L.L. Bean jeans--which is warmer? Flannel or fleece lined....

[craz4crtrs]

Hey they fit…

Just got my flannel lined jeans. If these work out and aren’t too warm, I’ll try the fleece ones.

I bought mens, I was afraid the womens would be too high of cut, and these fit pretty good. I got the “comfort” style, some elastic on the sides and it keeps the waist from gaping. Having long legs, the 34 inseam are great with boots.

I am going camping this weekend and will be walking out with hubby while he’s deer hunting. It will be a test. :yes: I also bought a pair of boots that are a crossover hiker/hunting boot. In mens, I have wider feet and sometimes womens are too tight when I have heavier socks on. Size 7 mens is like 9 womens. Boots fit right out of the box. More comfortable now new than the Vasque hikers I have are. Looks like they are going to be my new best barn friend.

Good job LL Bean.

[shawnee_Acres]

Havenever tried the fleece lined, but being in NC probably don’t need them. I LOVE my flannel lined jeans though, I wear them ALL THE TIME in the winter. Have two pairs and they are going on their fourth winter coming up. No problem with them wearing out, I think they wear like IRON.

[MistyBlue]

Yup, mine have worn like iron too.
A different color wash for the lined jeans would be nice. It’s cute to have different color flannel linings, but unless you cuff them to wear with loafers whilst ambling around antiquing or accidently fall out of your pants nobody is going to see your lining. :winkgrin: I love lighter wash jeans…:yes:
I actually just re-read this thread and went and tried on my fleece lined jeans to make sure, but I don’t think they’re cut that high in the waist. They’re certainly not low cut in any way, shape or form but they’re also not armpit cut either. At least not on me and I’m all of 5’2" with longer legs and a shorter torso. A little lower would be nice because sitting, bending over or riding in them for a while does make them poke into my stomach due to waist height.
Scotchie…here’s a next to impossible wish list item for your lovely sister:
Can LL Bean be THE innovators of the clothing industry and invent a toasty fleece anything that is NOT magnetic to bedding, hay, chaff and animal hair??? Please??? I love fleece for the lighter weight, less bulk, warmth and wicking…but I have to use fleece anything as an underlayer because otherwise I have to sit and handpick all the stuff off of it before washing and then do the same after washing again. sigh I may have to go order that fleece lined hoodie…

[pintopiaffe]

BLEH on the freaking hiphugger bellbottom crowd. :dead:

Sorry, but I am far too old to be wearing that crap. Not to mention it creates bulges where I didn’t have any to start with–I’ve got enough on my OWN without muffin tops. :dead:

Sorry… .I’m sure the younger, fitter crowd wants to be more hip. And one can hope something as stodgy and historical as LL Bean wouldn’t go all hysterical over it.

But MAN I get p*ssed when I go to try to replace work pants and they’ve ‘updated’ the look/cut and all that’s left is freaking muffintop ridiculousness. It was a bad look for me back then, it’s still a bad look.

… not that I have an opinion on it or anything… :uhoh:

[Haalter]

[QUOTE=MistyBlue;3573544]
Can LL Bean be THE innovators of the clothing industry and invent a toasty fleece anything that is NOT magnetic to bedding, hay, chaff and animal hair??? Please???[/QUOTE] AMEN, sister! I absolutely love fleece, but 5 minutes in the barn and I look like a homeless person. I always take off my fleece to feed hay, but alas it finds me afterward anyhow…

A question from someone who lives nowhere near an LL Beans: help me with the sizing. For example, if I wear a 34 long in tailored sportsmans, what size fleece jeans would I order? It’s so hard looking at jean sizing charts because of the variation in where the “waist” is measured…I have jeans of various brands in my closet everywhere from a size “29” to a size “34” that all fit me the same I’d love to order a pair of fleece for the winter…they sound absolutely divine! In fact, I wish I had them right now to trudge up to the barn in freezing rain!

[Kementari]

@pintopiaffe;3573635

BLEH on the freaking hiphugger bellbottom crowd. :dead:

Sorry, but I am far too old to be wearing that crap. Not to mention it creates bulges where I didn’t have any to start with–I’ve got enough on my OWN without muffin tops. :dead:

Sorry… .I’m sure the younger, fitter crowd wants to be more hip. And one can hope something as stodgy and historical as LL Bean wouldn’t go all hysterical over it.

But MAN I get p*ssed when I go to try to replace work pants and they’ve ‘updated’ the look/cut and all that’s left is freaking muffintop ridiculousness. It was a bad look for me back then, it’s still a bad look.

… not that I have an opinion on it or anything… :uhoh:

I don’t give a rats you-know-what about fashion when I’m at the barn, but jeans that are up at my waist are just very uncomfortable for me - and I know from talking to other people that I’m not alone in this. :yes: I doubt any of us are looking for ultra-low-rise (I know I’m not! ;)), but something that doesn’t come all the way to the waist would be nice. None of my jeans are cut that high, but none of them are hip-huggers, either…

As for boot cut (which is really quite different from bell bottoms… :eek:), that just makes sense for those of us who are wearing them over, um, boots. You know, like a person wears to the barn…

[Angela_Freda]

Did anyone mention the fleece and flannel lined jeans available at Gander Mountain stores?
I got mine, iirc, for $20 a pair? I think they are regular waist, though my day to day jeans are low rise.
Those fleece lined jeans with wind pants over them can not be beat in the NY Tundra.
On really cold days that I intended to ride, I have a pair that are a couple sizes larger that I wore OVER my lined breeches, with the wind pants over all that. Kept me toasty during chores, though I couldn’t really bend in them so I was SOL if I fell over.

[MistyBlue]

Haalter, I don’t live near any LL Beans either, I do all my buying via online. For the fleece lined jeans I bought a size 6, one size larger than I normally wear in jeans because when I first ordered them I wasn’t sure if the fleece lining would make them wear a bit tight and I don’t want tight pants to work outside in. Come to find out they run pretty true to regular jean sizes and I’d have fit fine in the 4’s most likely…BUT…prefer them one size larger anyways. They’re not gaping at the waist or bagging anywhere, quite comfy and if it gets absolutely frigid outside I can still easily fit a pair of legging thermals under them. Haven’t found a need to yet though, because if it’s single digits and I’m going to be outside plowing snow for a few hours I tend to wear my Carhartt overalls anyways. They’re waterproof on top of being warm. Then I can look like a very fashionable orangey brown Michelin Man, LOL!
I’m trying to remember what size britches I wear…but the last few years I’ve been riding in riding tights 90% of the time and those come in small/medium/large.

[WindyIsles]

[QUOTE=SarahandSam;3566231]
Hey Scotchie… could you suggest fleece-lined jeans in kids’ sizes please? After reading this thread I want to buy some, but I’m too short to fit adult sizes, and all they have for kids are the flannel-lined. I’ll probably get those anyway though. (:[/QUOTE]

As a less-than-5-feet-shops-in-the-children’s-section-girl I second that!!!

[fivehorses]

Being an old time bean customer, talking back to the 1970’s when we’d make an annual fall trip up to freeport…
now, I have an outlet close by, and in fact, just went and bought my winter gear.

Request…LL Bean use to make a great primaloft nylon jacket…both half zip…the lighter version, and a full zipper that was quite meant for serious winter weather. They made these jackets for years.

I have been looking and they don’t make them anymore.

They were the best for the barn…did not collect hair, were rated to -10 or something and so were toasty warm, but did not have any bulk whatsoever and were very easy to move around in.

Can those jackets come back? I loved them, since on cool days, I would wear them, and on brutal winter NH days, I’d wear a fleece jacket or sweatre underneath and never had an issue with being cold, and didn’t feel like the michelin man either!

PS, I own 3 fleece jeans and love them. They fit to size and would not be able to deal with winter in just my jeans anymore. Plus, I hate long underwear, so this works for me. Leeps me cozy.

Now, for gloves???warm but not bulky. I buy ems’s winter primaloft, but they don’t keep me fingers warm.

[MistyBlue]

Here’s a trick for keeping your fingers warm. Under your regular gloves wear a pair of latex gloves. You can buy them by the bag or box at drug stores. They hold the heat in a lot better and keep fingertips warmer longer. They also keep your hands dry in snowy or rainy weather or if you get your hands wet cleaning buckets or breaking ice.
I had tried ski gloves because they do keep fingers warm…but ski gloves aren’t made for doing anything else other than holding ski poles I guess. I couldn’t handle a thing in them! I read somewhere else a while back to try rubber or latex surgical type gloves under regular gloves and they work pretty darned well.

[Camelot]

@MistyBlue;3574105

Here’s a trick for keeping your fingers warm. Under your regular gloves wear a pair of latex gloves. You can buy them by the bag or box at drug stores.

I have Raynaud’s and have such a problem with my fingers in the winter time. I’ve been wearing a pair of Isotoner gloves with a pair of insulated winter work gloves over them. Not ideal but does help if not outside for too long. I will have to try this latex glove idea.

The Isotoner gloves are also great for indoor arena riding in the winter. You can still do buckles and such on the tack and they aren’t bulky for holding the reins.

Wait until the right-after-Christmas sale to buy them. I’ve gotten the ugly colors or patterns that no one wanted for about $6 a pair. I’m on my last leopard print pair right now so will have to watch the dept. store sales this year.

[Angela_Freda]

[QUOTE=Sassenach;3574051]
As a less-than-5-feet-shops-in-the-children’s-section-girl I second that!!![/QUOTE]
I am 5’2"ish and I just found my LL Bean Flannel lined jeans- they are size 4 petites, and the length is fine on them.

Haalter, FYI I normally wear size 26R breeches and size 2 regular jeans, if that helps you size the flannel lined jeans any.

[Angela_Freda]

[QUOTE=Camelot;3574134]
I have Raynaud’s and have such a problem with my fingers in the winter time. I’ve been wearing a pair of Isotoner gloves with a pair of insulated winter work gloves over them. Not ideal but does help if not outside for too long. I will have to try this latex glove idea.

The Isotoner gloves are also great for indoor arena riding in the winter. You can still do buckles and such on the tack and they aren’t bulky for holding the reins.

Wait until the right-after-Christmas sale to buy them. I’ve gotten the ugly colors or patterns that no one wanted for about $6 a pair. I’m on my last leopard print pair right now so will have to watch the dept. store sales this year.[/QUOTE]
Also have rayneuds here.
I loved those thinsulate lined mittens (with a pinkie) they used to make.
For normal chores my pinky went in with the rest of the fingers and they had sueded areas where wear would have made them holey fast. Even with holes they are warmer than most.

My daily hand-wear in winter are leather, rabbit fur lined mittens.

[stryder]

@pintopiaffe;3573635

BLEH on the freaking hiphugger bellbottom crowd. :dead:

Sorry, but I am far too old to be wearing that crap. Not to mention it creates bulges where I didn’t have any to start with–I’ve got enough on my OWN without muffin tops. :dead:

But MAN I get p*ssed when I go to try to replace work pants and they’ve ‘updated’ the look/cut and all that’s left is freaking muffintop ridiculousness. It was a bad look for me back then, it’s still a bad look.

amen, sister!
My dream jeans would be at the waist - not above, and surely not more than a half-inch below. And the legs would be straight. Truly, truly I hate the tapered look. One poster called it the dreaded ice-cream-cone thing. I thought that was charitable. And I’m not fond of bootcut. Usually too restrictive through the thigh and knee.

[craz4crtrs]

Well, I spent two days in my new LLBeans flannel lined jeans, right out of the package. :lol:

I went with hubby out hunting (I was the scout, I don’t hunt). I loved my new jeans. On Sat am, it was 30 degrees with a 25 mph wind and it was cold!! I put my cuddleduds underneath and I was warm all day. I also had my new LLBean hiker/hunting boots and they were wonderful, too.

On Sun am, it was calmer and 30 so I didn’t do the cuddleduds. Lots of steep hills up and down, rocky stuff, etc, and my jeans kept me warm. They also protected me when I sat down on a steep hill. :eek: A bruise or two, but not a mark on my jeans. :lol: I had to remove layers on top, it got up to 50, wow, but I wasn’t too hot in my new jeans.

They are now in the wash and ready to go back up tomorrow for another couple of days of walking.

I am going to order some fleece lined next. I think these will be fantastic for riding. I also have to plug the fleece lined sweatshirt jacket. I didn’t wear it on Sat because of the wind, I wore a different coat, but on Sun I wore it. Very comfy and warm. It also won’t gather up hay like straight fleece, but the fleece lining is really nice. The inside of the sleeves are quilted, not fleece though. Easier to put on over layers, helps your sleeves stay down inside the jacket.

LL Bean has now joined Cabelas as my favorite online shopping stores.

[jazzrider]

[QUOTE=Kementari;3573944]
I don’t give a rats you-know-what about fashion when I’m at the barn, but jeans that are up at my waist are just very uncomfortable for me - and I know from talking to other people that I’m not alone in this. :yes: I doubt any of us are looking for ultra-low-rise (I know I’m not! ;)), but something that doesn’t come all the way to the waist would be nice. None of my jeans are cut that high, but none of them are hip-huggers, either…

As for boot cut (which is really quite different from bell bottoms… :eek:), that just makes sense for those of us who are wearing them over, um, boots. You know, like a person wears to the barn… :p[/QUOTE]

Well said Kementari. I was going to respond to Pinto’s post, since I was the one asking for the lower rise jeans, but you took the words right out of my mouth.

So has anyone found any yet?