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Re: [Shop-talk] Question about shop pants?

To: David Scheidt <dmscheidt@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] Question about shop pants?
From: Gene Abbondelo via Shop-talk <shop-talk@autox.team.net>
Date: Sun, 10 May 2020 10:53:37 -0400
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I second the Carhart recommendation.  I prefer the bib overalls style.
Around here they're called Maryland Tuxedos.

Gene

On Sun, May 10, 2020 at 9:15 AM David Scheidt via Shop-talk <
shop-talk@autox.team.net> wrote:

>
>
> On May 10, 2020, at 05:53, eric--- via Shop-talk <shop-talk@autox.team.ne=
t>
> wrote:
>
> OK, I have to ask what most of you hard working shop guy wear for pants?
>
> No, this isn't a dirty question.  It's just that I burn through shop pant=
s
> fairly quickly.  They mostly rip in the crotch long before they are worn
> out completely.
>
>
> I wear carhart b11 and b01 trousers. They are the same basic design, the
> b01 has a double front (and some are made in the USA).  They=E2=80=99re c=
arpenter
> pants, hammer loop, ruler pocket, screwdriver pocket.   They are high
> waisted, so easy to move in.
>  Try a couple sizes, they don=E2=80=99t fit the same as jeans b
>
>
>
>
> I switched to Duluth fire hose pants and they seem to be a little better,
> but still not great, and I notice their "No Bull" guarantee has changed a
> lot and isn't so 'no bullish' anymore.
>
>
> They wouldn=E2=80=99t replace a shoulder bag I got as a gift, because I d=
idn=E2=80=99t
> have a receipt.  The swivel for the shoulder strap used the paint to keep
> it from coming apart; when it wore through the bag took a spill down a
> flight of stairs.  Both swivels were the same, so I think it was just
> utterly crap.
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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>I second the Carhart re=
commendation.=C2=A0 I prefer the bib overalls style.=C2=A0 Around here they=
&#39;re called Maryland Tuxedos.</div><div><br></div><div>Gene</div></div><=
br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div class=3D"gmail_attr" dir=3D"ltr">On Sun,=
 May 10, 2020 at 9:15 AM David Scheidt via Shop-talk &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:=
shop-talk@autox.team.net">shop-talk@autox.team.net</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div>=
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;padding=
-left:1ex;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-width:1px;border-l=
eft-style:solid"><div dir=3D"auto"><div dir=3D"ltr"><span></span></div><div=
 dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div dir=3D"=
ltr"><br>On May 10, 2020, at 05:53, eric--- via Shop-talk &lt;<a href=3D"ma=
ilto:shop-talk@autox.team.net" target=3D"_blank">shop-talk@autox.team.net</=
a>&gt; wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div dir=3D"ltr"><font=
 face=3D"sans-serif" size=3D"2">OK, I have to ask what most of you hard
working shop guy wear for pants?</font>
<br>
<br><font face=3D"sans-serif" size=3D"2">No, this isn&#39;t a dirty questio=
n.=C2=A0 It&#39;s
just that I burn through shop pants fairly quickly.=C2=A0 They mostly rip
in the crotch long before they are worn out completely.</font>
<br></div></blockquote><div><br></div>I wear carhart b11 and b01 trousers. =
They are the same basic design, the b01 has a double front (and some are ma=
de in the USA).=C2=A0 They=E2=80=99re carpenter pants, hammer loop, ruler p=
ocket, screwdriver pocket. =C2=A0 They are high waisted, so easy to move in=
.=C2=A0<div>=C2=A0Try a couple sizes, they don=E2=80=99t fit the same as je=
ans b</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br><blockquote type=3D"cite"=
><div dir=3D"ltr">
<br><font face=3D"sans-serif" size=3D"2">I switched to Duluth fire hose pan=
ts
and they seem to be a little better, but still not great, and I notice
their &quot;No Bull&quot; guarantee has changed a lot and isn&#39;t so &#39=
;no
bullish&#39; anymore. </font>
<br><br></div></blockquote><br><div>They wouldn=E2=80=99t replace a shoulde=
r bag I got as a gift, because I didn=E2=80=99t have a receipt.=C2=A0 The s=
wivel for the shoulder strap used the paint to keep it from coming apart; w=
hen it wore through the bag took a spill down a flight of stairs.=C2=A0 Bot=
h swivels were the same, so I think it was just utterly crap.=C2=A0</div></=
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