Jeans

[gazz98]

I've had good luck with jeans from Cabelas. Roughneck jeans and the canvas ones. I just looked at their website, many are around $20 a pair or so atm. I like Cabelas, good customer service and big/tall sizes. Just be careful on their hemming service, seems like they sometimes cut em short. Might be worthwhile to find a seamstress by you to do hemming. YMMV of course.

 

[bitter1]

Eddie Bauer jeans are my favorites right now.

 

[bitter1]

Look at the Eddie Bauer site they are having some sales right now.

 

[einsteinjon]

I think we all need to email the major blue jean companies and complain about the product they put out as new. They look and feel worn out when bought and whats with the baggy stuff? They are blue jeans companies, right? How about a nice regular pair of carpenter pants? Not the ones they sell now with tree trunk leg cuts.

Exactly my point too ...just about everything right off the shelf brand new seems to be junk. Like I said in my original post, I've seen several pairs of Lee Dungarees new in the store with holes already in them (and not the kind that are "supposed to be there" that teenagers wear).

 

[shunsui]

+1 black 501's.

 

[AJ]

Another vote for Carhart jeans. I've been wearing them for 10 years, and won't buy any other jeans. Great durability.

AJ

 

[MrCoffee]

I've had good luck with Carharrt brand. They are known for their "duck" material jeans, but their blue denim is very durable. They even make double-front denim logger jeans. Since trying Carharrt about 10 years ago, I have not worn anything else.

+ 1 :thumbup: on this. Some of my Carharrt's are older then half the members of this forum Seriously, they make a great product. I wear a number of different brands, Levi's and such, but they wear much faster.

 

[Toucan Oasis]

I've had good luck with Carharrt brand. They are known for their "duck" material jeans, but their blue denim is very durable. They even make double-front denim logger jeans. Since trying Carharrt about 10 years ago, I have not worn anything else.

AMEN. I've been Carhartting since the late seventies.

 

[einsteinjon]

Bought a pair of Carhartt double front logger dungarees this morning. We'll see what happens...:thumbup:

 

[silenthunterstudios]

I found two pairs of Tommy Hilfiger jeans on sale at Burlington Coat factory. Very comfortable. However, after about ten runs through the washer and dryer, they practically fell apart. Now, I have one pair that is riddled with holes, those patches were used on the better pair of jeans. Absolute crap.

My ancient pair of Wranglers still fit, have still held up except for knee blowouts, which have been repaired.

As a "ahem" husky fellow, I am limited in my sizes. Walmarts Faded Glory for work pants aren't bad.

 

[Charlie Mike]

I am in love with Costco (Kirkland) jeans. I've worn them through welding school and still wear them. Also, the pockets have stood up great against lots of waved knives. The price is right at approx $12.

 

[wintermute]

Levis changed their cuts a few years ago and they don't fit me well any more. I noticed that back pocket thing too around the same time.

I've given up on finding great jeans and wear Old Navy most of the time, figuring they're cheap enough to replace on a regular basis. If I want something more durable, I'll get Gap jeans when they're on sale. Those things, though not AS well built as the Levi's, fit me better and don't have that back pocket tear problem.

 

[YayILikePie]

Second on the 501 Shrink-to-fits. They fit like a glove if you get the right size, and they sure as heck can take a beating. Initially, the feel can be a little rough, but with a few days of wearing, the 501s break in nicely.

 

[CID25]

I have to put in another vote for the Carhartts. Not the cheapest, but not too expensive either. Quality is excellent though, I have a really hard time buying anything else now

 

[Zero_Time]

I think we all need to email the major blue jean companies and complain about the product they put out as new. They look and feel worn out when bought and whats with the baggy stuff? They are blue jeans companies, right? How about a nice regular pair of carpenter pants? Not the ones they sell now with tree trunk leg cuts.

Ahemm... I hope you're talking about something other than what I THINK you are. I'll have you know that I keep myself in extremely good shape, and only when I'm under 10% body fat do a fair amount, by no means most, jeans fit my thighs. I have to resort to boot cut to even out the appearance, and to give my thighs some ROOM. Normal pants make me look like I'm trying to party in a San Francisco nightclub while drinking a pink umbrella'd drink.

Oh, and I'll further the Carharrts recommendation. Mine are pretty torn up, but they're about a year old, and I did my hardcore backpacking and other activities in them (they may be hot, but when you fall 3 feet off logs, headfirst, and your pants help slow the fall so you don't hit your head? The fact that there's just a small rip is fully worth it.

 

[shooter10]

Interesting reading, with one to me major surprise, that being anyone saying Faded Glory jeans were decent quality. I have worn Wranglers for years, but for some reason bought two pairs of Faded Glory for about the same as one pair of Wranglers, and they were absolute junk. The rear pocket area started to unravel after two days of wear, when washed on one pair, and the other was actually showing holes after the same, 2 days of wear, then running through the washing machine. After the second cycle of 2 days wear and a trip thorugh the washing machine, my wife cut them up, as being unfit for wear. Never again will I buy another pair of their jeans.
Now part of the problem, all denim today is made in India, or China, probably sewed in Bangeldesh, but the only thing done in the USA is sold and worn.
Prior to retiring, I spent 5 years working for a major denim manufacturer, who used to sell cloth to Levi Straus, Wrangler, Blue Bell, J.C. Penny, Sears, and many other top name cutting and sewing operations. I was able to get a remnant bolt of denim, had a set of seat covers made from it, and used them with total satisfaction for over 140K miles. The cloth most jeans are made of today would not last any of us a month as a driver's seat cover. You just can't make decent Chicken salad from Chicken sh-t.
Bill Clinton was the one who started the rush to off shore manufacturing which has left our Nation with high un employment, and little or no industry, but dependant on poor quality goods shoved at us by others. Then Bush could have slowed the rush for off shore work up, but did not, and now we will be lucky if in four years there is anyone still with some sort of a decent job in the USA, and we did it to ourselves. But that is OK, you can enjoy your "cheaper" but piss poor quality goods.

 

[Toucan Oasis]

Interesting reading, with one to me major surprise, that being anyone saying Faded Glory jeans were decent quality. I have worn Wranglers for years, but for some reason bought two pairs of Faded Glory for about the same as one pair of Wranglers, and they were absolute junk. The rear pocket area started to unravel after two days of wear, when washed on one pair, and the other was actually showing holes after the same, 2 days of wear, then running through the washing machine. After the second cycle of 2 days wear and a trip thorugh the washing machine, my wife cut them up, as being unfit for wear. Never again will I buy another pair of their jeans.
Now part of the problem, all denim today is made in India, or China, probably sewed in Bangeldesh, but the only thing done in the USA is sold and worn.
Prior to retiring, I spent 5 years working for a major denim manufacturer, who used to sell cloth to Levi Straus, Wrangler, Blue Bell, J.C. Penny, Sears, and many other top name cutting and sewing operations. I was able to get a remnant bolt of denim, had a set of seat covers made from it, and used them with total satisfaction for over 140K miles. The cloth most jeans are made of today would not last any of us a month as a driver's seat cover. You just can't make decent Chicken salad from Chicken sh-t.
Bill Clinton was the one who started the rush to off shore manufacturing which has left our Nation with high un employment, and little or no industry, but dependant on poor quality goods shoved at us by others. Then Bush could have slowed the rush for off shore work up, but did not, and now we will be lucky if in four years there is anyone still with some sort of a decent job in the USA, and we did it to ourselves. But that is OK, you can enjoy your "cheaper" but piss poor quality goods.

translation.
Another vote for Carhartt

 

[Lanza]

Check out Texasjeansusa.com.

 

[Skimo]

I've had good luck with Carharrt brand. They are known for their "duck" material jeans, but their blue denim is very durable. They even make double-front denim logger jeans. Since trying Carharrt about 10 years ago, I have not worn anything else.

best answer, Carharrts have been making good stuff forever.

 

[einsteinjon]

I've been wearing my Carhartt loggers for a few days now and am very impressed. They've only been washed once, so we'll see what happens (they are marked as made in Mexico). I may still try the Duluth Trading jeans, but I am quite happy with the Carhartts for the time being.