t-rex grrr
Adventurer
Old Navy cargo pants. Cheap, not baggy, and comfortable.
Switching my life to "not Jeans". Can I get some recomendations for good NON JEANS
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I have a couple of pairs of ONC's. and you are right. very comfortable, and not baggy...
coastwatcher42
New member
I have pants from The North Face, Patagonia, Columbia, and Marmot and can recommend them all. This past spring, though, I bought a pair of Tru-Spec 24/7 tactical pants and they immediately became my favorites. They are rugged, durable, and the most comfortable pants that I own. After wearing my initial pair for a few weeks I bought 5 more pairs in various colors. I especially like the pockets on them (all 10 of them).
justbecause
perpetually lost
how long are you getting out of a pair of Kuhls, and how often are you wearing them?
My first pair from 09 lasted 3 or 4 years with weekly (and some times day after day) wearing. The pair I bought in 12 or 13 didnt last a year with similar wearing habits. I agree that they are very comfortable pants that I enjoyed wearing, but at 80 bucks a pop I am going to choose Arborwears ($64 on their website) (going on 6 years of HARD work and abuse on 2 pair of arborwears and they are only showing minimal fray/wear. no blow outs) or Carhartts for 1/2 the price.
bigskypylot
Explorer
Mountain Khakis, Schnee's of Montana, Duluth Trading Company etc
If you want tough pants, I bought a couple of pairs of dickies from wal mart for 26 bucks Cdn each. I use them regularly as my work pants down in my mechanics shop. I have had them for 2 years now and beyond a few grease stains, they are still like new.
Jeff Patterson
Observer
I wear and swear by 511 Apex pants - soft, stain resistent, low profile cargo (so I dont look like a military sub-contractor overseas), stretchy waistband, great secure button system, many colors and sizes. I've tried a whole bunch and these are my preference. Enjoy!
http://www.511tactical.com/apex-pant.html
http://www.511tactical.com/apex-pant.html
Ace Brown
Retired Ol’ Fart
I quit jeans long ago. I have tried dozens of cargo pant styles over the years and keep coming back to these: Wrangler Rigg Rangers. They fit fairly snug, last forever, well designed pockets and just look and feel good. The only thing they are lacking is flaps on rear pockets.
MarcFJ60
Adventurer
I might try a pair of the Rangers. I work in law enforcement, so I generally avoid wearing tactical pants (5.11, Royal Robbins, etc) unless I'm on a raid or at firearms. Around the office is a sea of 5.11s and black or olive drab polos. It has become a defacto uniform and I really don't want to put that vibe out there. But I do sometimes have a use for them and the double front on the knees of the Rangers would be a good benefit. I wear the Riggs Carpenter pants daily. I wear the knees out after a year or two, but I'm willing to sacrifice durability for comfort. It probably takes 3+ years for me to wear out the knees on Carharrts, but Riggs are way more comfortable and have better features. And at about $30, they are still a bargain. I also recently bought a pair of the Riggs Technician pants. They are a bit lighter weight than the Carpenter pants, don't have Cordura in the pockets, but still have the leather on the pocket. I expect even less durability, but not a bad pair of pants to hike in.
If it's a sewn button, that's an easy fix!
AFSOC
Explorer
Ironically 5.11s are the most prolific britches amongst those of us who are military sub-contractors.
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BTW, I strongly suspect those endorsing Mountain Khakis have not actually owned a pair in the last 10 years
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Agreed. Incredibly I'll fitting pants
Just an FYI for those who may be interested in ownership of particular brands:
PrAna is part of Columbia, Mountain Hardwear, Sorel and Montrail. The vast majoriy of clothing having those labels are made in China, Vietnam, etc. Additionally, they fall into the same category as Mountain Khakis, as mentioned above, i.e. "they aren't as good as they used to be"
PrAna is part of Columbia, Mountain Hardwear, Sorel and Montrail. The vast majoriy of clothing having those labels are made in China, Vietnam, etc. Additionally, they fall into the same category as Mountain Khakis, as mentioned above, i.e. "they aren't as good as they used to be"