Looking for men's work pants

I’m retired spend most of my time in my workshop or doing maintenance on outbuildings on our rural property. I really like Dickies Duck Logger pants, but they seem to wear out quickly. I have three pairs that get worn almost constantly in rotation. The oldest pair is now just over two years old and is worn out - I’ve repaired the seam in the crotch once, but now the fabric either side of it is thread bare. My phone has worn trough the bottom of the right front pocket.

Are there similar pants that will last longer, or am I expecting too much?

I’m in Canada.

RobotToaster,
@RobotToaster@mander.xyz avatar

I’ve heard good things about SOSO 33oz, not tried them personally though.

merde,

blaklader!

GreatBlueHeron,

Wow - $230 a pair (with tax and shipping). Do you get 8+ years from them?? I do like the look of them though - the front pockets look big enough that you can get things out while wearing gloves?

merde,

that surprised me and i had to check.

north american catalogues don’t have all the options and it seems to be much more expensive there.

i get 3 years at least but it’s a lot cheaper in Europe

What i like about blaklader is that you can get the pockets out of your pockets 🙂 and everything becomes more accessible

pearable,

Looks like a Canada problem. The most expensive pants are 160 to where I live in the us

Death_Equity,

Duluth Fire Hose Flex 45507 have held up well for me, so much so that I have 7 pairs. The only crotch I had get damaged was when I got them hooked on a scaffolding platform hook. My Keybar did wear through the back pocket from moving around on masonry. I am probably going to start switching over to a heavier weight 92204.

I would like to try out the Alec Steele 01 G1, but they sell out fast and runs are infrequent.

GreatBlueHeron,

I keep seeing good things about the Duluth Fire Hose Flex. Just been on their site and the “free shipping for orders over $50” seems to include Canada, so they’re only about twice as much as the Dickies. I wonder if I can get four years out of a pair :-)

Adverb,

I came here to say this. Fwiw, mine are at least 5 yrs old. I do farm work, yard work, a lot of chainsaw/tree cutting work with them.

The flex version is better than the non flex. Pay attention to the style so you get the pocket/loop configuration you want.

ProdigalFrog,

Carl Murawski made a video in a similar style to ProjectFarm comparing different brands of workpants.

ProjectFarm themselves did a couple videos testing the durability between different brands of jeans. The first one focuses on affordable jeans, while the second video throws in expensive brands as well to see how they compare.

Interestingly, the dickies ProjectFarm tested seemed to do quite well regarding crotch tearing, and did okay on the abrasion test. If your pants material is failing due to thinning out from abrasion, I would guess that the ones that did well on both the abrasion test and crotch tear test would be your best bet.

GreatBlueHeron,

I’m skipping through the project farm “affordable” video and found the summary table: https://lemmy.ca/pictrs/image/ea005975-cce5-4d92-9c07-7b17ec2f5973.png

I think that “1” says they did **not **do well on crotch tearing. They stand up remarkably well for other abrasion - I’ve been rebuilding a foundation and spending a lot of time crawling around under an old shed - the knees still look like new!

ProdigalFrog, (edited )

It’s a bit counterintuitive, but for his tests, lower values = better result. The dickies required the most force to tear apart at the crotch.

https://slrpnk.net/pictrs/image/54c030fa-0232-4c3a-8767-516a98791cea.webp

butt_mountain_69420,

Pants will wear out. I wear Carhardt washed twill pants every day. They hold up really well for heavy jobs, but won’t last forever. I have several pairs that are ratty and reserved for extra dirty work. At most, they last me 2 years before they look like hobo pants.

I don’t like the cut of dickies, and they aren’t as tough as the carhardt washed twills.

The washed twills are $35-50 US. Beyond these pants, everything else is a trade-off. Better pants, kuhl, 5.11, Deluth, heavy duty Carhardt Duck; all more expensive, some to a laughable extent.

Come join the Carhardt gang.

7u5k3n,

My dad swears by Duluth stuff.

Buddy of mine swears by 5.11 pants

Idk if they ship to Canada or not… good luck op!

Stache_,

I’ve got a couple pairs of 5.11 pants and am a big fan

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