I have tried the LL Bean technical upland pants and returned them. The fabric they are made of is rubbery and sticks to my long underwear. I prefer Bean's light upland pants for early season and their heavier upland pants for when it is cold or the brush is especially thick. It that's not enough, I don't go in the brush - let the dog do the work. I also have Gore-tex chaps - I think also by Bean, which are good when it is very wet. I haven't used Filson or Carhart, but I'm sure they are excellent. I just don't need them. Regarding new materials, I doubt that anything beats Tin Cloth.
