Clogger Denim Chainsaw Pants

These Clogger denim chainsaw pants put saw protection inside a pair of pants that look and wear like work jeans. They suit ground crews, firewood cutters and anyone who wants to stay protected without strapping on chaps every time they pick up a saw.

Chainsaw pants that look like work jeans

Plenty of people who run a saw a few days a week do not want to look like they are dressed for a logging show. Clogger's denim chainsaw pants solve that. From a few feet away they read as heavy work jeans, but the front of each leg carries layered cut-resistant material that is designed to stop a moving chain.

That makes them handy for owner-operators who bid jobs, run the chipper and buck wood all in one day, and for homeowners cutting firewood who would rather not deal with chaps. Old loggers pants were just tough canvas or wool. These are saw pants with real protection.

Where they fit on a tree crew

On a typical removal, the ground person is limbing, bucking rounds and dragging brush for hours. Denim chainsaw pants hold up well to that kind of scraping and stay in place without straps. In cooler months they are comfortable all day.

In hot weather or for climbing, a lighter pair such as the Clogger DefenderPro Light will be cooler and move better. If you only run a saw now and then, chaps may be the cheaper answer.

They also make sense for the climber who comes down to help clean up. Rather than swapping into chaps for an hour of bucking, a climber who wears denim saw pants on cool days stays covered from the first cut to the last load of chips.

Protection and inspection

Check the label for the standard and class the pants are certified to, and confirm they meet what your employer or contract requires. Protection only covers the marked zone on the front of the legs, so keep the saw away from the back of your legs and your feet.

Inspect the pants after each job. If a chain has cut through the denim into the protective layer, retire them. Fuel and bar oil soak into fibers and can reduce performance, so wash them per the care label and do not let them sit saturated.

Denim also takes more abuse from stubs, bark and blackberry than thin technical fabrics, but it holds more water and dries slowly. On wet days the pants get heavy, so hang them to dry overnight rather than leaving them balled up in the truck.

Buying chainsaw pants for sale online

Order by waist size and inseam, and try them on with the boots you work in. The protective panel should reach the top of your boot when you are standing and stay there when you kneel. Pants that are too long bunch and drag; too short leaves a gap at the shin. Whatever you buy, saw training, good stance and two hands on the saw matter more than any fabric.

Think about how much you actually run a saw before you spend. Daily sawyers get the most value from good chainsaw pants because they are wearing protection all day anyway. If you saw for an hour a month, a pair of chaps over your regular jeans is a reasonable choice.