BDU's.
Cheap, disposable, tough, dry quickly, don't snag easily.
Like spenders? Pound in some bachelor buttons.
Cheap, disposable, tough, dry quickly, don't snag easily.
Like spenders? Pound in some bachelor buttons.
Double front pants
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Ramblewood
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By far the best I have worn are the Duluth Fire hose . They have lots of room, wear longer than blue jeans, and have lots of pockets . I have the regular fire hose, a pair of light weight bibs, and a pair of double front, insulated winter pants . I like them better than my Carhart doubles or the Riggs (by Wrangler) doubles . The Riggs would be my second favorite . They have a cordura lining in the back pockets so you don't poke holes in them and they have the gusset crotch, as do all the Duluth, which let you bend over without binding .
I like Key doubles, and for the price (23 at the local grange) you can't go wrong.
bitzer
******** Timber Expert
I just busted the crotch outta my carhart doubles yesterday when fueling up! I've only about 100hrs on em (installed an hour meter) and at $38 a pop around here it pist me off somethin fierce! The wife's gotten good at stitchin over the years though. we'll see.
Alright one more thing, since we're talkin jeans how many days in a row do you boys run the same pair before washing? (obviously climate plays a factor). I'd say I've gone a work week and a half in one pair.
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Greenwedge
ArboristSite Operative
What is this washing thing you speak of? lol I have to everyday. I know, I'm a sissy, but it drives me nuts if I don't.
RandyMac
Stiff Member
I still have one pair of Wild Ass pants left from the mid '80s, they need a little work before I can wear them to the GTG. They will probably hang off me like a tent.
Dirty jeans is cold jeans!!
I usually try and get 3 days out of a pair in the summer and 2 in the winter, but after they stand up on their own I wash them. There is just too much sweat, dirt , and grease to be washing clothes after one wash..
GASoline71
Mr. Nice Guy
I still don't understand why guys wear cotton rigging clothes in the winter. They stay wet all day and suck the life right out of you.
Joe46
ArboristSite Guru
Well that's true, but when it was cold and rainy I wore a wool union suit under them. When it got real bad I went to tin pants and coat.
You're right, being wet all day is no fun. I usually wear Grundens when it rains.
I never did like wool pants, polyester gives me a rash in places I can't discuss, and tin pants are too spendy for a tight-wad like me.
Firewood King
ArboristSite Lurker
Carhartts Double Knee Logger's for me. Wore 'em for years. Hardly any shrinkage, very comfortable and pretty tough too.
LoggingEngineer
ArboristSite Member
Double knee Key's....cheaper than most and more roomy. Filson Tin pants for those days that are too wet for jeans and not full on raining and needing the rain gear.
Old thread. I usually wear Key black single jeans from Bailey's. They hang from suspenders and aren't exactly for the runway but I don't care what my butt looks like. Matter of fact i haven't seen it in years. Sometimes Prison Blues or Berne (from Bailey's) heavy but cheap and tough. Nomex wildland pants when it rains.
I pretty much always wear either BDU's (cheap, dry quickly, tough, snag-resistant) or Nomex (better than BDU's but expensive). I don't wear Nomex to mark trees as the paint would negate the fire-resistance of the material.
Where do you guys buy your Filson and Nomex pants from, if I may ask?
Thanks.
Philbert
If you don't have a local vendor, you can buy Filson stuff from their website.
Nomex is available from any fire equipment vendor or even Forestry Suppliers, Inc.
You might also look on the 'Bay for deals.
Seriously, though, don't discount BDU's -- they're really good at being tough and cheap. I've been a fan for years.
Nomex is available from any fire equipment vendor or even Forestry Suppliers, Inc.
You might also look on the 'Bay for deals.
Seriously, though, don't discount BDU's -- they're really good at being tough and cheap. I've been a fan for years.
So the Filson Tin Cloth is like a waxed pair of Carharts? Website says not to wash, only to wipe or brush, so I am assuming that they acquire a bit of, . . .er, . . .um, . . . 'character' after a bit?
I have had fire-retardant treated cotton clothing before, but not Nomex. Does it feel like polyester when wearing it?
Thanks,
Philbert
(p.s. - I tried to rep you for your helpful response, but the system would not let me!)
Yes and yes, though the new "Advance" material with Kevlar is a bit rougher. Tin cloth takes about three wearings before they look a million years old, and then, properly maintained, it looks that way forever.
