Great video Jay. you mentioned other brands using Cordura fabric in there pants. The Canis alpine pant is listed as a double weave Cordura stretch base fabric, with coolmax liner and kevlar re enforcements in high wear areas. The alpine light lists a 4 way stretch Cordura. would love to see some real world, non influenced feed back on the Canis line.

Great review again jay, can definitely see the individual approach each company takes on they designs they run for their gear and they different way they go about it

Would have loved to have seen a section talking about water resistance/how quickly they dry out after getting wet as that is one of the main things i care about in hunting pants. I generally prefer a lighter pant so they dry faster after busting through the dew covered brush all morning or if a small storm comes through.

Great head to head Jay. Would love to see Kuiu get involved!

Excellent. Review! I’ve wanted to like the dehaviland pants but they just don’t fit me the way I want. The Ascent pants look comfy. But in truth the KUIU pants fit me the best. Love them all.

Great review! Always appreciate the depth. Would love to see the Born Primitive Frontier Lights against one of these

I am running my Sitka knee pads in my DeHavilland and they fit perfect! Also I agree with you side zip take. That is why I run ascent pants for early season and DeHavilland for late season.

Nice review - the face fabric for the cirque series is a Pertex product. The pants being high waisted is actually really nice (for me) under a backpack belt since they stay up, but I could see that being annoying for some, good to note.

Outdoor Research Ferrosi fabric has cordura in it too.

Good to know that the ascent has cordura, i rip all my pants where i go besides the sitka, now i understand

Great comparison Jay.

I wear Kuiu pants they come in a short size which makes it a must for a short guy. Very nice review. 💪🏼

Very fair head to head. Like the way you do these.

Thanks for the content!!

I am a carpenter and a hunter, last year i switched to running stone glacier pants for both work and hunting. I have been daily wearing De Havilland lites and regular DeHavilland pants for work, the lites pill badly, but i have yet to rip them. The knee pads are great, as someone who is climbing ladders, kneeling down, always moving, they do not get in the way and stay where you want them. The lites are still pretty warm for summer, but are fine below 65 degrees. I also have the SG 206 pants, and kuiu tiburon, both are much better for warm weather, but don't have knee pads. I really enjoy the belt system, as it doesn't interfere with my tool belt or pack and is easily adjustable. The side zips, while not as polished as kuiu's mesh, when the weather is 40 degrees in the morning and 75 by noon, they are perfect to dump heat. The biggest draw back to the regular De Havilland pants is that they are loud, the lites are much quieter.

I use both these pants and like them both a lot. Although I feel like the ascent pants would be more comparable to the SG 206 Pants. Good comparison though

I know this video is old, but just out of curiosity is there a reason I haven't seen any kuiu reviews? I really like the quality of their clothes and their customer support has been wonderful for me.

I specifically looked at the SG due to their hip vents. FL has some decent vents too. I have the traverse and timberline but needed something in the middle that vents better. Too bad no Sitka pants have vents.

Hey brother, great video …really helpful. Thank you! Think I’ll be going with the Sitka pants. You did mention a stretch belt, but I didn’t understand what the brand name was. Would you mind sharing that with me?

I own the lites and my wife has the ascents. I’d compare the lites to maybe the apex pants..? Although the apex pants are no longer I think they are an unbeatable pair of pants. They’re super quiet not like the Stone glacier DH lites. Those are soooooo loud. They’re my first piece of SG and I will admit I love them I just don’t wear them while bow hunting. Apex are dead silent. The ascents are a happy medium very very light pant but I get by with my apex system from September to January here in NM

If you want to try another cordura pant i know Canis makes most of their products from cordura but the website doesnt tell you the percentages from what i can see

Canis pants

Canis uses Cordura on their pants and in their merino.