Pant question for the brain trust

[Lowg08]

So I’ve pretty much owned every pair of pants that we discuss at nausem. So here is my dilemma. I hunt mountainous western North Carolina. 95% of the areas I hunt have green briar and laurels. Mostly mixed together so you just have to go through. I also hike 1-3 miles. This really doesn’t apply to late season but I do wear the pants all year. I’d rather be able to have just one pant but I may be out of luck. So anyway. So here is the kicker. I could care less about camo. I do really still like my wrangler ATG but they are getting g shredded in the green briar. I prefer solid colors anyway. So what I’m after is a pant I can wear from early archery September. Usually around 70 degrees to under bibs in December when it’s below twenty. I still hike in and put my clothes on at the stand. So what pants would handle warm to cold, long sweaty hikes and allot of briars. They need to be quiet enough to bow hunt in but solid enough to not shred hiking in and my legs not look like I’ve fought a wild cat.

 

[mgmicky]

Watching for the unicorn pants—I also hunt in W NC and NE TN. Quiet/tough together in one pant would be great but I sure haven’t found them. Attacks are pretty quiet but a little too warm for early season in the steep terrain that we hunt, but they are good below 65. I have a bunch of the old Prana Zion that I usually wear for early season. Neither are super durable but the best compromise I’ve found so far.