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Thread: Workwear Pants
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09-16-2016, 11:00 AM #76
A lot of folks I know in Southeast Alaska wear them.
I didn't believe in reincarnation when I was your age either.
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09-16-2016, 11:18 AM #77
As with most Filson stuff, I assume there version is great, but are tin pants to be found for under $100 let alone $200? http://www.filson.com/oil-finish-double-tin-pants.html
Addition to the list, post-OP purchase: you can go for the expensive euro proprietary poly blend trousers and be the real talk of the town... (I have heard good things on their pants) - http://www.fjallraven.us/collections/mens-pants
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09-16-2016, 11:20 AM #78Registered User
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here up narth yer Carhartts are usually around 65$ list and there ain't too many places to buy clothes so its usually marks workwearworld (owned by Canadian tire) cuz there is one in every small town
the marks brand work pants are a Carhartt copy but a little cheaper and wear just as well
up here there arent too many lumber sexuals like you see in the big city say down town Vancouver where some men wear carhart/beard/drink craftbrew but don't know how to drive a stick or change a tire or sharpen a chainsaw
I Buy a new pair of Carharts for them special occasions ... usually when I get invited to a weddingLee Lau - xxx-er is the laziest Asian canuck I know
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09-16-2016, 11:29 AM #80Registered User
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09-16-2016, 11:36 AM #82
That's me right there.
I didn't believe in reincarnation when I was your age either.
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09-16-2016, 02:37 PM #85
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I had an uncle that I never saw in anything other than Dickies coveralls.
You guys are over thinking this. Work pants are anything that you can no longer wear out because people will think you are homeless. That and any uniform pants that you pick up at work that has since fallen off inventory.
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09-16-2016, 07:10 PM #87
carhartt WIP w/ my flannel and crepe soles
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09-16-2016, 09:18 PM #88
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09-16-2016, 09:59 PM #90Registered User
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Carhart while working on the boat in ak... double front pants and I love their insulated bibs.... the only way to go.
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09-17-2016, 01:49 PM #91
I like arborwear, better fit and they seem to last longer than modern Carhartts.
Just ordered some shorts from http://truewerktools.com/, we will see how those are.
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09-17-2016, 09:24 PM #92
Arborwear is nice.
Mountain Khakis & Mountain Hardware, too.
However, it must be on sale, as that stuff isn't cheap!In search of the elusive artic powder weasel ...
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09-18-2016, 03:44 AM #93
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09-19-2016, 12:05 AM #94
My work pants experiences:
I will never use Carhartts for work again, threadbare knees and ankles within 4 months guaranteed, the washed ones even less. I do still buy the heavy duty single knee dungarees for causal use, even then I get less than a year.
Arc'teryx = shit. Fabric wore through along stitching on knees within 2 months.
Kuhl: same, but more widespread all over pants. (Guy at store called them "Carhartt killers"... OK)
Patagonia: their problem is they change up their styles all the time. I had an old pair of their Ironworker pants that were fairly indestructible but my ex made off with them. More recently I had a pair of I don't know what model but they were 100% polyamid (cordura) and after 4 years showed hardly any signs of wear, I finally retired them after the pockets blew out internally for the second time.
Right now I'm in Bjornkladders, my oldest pair is about 3 years old and is starting to look a little rough but I've been really happy with them. Padded knees, cordura where they need it, fabric is much softer than Carhartt but many times more durable.
I'm going to try Blaklader next, they have one style that's $200+ but if they last 6 times longer than carhartt why the hell not?"It's like we're watching a movie... and then suddenly we're acting in it."
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09-19-2016, 12:11 AM #95
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09-19-2016, 04:28 AM #96
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09-19-2016, 08:54 AM #97
I think in the old days "tin pants" was a generic term for waxed cotton tin cloth. That stuff is great working in the woods in a wet climate. We used to have a couple waxed cotton ponchos and a couple of cruisers in the mud room at my grandparents house growing up. It was always wet there, they lived between Sedro Wooley and Arlington. It's too warm in the summer and unnecessary in a dry climate.
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09-19-2016, 01:13 PM #98
Workwear Pants
Hinder Bandit... I can only imagine what that means. What I couldn't imagine is having pants without knee pads. After 20+ years in HVAC my knees can't take any more.
"It's like we're watching a movie... and then suddenly we're acting in it."
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09-19-2016, 01:17 PM #99
for "normal" waist sizes, so like between a mens 30" and a 38" the selection of work pants at good wills/thrift shops is pretty shitty whenever I look , and never $3. Maybe in rich suburbs its better?
STP has a good stock seasonally of Carhartts; farm supply stores have decent sales sometimes, Filson outlets can have some screaming deals, strangely even for Black Friday.
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Own your fail. ~Jer~
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