Took me 42 years to find the best hunting pants for me. So, naturally, I bought 3 pairs of Sitka Timberline pants in OPTF OC pattern. Review time.I’m 52 years old. 5’9” overweight at 219lbs and a 38” waist. A long time ago I was an excellent athlete, so, my body still has a physical shape if you look at it in just the right light. But my mind believes I can still tear my way up and down the pacific coast range canyons and timber hunting deer and elk. Afterwards, my body tells my mind “It’s Crazy”...For over 30 years I have worn with religion many pairs of drape green M65 military field pants and I loved them. The M65’s were tough pants that had several handy pockets, but being made of a thick, heavy cotton didn’t allow for a lot of versatile flexibility when I was at times crawling over or under downed trees or through thick brush having to lift my boots up high with each step to clear them out of choke vines and ferns. Sitka came to my attention from a Sitka vest purchase I made at a store for a gift for my wife. A Sitka vest isn’t a small investment. It cost real money. The wife loved the vest and I became intrigued by the material. So, I started reading up on the Sitka big game line and went all in on a pair of the above mentioned pants. When I got them I was skeptical for sure, being lighter then my M65 pants I was sure I would destroy them hunting. Putting them on I felt like I was wearing a pair of my comfortable sweat pants minus the cotton feel. Oh, well, I would give them a try. Awesome! Awesome! Awesome! Just getting into my truck I had move movement capability and after 12 hours of hunting I had never felt better or less tired because I wasn’t constantly fighting the resistance of my M65 pants all day. The knee pads and seat waterproofing were a bonus too and was happy to have it. I hunted 8 days straight in them until I filled my deer tag. Then I sat down and ordered 2 more pairs so I can rotate them into service during elk season. I was hunting in conditions that ranged from 34 degrees with rain, wind and snow to 60 degrees and sun during those 8 days and I wore just a pair of Merino long Johns under the Sitka pants. Pants were wind proof in 40 MPH gusts and shedded most of the rain. I did get damp in them during heavy rain but that’s my bad for not putting my Gore-Tex rain pants on. These pants hunt. And they hunt hard. Oh, the suspenders the pants come with really help too. Great job Sitka! You made a pair of hunting pants that makes a middle age guy feel younger by hunting longer with less fatigue. MLP
