 1982 in which it rained most of two days.
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Post by balzaccom on May 17, 2019 12:02:49 GMT -8
I agree. Last fall I went hiking on a whim and happened to be wearing my jeans. Boy, we're they not pleasant to hike in. Heavy, hot, and they actually felt tight compared to my normal zip offs...
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Post by High Sierra Fan on May 17, 2019 14:48:50 GMT -8
Nope: shorts.
501’s at home.
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Post by hikerjer on May 17, 2019 16:35:03 GMT -8
Am I still the only one in that club? You may be. At least among members of this forum. I've got to say, Dave, for such an experienced backpacker who obviously knows what he's doing, I've always been a bit surprised to see your photos of you hiking in jeans. But if it works, for you, who am I to comment. As for me, like others, I gave up hiking in jeans decades ago. Mostly synthetic shorts or convertibles in the summer and in the winter nylon with a fleece or some other synthetic liner. But each to his own. You're out there and that's what counts.
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Post by johntpenca on May 17, 2019 16:53:41 GMT -8
Yup, We find what works. As is said, hike your own hike. Nothing is wrong if it works for you.
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