I hate winter and I hate being cold so needless to say I have owned my share of winter riding pants from various manufacturers. I have found them to be warm but not windproof (at all) and usually more slippery than jeans or regular riding pants (not the best when your horse is feeling good!).
Enter the Stickyseat windpro tights. The product description on their website fulfilled the 2 things I was looking for 1) windproof 2) better grip. I figured I would give them a try when I had a coupon code to buy them on Riding Warehouse.
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| Magic pants |
Holy cow these pants are magical. When I look at photos from my (few and far between) winter rides this year I am wearing these in almost all of them. Even during the windiest field trial and trail rides I did not feel the wind at all and the gripper pattern is sticky without being TOO sticky or uncomfortable/restrictive like full seats. I also wore these during the epic January blizzard during which I spent an entire day in snow up to my thighs and my legs were not cold at all, a truly amazing feat! They also wash extremely well, dry almost instantly, and hold up to the rigors of barn chores. Added bonus? they are made in the USA!
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| February field trial (freezing/windy) |
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| Trail riding in January |
Oh interesting! I might have to give those a try next winter. I like riding in fullseats though....how do you think they compare? I seriously wear like baggy sweatpants when I ride outside in the winter (or carhartts) so I could use an upgrade.
ReplyDeleteI'd say the grip is about equal to full seats, definitely less slippery than sweatpants or carhartts (which I wear all the time also!)
DeleteInteresting! Worth a try I think :)
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