I used to be a Levi’s guy, as I had an uncle that worked for them his whole life and often passed me freebies as I was his sample size when I was younger. I noticed maybe 10-15 years ago that the fabric was noticeably lighter and that they didn’t wear nearly as long - but the prices weren’t any different.
At that point I went to name-brand Wranglers and have been far more pleased at the durability and longevity. I wear jeans for working, not a fashion statement. If they’re going to wear out prematurely, I’ll find others that won’t. -D > On Dec 24, 2019, at 12:28 AM, Curley McLain via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > Real Merkuns wear Blue Bell brands: Wrangler, Rustler etc. or bib overalls. > (or carrhart if you want to flash you used to have cash) > I wear wranglers. They have "outlet" stores all over. Or you can buy the > cheap ones without the W on the back pockets at places like wallyland. > I figure I get about 1 year out of a $17 pair. When I was in HS, Wrangler > supported the rodeo circuit, and Billy Minnick had his signature on Wrangler > cowboy cut and boot cut. They also fit well. > > Real men wear wranglers, (or carrhart) Pencil neck geeks and q ueers in NY > and SF wear le vis > > For Bibs, I've been getting Key, because that is the only brand I can find. > About $34, and they also last about 1 year of everyday wear. THe new ones > are Sunday Bibs, the next newest are Saturday Bibs. Then there are Everyday > Bibs, and when patched they become undercar work bibs. > > I've also had wrangler Khakis, and their tan work jeans that are sorta > competing with carrhart. The lightweight ones wear also about a year for > $14-15. I've not bought the heavy weight ones tht really compete with > carrhart. > > I will never buy anything made by Le vi, the commie lovers. When they made > a big deal of announcing they would not donate to the Boy Scouts, 20 yrs ago > or so, I swore off their overpriced crap. I never bought their overpriced > jeans anyway. They could have quietly quit supporting BSA, but rather than > that they attempted to inflict as much damage as they could to BSA. Screw > them! > > I never could justify the price of carrhart, but have considered them from > time to time. > >> Craig via Mercedes <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com> >> December 23, 2019 at 10:44 PM >> I have had different brands of blue jeans with various >> lengths of usable life and comfort of fit. >> >> Have any of you found a particular brand to wear longer >> than others? Fit better than others? >> >> How about places to buy them? Are the ones sold at Wally World worse >> quality than those sold at other places? How about Tractor Supply? >> >> >> Craig >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
