I've got a gift card to Eddie Bauer and looking for y'all's guidance on how to spend it. What's your recs? Any tried the guide work pants? How about socks?
I was actually just looking at the guide pro work pants thinking those might be kinda nice, like a sitka timberline lite version were you have the tough material on the seat and knees which I think is very useful for hunting. How thick are the guide pants in comparison to say the sitka mountain pants?I ordered the guide work pants. They are nice, but not for hunting. The reinforced areas are actually backwards from what you would expect for hunting, so the lower leg etc is where they have the least protection. Basically reinforced for knees and thighs. If you look at the on the website, the reinforcement is the lighter color areas for reference.
The guide pro regular pants though are great. Not as good as the First lite guide or guide lite, but not a bad second choice.
Exactly. The EB guide pro don't breath as well and are a little bit heavier than the FL. The back pockets on the EB guide pro are also a little funky because they don't actually close all the way. They just have a velcro patch in the center. They're more hipster than hunter.The guide pro regular pants though are great. Not as good as the First lite guide or guide lite, but not a bad second choice.
The guide pro regular pants though are great. Not as good as the First lite guide or guide lite, but not a bad second choice.