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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The PPs who wear jeans - why? It's a sure sign that you're an infrequent hiker.[/quote]

Yeah, I've never heard of hiking in jeans!!!  that seems uncomfortable. [/quote]
It's also a safety hazard. Search and rescue sends people in jeans home because if you fall into a stream wearing jeans, you risk hypothermia in even just cool weather. Jeans don't wick and they stay wet forever. I am a Wilderness First Responder, and this is Outdoor Safety 101.[/quote]

So if you are planning on wearing leggings anyway, but you throw a pair of jeans OVER them to protect said leggings (and also, your legs), from scratches, thorns, etc. why can you not just TAKE THE JEANS OFF if they get soaked?  [/quote]
I don't wear leggings either. Neither jeans, nor leggings, are sensible hiking clothing if you are going to be near streams or rivers. I don't know what to tell you. Many (possibly the majority) serious injuries happen on short, day hikes, because hikers don't take safety seriously enough or they are inexperienced. If OP is buying clothes, why not buy clothes that aren't listed as the #1 safety concern in pretty much every hiking handbook?!

Seriously, I don't understand this line of reasoning. This is a known hypothermia risk, and anyone involved in wilderness safety advises against it. We also didn't wear seatbelts when I was a kid, and I'm still alive. That doesn't mean that it wasn't riskier than wearing a seat belts. Wear jeans or don't, I don't really care. But it is a safety risk.[/quote]

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