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Message started by Greg on 01/18/13 at 15:22:50

Title: Silly chaps question
Post by Greg on 01/18/13 at 15:22:50

OK. So I bought leather chaps after saying I never would. I like them, for the most part, and they seem to keep me warm and dry. I think I even got over the whole Village People thing. The problem I have is they keep falling down. I am a big boy but am all gut and no butt. The belt doesn't stay tight. I am sure with me moving about and the leather stretching, it will never be tight. Do they make some sort of chaps suspenders? ::) :-[ :-? :o

Title: Re: Silly chaps question
Post by teabowl13 on 01/18/13 at 15:28:31

Wow... that would be like MORK meets the Village People...
Sorry; no offense, but it looked really funy in my head!

Seriously, I'm sure whatever you use to hold up your regular pants should work, right?

Title: Re: Silly chaps question
Post by raydawg on 01/18/13 at 16:24:59

HA HA...village people, I knew there was sumtin I didn't like about chaps :-*
Not sure if this would work, but if you fashioned a belt with Velcro to go around your buttless gut, with a few mating spots that line up your chaps in conjunction with your belt, maybe perhaps? I try and picture s'penders doing the job and I keep getting a vision of a limping grandpa McCoy chasing little Luke around the barn in them (chaps)

Title: Re: Silly chaps question
Post by Serowbot on 01/18/13 at 16:58:19

I suppose regular suspenders would work with chaps...

The nice thing is,.. they won't give you a snuggy... :-?...

$3.00... shipped on ebay...
http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-Pants-Y-back-Suspender-Braces-Elastic-Black-1inch-/281003078342?pt=US_Men_s_Accessories&hash=item416d16b2c6
http://imgs.inkfrog.com/pix/hkyall/F3028BL-6.jpg

Title: Re: Silly chaps question
Post by Blinky on 01/18/13 at 17:30:26

Staples?
(Sorry, I forgot it was a Japanese bike.)
Metric Staples?

I wear suspenders with a pair of armored fabric mesh overpants and they work great holding up the weight plus they enhance the bad a55 look. If you are tough enough to wear suspenders, you're too tough to mess with. 8-)

Title: Re: Silly chaps question
Post by Greg on 01/18/13 at 18:12:51

I guess my concern is if a pair of suspenders with the clips would ruin a pair of expensive a$$less pants. And sometimes I wear suspenders with my jeans. Is it permissible to wear 2 pairs at the same time? :o

Title: Re: Silly chaps question
Post by ZAR on 01/18/13 at 19:06:16

I've heered tell some folks use binder twine or rope to hold up ther overhalls.
Of course if ya wants to be extree secure,you kin use the "handymans secret weapon" Duct tape!!!

Title: Re: Silly chaps question
Post by MiCTLaN on 01/18/13 at 20:25:51

I tell ya what, if you decide to go the suspenders route I'd really appreciate a pic. The visual in my head is killing me. ;D

Title: Re: Silly chaps question
Post by Serowbot on 01/18/13 at 21:29:22

Two pairs of suspenders?... :-/...
My concern is that your shoulders will get shorter...

Methinks,.. if you clip up yer' chaps... it becomes impossible for yer' pants to fall off...
:-?...

(Is this becoming one of those,... "Pick yer'self up by yer' own bootstrap" things?)... :-/...

Title: Re: Silly chaps question
Post by runwyrlph on 01/19/13 at 13:36:31

oops my mistake, I thought this thread was a question for one of us silly chaps!
:o :o :D :-? :-?

Title: Re: Silly chaps question
Post by houstonbofh on 01/19/13 at 18:22:40

Just get some leather overalls and be done with it.

http://allstateleather.com/item_detail.jsp?item=201834&

;D

Title: Re: Silly chaps question
Post by arteacher on 01/19/13 at 20:19:09

Just ask the guys at the YMCA how they do it. ;)

Title: Re: Silly chaps question
Post by LANCER on 01/20/13 at 03:32:43

Go to Lowes or Home Depot and get a pair of suspenders that are made for carpenters & such, they are heavy and sturdy enough to do the job and the cost is very reasonable.
Besides, they are more manly looking ... not the village people type. ;)

Title: Re: Silly chaps question
Post by Greg on 01/20/13 at 07:42:28

Well, I am glad everyone has fun with my problems! ;D

I actually didn't even know they made leather overalls until I trimmed the chaps and made them non-returnable. :-[

I only need them until the low temps are in the mid-forties again. I think I can survive another couple months.

I will still pick up a set of non-Village People suspenders. :o

Title: Re: Silly chaps question
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 01/20/13 at 11:31:32

I used the trimmings off my chaps to build a face cover. It Definitely gets attention. If I was hauling a chain saw in for service I wouldnt wear it. People would be running & screaming.

Title: Re: Silly chaps question
Post by prechermike on 01/21/13 at 05:09:24

Greg, thanks for this question. I thoroughly enjoyed it. I have no answers, just a silly grin on my face, for some reason. Chaps, suspenders, belts, bailing twine, duct tape, staples, metric staples. Good stuff there.

I think it made me think about my dad. He used to wear a belt and suspenders at the same time. I kidded him about not taking any chances. ;)

Title: Re: Silly chaps question
Post by WD on 01/21/13 at 05:46:20

My father in law does that, belt and suspenders at the same time. Makes him look even goofier than he usually does, but at 87 I guess he's allowed to be a bit eccentric.

Relace the back of the chaps tighter, eventually they'll catch on your pelvic wings and stay in place. I'm getting to be the same way, have to wear a second belt if I'm carrying one of my full sized revolvers. I hit 40 and my butt fell off...

Title: Re: Silly chaps question
Post by runwyrlph on 01/21/13 at 09:00:05

"How can you trust a man who wears both a belt and suspenders? The man can't even trust his own pants."

-"Frank" (Once Upon a Time in the West)

Title: Re: Silly chaps question
Post by Serowbot on 01/21/13 at 09:13:17

I fail to see the problem... :-?...
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http://www.imsogangsta.org/gangsta/small/1101/pants-on-the-ground-gangsta-pants-low-gangsta-1294616394.jpg