CARHARTT alternatives?

[mntlion]

Any other similar products that are similar?

Not looking for fireproof, and can weld in them, just other, smaller companies that make a durable work pant.

http://www.filson.com/sm-double-tin-...i-2092283.html

[brown9]

mountain khakis

[dk_alaskan]

Mountain khakis imo aren't on the same grade as Carhartts durability wise. I have tried Key, Smiths, Mule Skin and various other brands over the years for an "alternative" to Carhartts, however, i haven't found anything as tough and durable and long lasting as Carhartts.

[XXX-er]

marks www makes their own heavy cotton pant and its a bit cheaper than carharrts ,after MEC disco'ed their heavy cargo pants I started using these and have 3 or 4 pair ...satisfyed with them

If you wait for their sales days you can save some $$

http://www2.marks.com/productdetails...3FOpenDocument

[Sessiøn]

Skillers.

http://repconnw.com/index.php?page=s...mart&Itemid=71

Fucking bombproof

Our wind turbine tech's wear these out in the field. I have a bunch for when I still travel to site. Love them.

[pfluffenmeister]

haven't tried them but they sound tough:

http://www.duluthtrading.com/store/d...ture=product_4

made from fire-hose canvas

[Tunco]

^^^Those look dope.

[DeathVan]

2nd for Duluth, the firehose material is softer than Carhartt
-the inseam length shrunk in the laundry

also try ArborWear, they are made for tree surgeons

http://www.arborwear.com/outdoor-gear.cfm/catid/1

but if you're really serious then there's only one man to ask

[Joey Joe Joe Junior Shabadoo]

3rd for Duluth trading. Filson is real nice but the double tin don't really breath at all because of the oil finish so it depends on what you are gonna be doing in them. One of our field guys has some and likes them but says they get pretty hot if you start doing anything even moderately aerobic.

[seanpistol]

http://prisonblues.com/

Made by inmates in the East Oregon penitentiary. I have a yard coat... love it.

[dk_alaskan]

Prison blues are very comfortable jeans, they are also cheap!!!

[ripvanwinter]

got some of these in sweden a number of years back and they're amazing...

http://www.snickersworkwear.com/Snickers/

you can get them with integrated tool pouches and kneepads, too

[IrieRon]

The Duluth coolmax fire hose pants are money.

[hick]

Well, I'm gonna throw out an alternative to all these trendy, over priced piece of shit options being trown out. Wrangler Riggs, cheap, waaaayyyy more durable than harts. I've got 2 pairs that are going on 3 seasons of man work . Get the ripstop ones, non cargo.

[DAFTC]

Will the welding take place on "Mad. Ave."?

How much "attacking diversity and fighting off minorities" do you plan to do?

That sounds like it could be aerobic.

[L7]

Dickies logger pants available at Walmart here in Canada.

[vanisle]

Ill second the marks www stuff,wore a pair of these trail building every day for almost a year and there still bomber http://www2.marks.com/productdetails...3FOpenDocument

Wear them as a winter riding pant as well,nice little stretch to them and shed water as well..

[Ted Striker]

Slight thread drift here, but anyone else find that the quality of carhartts has been going downhill lately?

[climberevan]

I've been using Blaklader pants (also from Sweden, but cheaper than Skillers) for several years now. They are wonderful, durable, and not expensive.

I use the ones with the built-in pockets and don't even wear my bags any more--even framing! The ones with the reinforcements are much burlier, but even the cheap ones are pretty durable and really comfy.

http://www.thenewworker.com/index.asp?pageId=39

[Pow4Brains]

Dickies logger pants available at Walmart here in Canada.

2nd on this stuff. It may have a ghey name but it's bomber.

[marmot mb]

Mark's Work Wear House carries a brand called WORK KING. These are far cheaper than Carharrt by a long shot and they are are pretty tough. Also they sell KodiaK a bit overpriced, great quality, but still lots less than crappy way way over priced Carharrt.

Costco at one time sold work pants, I bought a few pairs, they fit big, don't last a really long time, but then again at $25 a pair I wasn't complaining.

I think at one time I saw work pants in Zellers too, don't remember the brand.

[mntlion]

thanks guys

I'll be in Oregon in a few weeks, biking in bend and hood river, so I'll stop by and get some prison blues.

nice to see some other options.

[DEVO]

LLBean Katahdin Iron Works Pants. Probably a little lighter weight than some of the of the others listed here, but I've had really good luck with them, and who beats LLBean's return/replacement policy if something happens to them?

[Alaskan Rover]

There's a few choices out there that aren't high-dollar.

I think Walls makes (or used to) a pair that are pretty good. I sometimes buy Dickies work pants, but I find that I have to buy three pair to last as long as ONE pair of Carhartts...they get holes in the seat quicker and the seams rip quickly.

For heavy bush work when it's not really warm out, I've waxed a pair of Carhartts with light paraffin, and that really helps...makes them about as stiff as Filsons...but WAY cheaper...you don't want a layer of wax that just flakes off, but want the paraffin coating the threads themselves.

I've also sewn butt-patches and knee-patches of heavy-ballistic nylon for bush work on other carhartt's...last FOREVER and don't give you the tin-man affect that my waxed Carhartt's do.

For lighter work, one of the best pant's I've used is a British Royal Air Force pants that are like a "pants" version of their flight-suit. Greatest, most comfortable pants I've EVER used....articulating knees, gussetted, reinforced practically EVERYWHERE. Don't know where to get them though...I got mine at Blondies's used gear store in Fairbanks.

To answer someone else's question: Yeah....I've noticed Carhartt quality HAS gone way down over the years...hasn't everything? That's why I reinforce mine myself.

[allenataylor]

There is a kiwi company called Cactus Climbing that makes some sick stuff including an indestructible ski pant. They are rater pricey though. I work in the woods and I am a real fan of Carhartt's canvas pants, they aren't super durable but are also cheaper than the regular pants.

IMO if Carhartt redesigned the crotch area their pants would last 2x as long. That's what always fails on mine.