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[NDcoyote]

One thing I will say is hunting brand pants do have some specific features that are hard to find in non-hunting pants. Namely thigh vents, DWR, removable knee pads, and a useful pocket layout. The closest I’ve found are Kuhl Radikal Outsider pants but I found at a very rainy antelope camp that the waxed cotton wets out pretty quickly and is way worse than synthetics once it’s wet. But I don’t have any hunting brand tops - the stuff I ski patrol in (Smartwool, Outdoor Research, Arcteyrx, Patagucci) is just as good and I don’t have to look like a goober wearing camo around town.

You should check out the truewerk t1 pro work pants(made overseas somewhere). I'm a landscaper and have been looking for pants that checks all these boxes for both work and hunting and these are nice! They might be a tad loud for if a guy is trying to crawl within sub 20 yds from a mulie and I'm not sure of the DWR coating but I believe they have some kind of water resistant coating.

 

[MS 9x56]

I wear my old army ACU's or multicams. They are made in America, pockets make sense usually, pants have slots for knee pads if you like that kind of thing. If you layer you can stay reasonably warm. Yes, there's alot out there thats warmer, lighter and more water resistant but if you are looking for american made, durable and affordable I recommend military surplus.

I started out wearing army surplus still use some for turkey hunting, goretex coat. BDU shirt wool socks. For cold weather I have gone old school and wear nothing but wool, some of it is military surplus, Swiss ski troops heavey wool pants. Most is a mix of Woolrich, Pendleton and Filson with merino wool base layers.

 

[Gulf of America]

You should check out the truewerk t1 pro work pants(made overseas somewhere). I'm a landscaper and have been looking for pants that checks all these boxes for both work and hunting and these are nice! They might be a tad loud for if a guy is trying to crawl within sub 20 yds from a mulie and I'm not sure of the DWR coating but I believe they have some kind of water resistant coating.

They look pretty interesting and the price point is pretty attractive. One thing that I prefer is zippered main pockets because I'm paranoid about my car key or wallet slipping out of my pocket to never be found again, but I acknowledge that's highly unlikely and have several pairs of pants with standard pockets. The new Sitka Endure pants are my current top pick but I don't like the cargo pockets as much as the old Mountain pants and the fabric feels like it might not hold up as well. My mountain pants have been exceptionally durable - hundreds of days and little holes from barbed wire and sharp sticks but they just keep going, the only thing they're missing is thigh vents.