Jcurtis4
Senior Member
Looking to buy either a pair of chaps or boots for this up coming turkey season and for summer scouting trips. What does everyone recommend ?
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Snake boots vs snake chaps
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Jim Boyd
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Free Bass Pro lace ups.
Fair condition.
Worn 2-3x.
Been trying to give them away for years now.
Size 11, I think.
Picked up in Columbia or Denmark SC only.
No strings.
Fair condition.
Worn 2-3x.
Been trying to give them away for years now.
Size 11, I think.
Picked up in Columbia or Denmark SC only.
No strings.
one hogman
Senior Member
Most wear the boots but I don't know why, I have worn a pair of the Rattler brand gators for over 25 years I can't imagine any boots that last that long, these are easy on and off are very comfortable and last, do NOT buy the ones that go up to your hip they are extremely hot and uncomfortable..
http://www.bowhuntingoutlet.com/ratlr-snake-gaiters-brown-rg.html?gclid=CO3TzanXp9ICFdcTgQod3Y0N1A
http://www.bowhuntingoutlet.com/ratlr-snake-gaiters-brown-rg.html?gclid=CO3TzanXp9ICFdcTgQod3Y0N1A
Jcurtis4
Senior Member
Thanks for the offer Jim but I think I am finished growing and they're too big lol
Jim Boyd
Senior Member
Offer extends to ANYONE!!!
But, you are most welcome....
But, you are most welcome....
transfixer
Senior Member
I can vouch for the ones that come up to your hip being hot ! I bought a pair last year , wore them for two or three hours while mowing at the lease in August or September, just about had heat stroke ! I'll be buying a pair of boots in the near future. Boots have got to be more comfortable ,,,,
jbogg
Senior Member
I used to wear some chaps from the knees down, but they did leave the top of the foot exposed depending on what type of boot you are wearing. This time last year I tried a couple of brands of boots and ended up settling on the Irish Setter Vaprtek. Super comfortable right out of the box, and won't break the bank. Think I found them for around $160 online. The Danner Pronghorns were very well made and also very comfortable, but I was in between sizes and the Vaprtek fit me a little better.
Nitram4891
Flop Thief
LaCrosse Adder Scent HD 18" from midway on sale last year have served me very well. I actually wore them even during the winter.
Chippewa all leather snake boots. I`ve personally tested them against the biggest, the baddest, and the meanest, and have never had a pair fail me. Around here where I live we have all of em.
Comfortable too.
Comfortable too.
Bucky T
GONetwork Member
I have a old pair of Bass Pro Zip up Bayous. I pretty much wore them out. Now... I just wear a comfy pair of Danner 7" boots.
I'd rather run around the woods naked than wear snake chaps...
I'd rather run around the woods naked than wear snake chaps...
Jeff Raines
Senior Member
I'll third the chaps being too hot.Wore some hanging treestand in september one year.Bout had a heatstroke.
one hogman
Senior Member
yelper43
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hogman3
Senior Member
Go with the boots
I prefer the boots, also helps tremendously with ticks, chiggers, etc.
I prefer the boots, also helps tremendously with ticks, chiggers, etc.
swamp hunter
Senior Member
Leggins all the way.
One of my Huntin Pards has right pretty Snake Boots.
He Ripps them off as soon as he sits down, too Hot.
Leggings aren't cold by any means but they sure are light weight and ez on and off.
Nic them are some fine boots your wearin$$ but they ain't waterproof as I like , and I slap need waterproof.
Lot's of times I wear booties with holes drilled in the side, course the water is 74 degrees...so theirs that..
One of my Huntin Pards has right pretty Snake Boots.
He Ripps them off as soon as he sits down, too Hot.
Leggings aren't cold by any means but they sure are light weight and ez on and off.
Nic them are some fine boots your wearin$$ but they ain't waterproof as I like , and I slap need waterproof.
Lot's of times I wear booties with holes drilled in the side, course the water is 74 degrees...so theirs that..
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livinoutdoors
Goatherding Non-socialist Bohemian Luddite
Snake chaps/leggings/gaiters all the way. If you do any amount of hiking you will hate a snake boot, especially in the mountains.
7 point
Senior Member
I know a ole boy in Trenton FL what wares both at the same time.
Golden Bear
Member
Turtle Skin
I have a pair of the knee high Turtle Skins gaiters. They seem pretty slick but I haven't had to try them out on a real cobra yet. Pretty expensive but cheaper than a new pair of boots.
I have a pair of the knee high Turtle Skins gaiters. They seem pretty slick but I haven't had to try them out on a real cobra yet. Pretty expensive but cheaper than a new pair of boots.
I am gonna say it:
Never needed them. I have spent my entire youth in the woods. 28 years in the Army, about 15 years in the Infantry as a big league ground pounder - sometimes 45 days without going inside. Most of time in the SE or South America. Lots of field time...million chigger bites, sometimes hundreds of guys with me. I don't know of anyone being bit by a snake. Lots of Bee Stings. Snake Bites - I know it has happened, but not often - minuscule.
As a retiree I hunt and spend almost all my time in the Great Outdoors.
I don't worry about snakes as much as Heat Exhaustion. I believe heavy boots or chaps would increase that chance.
I have been Quail Hunting in Texas and the land owner made us where chaps, I like them for the sticker bushes...never had a problem with snakes, I saw them, but usually moving away. If i see them I used to kill them, now I let them live.
Never needed them. I have spent my entire youth in the woods. 28 years in the Army, about 15 years in the Infantry as a big league ground pounder - sometimes 45 days without going inside. Most of time in the SE or South America. Lots of field time...million chigger bites, sometimes hundreds of guys with me. I don't know of anyone being bit by a snake. Lots of Bee Stings. Snake Bites - I know it has happened, but not often - minuscule.
As a retiree I hunt and spend almost all my time in the Great Outdoors.
I don't worry about snakes as much as Heat Exhaustion. I believe heavy boots or chaps would increase that chance.
I have been Quail Hunting in Texas and the land owner made us where chaps, I like them for the sticker bushes...never had a problem with snakes, I saw them, but usually moving away. If i see them I used to kill them, now I let them live.
Jcurtis4
Senior Member
Yeah I agree Harry the probability of being bitten is slim but I work in an ER and have seen Both copperhead and rattlesnake bites and they are not pretty LOL - I'm always in the woods but since seeing the outcome of snake bites it makes me nervous.
