Double front pants

[mdavlee]

I bought some of the madsens brand double front loggers pants. They shrunk up too much in the legs for me to wear after one washing. Is any of the other brands shrink less or have a bigger leg. I like the double front for the blackberry thorns and small twigs that poke you in the brush.

 

[Greenwedge]

Prison Blues is the best fitting for me. I like them cause the crotch does not hang down. That is the first thing that goes on the madsens pants, carharts and keys for me, but I have never bust a crotch in the PB's. They are a bit more slim fitting though, and may not be for you. My legs are not real big. My most favorite pants to work in are the Ben Davis Gorilla cut pants though. They do not make them in a double front though, but they are super tuff, don't soak up the water like regular jeans, and are super comfortable. If anyone reading this thread is interested in some Ben Davis Britches I have found and Awesome place to buy them. Go to Gorillagear.com and make sure and order them with the bachelor buttons if you wear suspenders or they will send them too you w/o and don't confuse the original Bens with the Gorilla cut. The Gorilla cut are 10x better!

 

[paccity]

key's for me, wished they still made peedee jeans, still have some but they don't fit no more.:msp_unsure: need to work on that.

 

[mdavlee]

I have big legs. Wrangler carpenter fit the best with carhartt second. The wranglers only last 3-6 months and the back pockets will tear at the corner and that's the end of them.

 

[slowp]

The Big Bills have weak pockets. I wore holes in them fast. The rest of the pants held up. Don't know about the length. I'm short and wide, and seldom have a problem with too long legs.

 

[mdavlee]

I don't need the length but I need a big thigh area. The ones from madsens might fit if they were a size or two bigger in the waist to have bigger legs.

 

[Joe46]

That's interesting about the Madsens pants. Mine are older but haven't shrunk at all. Maybe they change suppliers? I miss the old Lee double fronts

 

[056kid]

I have been wearing Levis and Wranglers all my life, a few carrheart and some other brands here & there. Wranglers, after they are warn in, they are nice in the summer, they feel lighter than levies. One problem with the wranglers is that the back pockets get eaten by the saw wrench rather fast. . .

 

[mdavlee]

The wranglers are nice in the summer. Anything in your pockets will wear them out pretty quick. I don't know who makes the madsens pants but they shrunk enough I can't get them pulled all the way up. The waist should still fit if I could get them over my thighs.

 

[Joe46]

Well maybe I just didn't notice. I always bought my riggin jeans 2 sizes too big. Thats what suspenders are for:msp_smile:

 

[Meadow Beaver]

Prison Blues is the best fitting for me. I like them cause the crotch does not hang down. That is the first thing that goes on the madsens pants, carharts and keys for me, but I have never bust a crotch in the PB's. They are a bit more slim fitting though, and may not be for you. My legs are not real big. My most favorite pants to work in are the Ben Davis Gorilla cut pants though. They do not make them in a double front though, but they are super tuff, don't soak up the water like regular jeans, and are super comfortable. If anyone reading this thread is interested in some Ben Davis Britches I have found and Awesome place to buy them. Go to Gorillagear.com and make sure and order them with the bachelor buttons if you wear suspenders or they will send them too you w/o and don't confuse the original Bens with the Gorilla cut. The Gorilla cut are 10x better!

+1 on the Key denim jeans, I like the plack loggers myself. I bought a pair of Gorilla cut pants and they're HUGE, on me they look like bell-bottoms on steroids.

 

[Rounder]

I buy the Key's. They don't seem to shrink and have a full cut. Last twice as long as POS carrharts, and cost half the price - Sam

 

[mdavlee]

I might have to give the keys a try. I need to find someone who can wear the madsens ones. Anybody wear a 38/32?

 

[Philbert]

I might have to give the keys a try. I need to find someone who can wear the madsens ones. Anybody wear a 38/32?

That's about what I wear, but I like loose fitting clothes. So I usually buy pants like these, painter pants, etc. a few sizes larger (e.g. 42 or even 44 inch waist) if they are all cotton.

Philbert

 

[JRepairsK70e]

md i wear a 36 /31 in carhart or duluth firehose brands .what color are those madsens? what do you need to get for them?? seems the more pairs you own they just last longer fewer trips thru the washin machine lol jk

 

[hammerlogging]

I might have to give the keys a try. I need to find someone who can wear the madsens ones. Anybody wear a 38/32?

To put it simply, suspenders hold up my 34s. BUT, I just bought some 38/32 madsens, one for the standard slip in chaps, and I just built another pair of my fancy custom pants with Maddsens 38/32 double fronts, partly because I know they shrink, and I like the space. I take the guts from some older chaps and sew them straight in to the legs of jeans- heavier and hotter than the slip in pads but great coverage, and they're double fronts. I like the big pants (on me) for air flow, freedom of movement. I have to admit they wear like clown pants though.

How about you throw them in with that grinder and ONE day I'll have the gumption to make a wise investment. Or sell it first, I don't balme you, I just have to be careful with the cash right now. I'll be thinking about it tomorrow morning, I have about 6 chains to file, course that'd about 15 if I had a grinder!

 

[Gologit]

I never could get to like the double front pants. Tried a few pair but they always felt stiff, took a long time to dry out in the winter and were hot in the summer.

I've had good luck with those black Key jeans that Bailey's sells. They seem to last two or three seasons. The sizing tends to run small so I order 36's where normally I'd wear a 34.
If you stag them off don't start too high...they unravel about a quarter inch every time you wash them.

 

[056kid]

I thought something looked strange in some of your pictures haha. I have never been in to suspenders all that much, rather wear a belt and keep the nasty stuff out..

 

[Gologit]

I thought something looked strange in some of your pictures haha. I have never been in to suspenders all that much, rather wear a belt and keep the nasty stuff out..

LOL...yeah, along toward the end of the 2nd season, after many washings, those pants are close to the tops of my boots. That's one reason suspenders are good, you can lower your pants back down by adjusting them.

And if your pants are loose enough the saw dust and stuff just falls right through. If you're wearing those Wrangler disco jeans with a belt the stuff seems to accumulate.

 

[forestryworks]

wranglers pockets are too damn small for packing a wedge or two around.

i gotta get new pants. gotta try a different brand. the new bailey's wild ass jeans end up like freaking clown pants at the end of the day. waste.

these last two pairs (some wally-world brand) the damn pockets fell out of them. damn bangladeshians.