{"id":2437959,"date":"2006-08-02T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2006-08-02T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.outsideonline.com\/uncategorized\/which-hiking-pants-can-stand-baja146s-thorny-plants\/"},"modified":"2022-02-24T11:56:29","modified_gmt":"2022-02-24T18:56:29","slug":"which-hiking-pants-can-stand-baja146s-thorny-plants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.outsideonline.com\/outdoor-gear\/clothing-apparel\/which-hiking-pants-can-stand-baja146s-thorny-plants\/","title":{"rendered":"Which hiking pants can stand up to Baja’s thorny plants?"},"content":{"rendered":"

I was in Baja for a bit last fall and was struck by how completely aggressive the foliage there can be. I think we came across one<\/em> plant that didn\u0092t have enormous spikes growing out of it. One guy in our party inadvertently leaned against a cactus to keep his balance and drove a spike between two fingers, where it remained until he got home and a plastic surgeon could fish it out (close to nerves). <\/p>\n

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Anyway, there\u0092s the threat of spiky plants. But there\u0092s also a great deal of heat, very hot heat, in Baja. So the obvious choices\u0097chain mail, for instance\u0097aren\u0092t practical. Same for motorcyclists\u0092 pants made from Cordura, which is very tough stuff. It\u0092s too hot, and they cost $200 or so. <\/p>\n

One option: Chainsaw chaps. These are made from Cordura or similar material\u0097some even use Kevlar\u0097to provide excellent protection across your thigh and shin. Yet they\u0092re open in back so you get pretty good ventilation. The Sawbuck Kevlar Chap sells for $75, and is available at places such as CSP Outdoors, a construction-safety store (they\u0092re a Yahoo site; just do a search for CSP Outdoors and it will pop right up). <\/p>\n

Then again, lots of people manage in Baja just wearing shorts. So by taking a little care, and carrying a good thorn kit, you might get along just fine. And be a lot more comfortable.<\/p>\n

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I was in Baja for a bit last fall and was struck by how completely aggressive the foliage there can be. I think we came across one plant that didn\u0092t have enormous spikes growing out of it. One guy in our party inadvertently leaned against a cactus to keep his balance and drove a spike … Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1607096,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"uuid":"b2a27186256b5cd689a1fa2ae1724260","footnotes":""},"categories":[2563],"tags":[3217],"byline":[1482],"ad_cat":[],"legacy-category":[],"class_list":["post-2437959","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-clothing-apparel","tag-pants","cluster-gear-guy","byline-douglas-gantenbein"],"acf":[],"parsely":{"version":"1.1.0","meta":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"Which hiking pants can stand up to Baja’s thorny plants?","url":"https:\/\/www.outsideonline.com\/outdoor-gear\/clothing-apparel\/which-hiking-pants-can-stand-baja146s-thorny-plants\/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.outsideonline.com\/outdoor-gear\/clothing-apparel\/which-hiking-pants-can-stand-baja146s-thorny-plants\/"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/cdn.outsideonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/migrated-images_parent\/migrated-images_73\/I342922-1-1_20060803.jpg","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/cdn.outsideonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/migrated-images_parent\/migrated-images_73\/I342922-1-1_20060803.jpg"},"articleSection":"Apparel","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"sperkins-pom"}],"creator":["sperkins-pom"],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Online","logo":"https:\/\/www.outsideonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/favicon-194x194-1.png"},"keywords":["pants"],"dateCreated":"2006-08-02T00:00:00Z","datePublished":"2006-08-02T00:00:00Z","dateModified":"2022-02-24T18:56:29Z"},"rendered":"