4xdog
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I got a pair of Riggs Workwear carpenter pants in khaki ripstop cotton at Menards in November, and I've been trying like heck to wear them out. Man, these are a well-made pair of tough pants for about $35.
They're ripstop 100% cotton, bar-tacked and reinforced at all stress points, with leather tape measure pad on front pocket (that would probably work for a knife pretty well too) and heavy nylon banding on pocket tops. Made in Mexico of US fabric. They run very true to size, and in fact maybe a little larger. (I'm normally a 36-inch inseam and these 34-inch pants are long enough). I like 'em so much I got a couple of additional pair.
As an unexpected benefit, they're really hard to get dirty! First noticed it on a trip through Colorado and Utah en route to San Diego a couple of months ago, including Bryce, Arches, and Canyonlands. Yesterday I came in from the garage with some sort of black stuff on my leg. Today they're clean. Sorta like my border collie -- dirt falls right off. YMMV here, I'm sure...
Menards, for those who don't have them in their neighborhood, is a Wisconsin-based big-box home store. They have a selection that can't be beat. I love their annual summer "made in USA" sale, where the flyer is for US-made products only -- every single one of them in a multi-page catalog. They list in the description where each item was made -- an endearing list of little towns that makes one feel good that we still manufacture things. I save that circular for months it delights me so.
Don
They're ripstop 100% cotton, bar-tacked and reinforced at all stress points, with leather tape measure pad on front pocket (that would probably work for a knife pretty well too) and heavy nylon banding on pocket tops. Made in Mexico of US fabric. They run very true to size, and in fact maybe a little larger. (I'm normally a 36-inch inseam and these 34-inch pants are long enough). I like 'em so much I got a couple of additional pair.
As an unexpected benefit, they're really hard to get dirty! First noticed it on a trip through Colorado and Utah en route to San Diego a couple of months ago, including Bryce, Arches, and Canyonlands. Yesterday I came in from the garage with some sort of black stuff on my leg. Today they're clean. Sorta like my border collie -- dirt falls right off. YMMV here, I'm sure...
Menards, for those who don't have them in their neighborhood, is a Wisconsin-based big-box home store. They have a selection that can't be beat. I love their annual summer "made in USA" sale, where the flyer is for US-made products only -- every single one of them in a multi-page catalog. They list in the description where each item was made -- an endearing list of little towns that makes one feel good that we still manufacture things. I save that circular for months it delights me so.
Don
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