These don't act as a replacement for chaps do they? The old cotton hose jackets were made of long cotton threads. In theory it might work the same. I also wonder about the temps in the summer wearing these. Nice looking pant.
There should be no comparison between cotton and cut-resistant chaps. My PPE is fellers helmet with muffs and screen, safety glasses, chaps, and Ansell cut-resistant gloves. I wear all-purpose hiking boots that are not steel toed - they won't stop a crush incident but I've been stepped on by a horse multiple times and they offer some protection.
Highly recommend Duluth Firehouse pants but NOT as substitute for chaps. Pants are made of firehose material and wear like iron. They may still carry a lifetime guarantee! Lots of sizes, pockets & well thought out features like heavy belt loops, tool loops, rivets & inside the waistband pocket with Velcro. Little warm in the summer. Easy to remove cockleburs too. Available lined also. They are all I wear evenings & weekends. Their " hanger bender" firehose shirt-jackets are great also. Lots of XL sizes including talls. But again the pants are no substitute for chaps.
What are "cockleburs"? I just got my first pair of those same pants, they are definitely really nice and hardy. Most surprising is how comfortable they are!
Firehouse pants will not stop your saw! I have a few pairs, for summer the Duluth flex pants are better as they breathe much better, Personally I only wear cargo pants, and have plenty of Dickies that I wear for the summer. As they die I replace them with Duluth flex, they're just a little more comfortable. Only UL rated chaps or pants are chainsaw safe
I know jeans and longjohn's won't. Thankfully I had packets of sugar in my lunch box for my coffee to help cauterize the wound. Somewhere I have pictures of the result.
