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mikebird

mikebird

Banned
How did it happen? It's not fair. Wear 'n' Tear

I have a history of spent trousers, which I really liked, but are now not wearable.

After all the miles of walkin & runnin, or maybe some sittin down, there are gaping holes in the seat, with threads hangin.

All the rest of the garment are in perfect conditions. I'm no seamstress
 
BlueDays

BlueDays

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^Do you have something like this near where you live?
You can pay someone to mend the holes in your beloved trousers.:)
 
vj288

vj288

not actually Fiona Apple
I came into the thread thinking the title was figurative not literal, silly me :rolleyes:

Clothes get old, this will result in ripping. I would think how you sit is more indicative of where the rips are than the sizes of body parts. Bike riding or doing other things that open your legs will cause rips in the pants bottoms, as it probably stretches them out a bit. Also if clothes don't fit correctly they don't last as long, causes awkward positions of sitting and may strain the fabric.
 
mikebird

mikebird

Banned
Duke Nukem's got no holes there.

I've got hundreds of pairs of jeans, lightweights, shorts, which i don't want to get rid of, cos i love 'em all. Maybe the holes aren't visible if i stand up, or sit upright.

Profound anatomy.

Maybe cos i wear boxers, and don't keep the meat in control, as a bra does...
 
Lowlight

Lowlight

Well-known member
The problem with civilian style clothing is that functionality is not at the core of its design. How it looks and the way you can market them is, a lot of times, the deciding factor. What you need to do my fine feathered friend is invest in some pants that will go the distance. A person should only have about 10 to 14 pairs of pants at all. A pair or three of dress / work pants depending if you work in an office environment or not. A couple of pair of jeans so when you go out you can look casual and blend in. The rest, of course, should be tactical clothing!

Lets first examine the pants of the BDU. BDU stands for “Battle Dress Uniform”, and they were the standard pants of the US military up until 2005. These pants are ones to behold. I prefer Propper brand BDU pants myself, though I have never had any of the TRU-SPEC stuff to compare it with. These pants are built with “function over form” as its mantra. First you get to pick what kind of material the pants are made of. “Battle Rip” which is a 65/35 Poly/Cotton Ripstop (Ripstop means there are little squares woven into the fabric that will catch and isolate a rip so it doesn't spread through the whole of the fabric) is a good all season pant. My preference for material is a 60% cotton / 40% polyester twill. This is a heavier weight material which is good if you live further up north. Moving on, the BDU has some other features like six pockets, a thick button fly, and waist tabs that work to cinch the waistline if the pants are too wide. BDU pants come in various colors like black, tan, tiger stripe, and woodland camo. The best thing about BDU pants are they are constructed with reenforced knees and a reenforced seat. This will help your wear and tear problem.

Even if you don't like the style you could just get one pair for heavier activity where you would more easily wear out your other pants. Put one pair into rotation and that is one day less of wearing out another pair of your more favorite pants.

Anyhow I'll stop going on about pants now. I hope you manage to find a solution to your problem.
 
FountainandFairfax

FountainandFairfax

in a VAN down by the RIVER
You're probably wearing the same pair too often. I frequently wear-out work pants like this because they don't get as much of a break in-between being worn.
 
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