Did TreeStuff take care of me or what!
I placed an order before I left Oz, to be collected on my way through Boston to Bermuda.
Long and short of it among other things I ordered a piar of XXS Pfanner arborist ventilation. I was in the airport in Melbourne, checked my email and Luke had to tell me that size was not in stock and might take a month or two to get. I said I'd think about what to do on my flight across the Pacific, because I'm only going to be in Bermy for three months. On arriving in the US and checking email again, Tree Stuff had decided to send me a demo pair of the smallest Francitals, and refund me for the Pfanners.
I mean HELLO people! This is the apex of customer service!
SO I'll let you all know how the Francitals rate...so far the 26-28" waist size fits really well on a small lady. For a guy with maybe slightly slimmer hips they would be fine as well. For 5'3" of height the leg length is fine too, right down over my ankles so with boots there will be no chance of chips getting in. They have a drawcords in the bottom as well if you really needed to have a super snug fit. The front protection is thick but not bulky, I've worn old style SIP, Stihl knee flex, Stihl summer pants and the Francitals feel better than all of them. I have Cloggers in Oz, but the heat is not a problem so that comparison can't rate, fit wise they are very similar.
I'll check in again when I've worn them in action, its going to get hot here in a few weeks so they'll get a real test for heat management.
TO say I am happy with Tree Stuff is an understatement. They listen, they respond, they communicate, they take care of us!
THANK YOU Tree Stuff