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Skin contact is gross. Not on skin? who cares? I wear one pair of work pants per week. They start to feel gross in the summer, but it gets so hot here, clean pants would last an hour before they turned into gross pants, so I just deal with it. Saves laundry.

Spur work is gravy in chaps. Just about whatever will work. For rope climbing, I'd look for something with a fully split crotch. I just looked at my Labonvilles, and they have a nylon tab at the crotch that would be easy to cut for more movement. It could be replaced with a velcro tab, so it...

I guess everyone here climbs with leg protection? I've worn chaps up a couple times, and it worked ok, but it was hot, and a bit restrictive. Most cuts are away from my legs, and when I have to cut near them, I'm extra special careful, so I quit worrying about it. I'm usually more concerned with...

Full wraps would probably help with that, but better to have a good clean escape. I've been reluctant to get full wraps due to heat, and the aprons haven't given me much trouble, even busting brush with my brushcutter.

Not to be an ass(well, ok, maybe a little :^P ), the label on my labonvilles says to handwash. I'd also be reluctant to use handcleaner unless you were sure it didn't incorporate grit in the formula.

I might be willing to sacrifice my work chaps to prove it(or not). I say "might", cause holy hell, chaps have gone up the last couple years. I paid $85 a couple years ago, and they're now $127. They're semi retired, and have been thoroughly thrashed, Several shoegoo repairs where I melted them...

How so? Chaps don't really work like plate armor. The outside doesn't even do anything aside from keep the insides in place. The insides are just a bunch of cut resistant strings that choke the clutch when grabbed by the chain. Someone skilled at sewing could probably make some out of retired...

I don't clean. I don't see much point. It's outerwear, so it isn't against my skin, and they get funked up after the first session. I just skip the cleaning middleman. If I wanted to clean, I'd probably use dish detergent.