If you are in heavy, loose brush (which I assume you would be if you need chaps to begin with), then be sure not to tuck your pant cuffs into your boots. The trash will go down inside the chaps and right into your boots. Might not be as bad with lace-ups, but it is aggravating with rubber boots.
I'm in the South, and have worn snakeproof chaps quite a bit, both for snake protection and to repel briars while cruising timber and when I used to hunt quail (back when we had quail to hunt). The Filsons are lighter than the snakeproofs and seem to breath a bit better. They can get quite warm, but not as much so as comparable "briar britches". Apparently others have worn pants with lighter facing that they consider more comfortable. Overall, I like chaps better than comparably-faced pants because when the day is done I can pull them off and toss them in the tool box until I need them again.
