Men's Maine Guide Wool Pants reviews?
Need to replace the cold weather hunting pants I have been using and wonder if anyone has tried these?
What sparked my interest is they have sizes that would fit me with 46 waist and 33 inseam, being 6'4" and 280 it is rare I find cold weather hunting pants that fits..
I have a matching set of the camo pants and shirt-jac I bought about 10 years ago or more. They are nice heavy-weight wool and I opted for the Gore-Tex Windstopper liner in both. I see that's not an option now. I've taken them with me on most of my annual trips up north. In the last four years our falls have stayed warmer longer and I've left the pants in Aleutian Hell and taken my fleece lined Duluth Trading pants instead. The shirt-jac always goes with me and with a base layer and a fleece shirt it keeps me warm well down into the 20s F. The first year I had them, I went on an outing where it snowed and the temperatures dropped down into the 10s F during the day with a little wind and right at 0* F at night. The pants (with long johns) kept my legs warm enough for day long outings on a 4-wheeler, sitting on hillsides glassing and tent camping. I wore a different jacket on that particular outing. My boots were a little marginal for the conditions. I had a pair of 400gm Thinsulate Cabela's guide boots, but wool military mountain socks made up the difference there.
I think you'll like the pants if you get them. I've been happy with mine and IMHO, I think the LL Bean wool clothing is about the best bargain going for wool.
You will love them. We use them extensively for hunting here in NoDak. I wouldn't mind if I was buried in mine someday.
Just spray them with some DWR when you get them, and you won't have to worry about anything at all except a monsoon rain getting through.
If you buy stuff from LL Bean you are supporting a Liberal Socialist Democrat agenda driven company from greater Boston aka southern Maine.
It is akin as to going to movies and supporting Hollywierds Liberal Socialist Democrat agenda.
Per 24hr campfire consenus and boycott list!!!
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Best wool hunting pants are the army surplus Korean War wool. Can be had at Army Surplus Warehouse In Idaho Falls for less than 20 bucks. Great for hiking in the snow with or without thermals. Might be light for stand hunting but for late season elk hunting nothing better. Even come with suspender buttons
LL Bean isn't what it once was. Seems the offerings are geared to the man bun types rather than the lumberjack/guide type. I can't comment on the pants, but the last 2 items I ordered from them fell apart much quicker than they should have.
Thanks for the input!
The cold weather set I had been using for 15 years fit perfect and worked great . It was a was a "Weatherby" branded heavy parka and with Gore-Tex Windstopper liner in them. They worked for me down to zero with long johns but I made the mistake of washing them and not turning the machine to gentle. It shredded the inter wind stopper lining that now sits in clumps at the bottom of the pants
Another option that is a little more affordable is the Codet/Big Bill brand. Made in Canada.
https://workwearheadquarters.com/products/wool_orange.htmlI have a pair of these and like them very much.
https://workwearheadquarters.com/products/wool_orange/234_BIGBILL.html
I have used Codets for years and they are excellent. I live in Maine and don't use Bean products. The people working in their hunt and fish departments are less than worthless. They sell, or try, to sell guns at way high prices and have had many of the same guns for years. In addition, the staff is not particularly knowledgeable about firearms. Certainly not gun cranks like one would hope for in a gun department. But I digress. Besides the Codet I use Johnson Woolen Mills wool coats from Vermont. They are hell for stout and last forever.
Morning, yeh we use the codets up here, there's a few different weights of wool, plus cargo style. I get mine from ghost wear out west, great prices. Have a good day!!! If the snow keeps up we'll be running coyotes after deer season. Bill out. 🐾👣🇨🇦
Oops, Coder also has bibs in wool, green or grey with checks. 🐾👣🇨🇦
The mind picture I have from this thread is a episode of the Red Green show gone horribly wrong.
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If you buy stuff from LL Bean you are supporting a Liberal Socialist Democrat agenda driven company from greater Boston aka southern Maine.
It is akin as to going to movies and supporting Hollywierds Liberal Socialist Democrat agenda.
Per 24hr campfire consenus and boycott list!!!
LOL!!!!
Your point is moot
You watch NFL
Back in my day, studebaker,,, blah blah blah
Buy them used from eBay, either Bean or Woolrich. They never really wear out. Or you can go all-in and pay for Filson.
All of them are liberal companies at this point.
My experience with Bean's products, especially wool hunting pants, is that they have gone downhill in the past few years. I have had issues with 2 pair of their guide pants. Both went back and were replaced. I still have a pair of the LL Bean guide pants (camo) but I just finished stitching the crotch and waist/belt-line up up where they were separating at the seam. I'm not sure I'd go back for more. Can't say I've seen the same decline in quality of the Jac-Shirt, but the pants, I'll pass on. Oh, and their lifetime warranty...it doesn't work like that anymore.
As someone above mentioned, I'd go the Codet route for pants. High quality, lower price, excellent value.
If you have the coin, Johnson Woolen Mills still makes the best stuff (IMO).
I think that now you are required to manscape in order to wear LL Bean gear.
LL Bean isn't what it once was. Seems the offerings are geared to the man bun types rather than the lumberjack/guide type. I can't comment on the pants, but the last 2 items I ordered from them fell apart much quicker than they should have.
LL Bean and Eddie Bauer both went to hell, literally. They're both run by commie-thought people and no longer get a thin dime from me. They both rile against "blood sports".
They shouldn't from any of you, either.
LL Bean isn't what it once was. Seems the offerings are geared to the man bun types rather than the lumberjack/guide type. I can't comment on the pants, but the last 2 items I ordered from them fell apart much quicker than they should have.
LL Bean and Eddie Bauer both went to hell, literally. They're both run by commie-thought people and no longer get a thin dime from me. They both rile against "blood sports".
That's pretty funny considering LLBean does a better job than most in catering to hunters with better than average quality gear (unlike, for instance, Bass Pro).
That's pretty funny considering LLBean does a better job than most in catering to hunters with better than average quality gear (unlike, for instance, Bass Pro).
When were you last in Freeport?
LL Bean isn't what it once was. Seems the offerings are geared to the man bun types rather than the lumberjack/guide type. I can't comment on the pants, but the last 2 items I ordered from them fell apart much quicker than they should have.
LL Bean and Eddie Bauer both went to hell, literally. They're both run by commie-thought people and no longer get a thin dime from me. They both rile against "blood sports".
That's pretty funny considering LLBean does a better job than most in catering to hunters with better than average quality gear (unlike, for instance, Bass Pro).
You know this from buying krap from Bass Pro no doubt.
LOL...defending fellow commies is all you know.
Well I can tell you this. If it’s LL Bean, you’re paying too much.
I’m a big fan of Big Bill. Great stuff for 1/2 the cost of LL Bean.
I have some johnson stuff , and it good stuff. I also have a filson double mac cruiser. The price of filson stuff is outrageous though. I hear good things about bimdji wool too
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That's pretty funny considering LLBean does a better job than most in catering to hunters with better than average quality gear (unlike, for instance, Bass Pro).
When were you last in Freeport?
When was the last time you looked at what they actually offer. Stuff tends to work and last as well, unlike BP's cheap-end China crap. But hey, if you like cheap junk that was built to fail, you are welcome to it.
I had a pair and still have the shirt Jac. Jacket has been great pants the seams let go before they should have.
That's pretty funny considering LLBean does a better job than most in catering to hunters with better than average quality gear (unlike, for instance, Bass Pro).
When were you last in Freeport?
When was the last time you looked at what they actually offer. Stuff tends to work and last as well, unlike BP's cheap-end China crap. But hey, if you like cheap junk that was built to fail, you are welcome to it.
Like the cheap chitt dimocraps you vote for. They fail. Look at Detroit and San Fran, but you keep going back, like a dog to its vomit.
That's pretty funny considering LLBean does a better job than most in catering to hunters with better than average quality gear (unlike, for instance, Bass Pro).
When were you last in Freeport?
When was the last time you looked at what they actually offer. Stuff tends to work and last as well, unlike BP's cheap-end China crap. But hey, if you like cheap junk that was built to fail, you are welcome to it.
Deflect.
If you have EVER been to Freeport, you would see the customers they aim to please. Hint. They are NOT hunters by far.
I actually OWN Bean wool, and it is imported. Works, but is not of the same quality of yesteryear.
IMPORTED.
Beans new stuff is garbage,I get my wool stuff off of E bay.
With a little patience,you can find vintage,made in usa wool hunting clothes,in good shape for way less then they charge for new.
You can get the pants hemmed,jackets taken in,etc. For a perfect fit.
Search Ebay, maybe you can find some King of The Mountain bunwarmers for a decent price. The older stuff is great.
That's pretty funny considering LLBean does a better job than most in catering to hunters with better than average quality gear (unlike, for instance, Bass Pro).
When were you last in Freeport?
When was the last time you looked at what they actually offer. Stuff tends to work and last as well, unlike BP's cheap-end China crap. But hey, if you like cheap junk that was built to fail, you are welcome to it.
Deflect.
If you have EVER been to Freeport, you would see the customers they aim to please. Hint. They are NOT hunters by far.
I actually OWN Bean wool, and it is imported. Works, but is not of the same quality of yesteryear.
IMPORTED.
Not the slightest bit deflected. Have you seen what they sell? Apparently not.
I just bought a complete set of Cabela's wooltimate gear and so far I have been extremely impressed with the warmth and windbreaking ability. Especially the mittens my hands are always the first to get cold these have a zipper in the side you can leave unzipped to slip your hand out when you need the trigger or cell phone