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[WinterDeere]

I don't wear denim jeans for work anymore, I switched over to Dickie's carpenter jeans years ago, which are much more durable, and have better pockets:

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[grsthegreat]

Me, im an old farmer at heart. I wear jeans everywhere. That, and carhart pocket t shirts.

I have work sets and sunday go to meeting sets of these things. Dont even own a suit and tie any more.

 

[WinterDeere]

What I'm always hunting for are those solid-color flannel shirts that are as thick and heavy as cardboard. If you've ever owned one, you know what I mean, they make "regular" flannel shirts feel like a woman's nighty by comparison.

You used to be able to buy them from Land's End and Eddie Bauer in the 1990's, when both were still doing actual outfitter's gear. I think I also once had one from American Eagle, probably ca.2000. I've tried ordering the same from Carhartt and Dickies, and they do make some decent (broadcloth?) shirts, but nothing as durable or simultaneously breatheable and warm, as those old heavy flannel shirts.

I have two that are so heavily-woven, they will almost stand up on their own without a hanger, when they come off the air-drying line. Wish I could find more to buy, as those I own are pretty threadbare in the elbows and collars.

 

[Carl_NH]

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Like Jstpssing, I've thrown away a fortune in ripped jeans. I'll wear jeans with holes in them, but until until the hole gets big enough for my knee or underwear to poke out, then they go in the trash.
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I've got 10+ pairs of Levis 501s of various age stages, and only 4 have no holes. The rest are in various stages of rippage - ones with 1-2" holes are nicely broken in, and 2-3" tears are the norm and they are the most comfortable, then some with the knees blown out will become shorts.

 

[WinterDeere]

I've got 10+ pairs of Levis 501s of various age stages, and only 4 have no holes. The rest are in various stages of rippage - ones with 1-2" holes are nicely broken in, and 2-3" tears are the norm and they are the most comfortable, then some with the knees blown out will become shorts.

Same system here, but in 505's, since I never liked button flies.

For a guy who's always busy scrambling around the shop or trying to finish one more thing at the desk before finally running to the bathroom at the last possible moment, the 10 extra seconds that button fly on the 501's requires could be the difference between getting back to work and disaster!

 

[ultrarunner]

I remember a few years back tasked to find iron on patches and the sales clerks didn’t have a clue.

My favorite Carhart workshirts were discontinued a couple years back and I wrote receiving the response they are not coming back… similar to Sears and JC Penny worksites… the tall size fit perfect with room to move.

 

[Carl_NH]

Winter Deere, you are correct, I have Levis 505's (can't deal with the button down fly either) and wear out the right knee 2x vs the left knee. That's Kubota orange from when I was touching up the snow plow last year.

 

[Jstpssng]

What I'm always hunting for are those solid-color flannel shirts that are as thick and heavy as cardboard. If you've ever owned one, you know what I mean, they make "regular" flannel shirts feel like a woman's nighty by comparison

You're not looking for the right thing. Try searching for "Chamois shirt" and you will get all sorts of hits.

 

[Carl_NH]

Following this thread intent, I had 6 pair of Levis's 505's still good, but holes in the knees. So I went to the local laundry/seamstress, an asian lady, and asked her to patch up my blown out jeans knees.

Even offered up a pair for the patches, and she replied, it will cost you more for me to patch these than you can buy new. So I asked "how much", she said 30-45 minutes and $40-50 estimate each,

So I bought new ones, but this is not the way we did things when I grew up, it was fix and repair, but those times are gone it seems

 

[Hay Dude]

Me, im an old farmer at heart. I wear jeans everywhere. That, and carhart pocket t shirts.

I have work sets and sunday go to meeting sets of these things. Dont even own a suit and tie any more.

Thats funny. I’m a middle-aged farmer, yet almost never wear/wore jeans.
I think thats more of a hollywood stereotype than reality.
Most of us here in “coastal PA” wear canvas or duck “dickies/carhartt ” type work pants.
Maybe shorts when stupid hot..