[Shop-talk] Question about shop pants?

[Gene Abbondelo]

I second the Carhart recommendation.  I prefer the bib overalls style.
Around here they're called Maryland Tuxedos.

Gene

On Sun, May 10, 2020 at 9:15 AM David Scheidt via Shop-talk <
shop-talk at autox.team.net> wrote:

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> On May 10, 2020, at 05:53, eric--- via Shop-talk <shop-talk at autox.team.net>
> wrote:
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> OK, I have to ask what most of you hard working shop guy wear for pants?
>
> No, this isn't a dirty question.  It's just that I burn through shop pants
> fairly quickly.  They mostly rip in the crotch long before they are worn
> out completely.
>
>
> I wear carhart b11 and b01 trousers. They are the same basic design, the
> b01 has a double front (and some are made in the USA).  They’re carpenter
> pants, hammer loop, ruler pocket, screwdriver pocket.   They are high
> waisted, so easy to move in.
>  Try a couple sizes, they don’t fit the same as jeans b
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> I switched to Duluth fire hose pants and they seem to be a little better,
> but still not great, and I notice their "No Bull" guarantee has changed a
> lot and isn't so 'no bullish' anymore.
>
>
> They wouldn’t replace a shoulder bag I got as a gift, because I didn’t
> have a receipt.  The swivel for the shoulder strap used the paint to keep
> it from coming apart; when it wore through the bag took a spill down a
> flight of stairs.  Both swivels were the same, so I think it was just
> utterly crap.
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