Peter Darby

Awsome says it all

Neat shoes they beat out Otzi's 5,300 year old shoes by a bit. But aren't as old as the 10,000 year old shoes found in Oregon although perhaps slippers don't count at shoes. But they are a handy easy to do shoe. I used to keep a pair of deerhide ones in my pack for sneaking around the swamps of Georgia or wearing in camp at night.

What Mike59 said. Leggings have been around a long time. I can't imagine they would be easier than regular chaps. I made mine probably twenty years ago and they still look good and work well, despite a 55MPH crash. In addition to motorcycling I have wore them while hog hunting in South Texas and rabbit hunting in Ohio. They keep the cold off in winter and the heat down in summer. I was lucky enough to be working with a girl who made chaps and explained the measuring so they fit very well. They aren't hard to do they just take time, especially if you are hand sewing. Pete