Re: [MBZ] OT: We talked about socks, how about blue jeans?

[Clay Monroe via Mercedes]

I have not purchased in three years, so am not sure how much change to fabric 
has taken place.  The trousers are made in a host of nations and I have found 
some plants do a poor job with QC.  The Canadian made 501 shrinks are top 
quality, with thick material, sturdy stitching and tight button holes.  Only 
thing to have “failed” was the label after five years.  

Once the jeans get super soft and fade out at the thighs, I demote them to 
“work” duty where they are assaulted with motor oil, chemicals, and yard work.  
Even then it takes a few years for that “fashion” distressed cuts to show up.  
I am too large for the resulting britches to fit the fashion forward set in 
Japan

clay 


> 
> I wear those, but wonder if I got a counterfeit pair last time (bought
> online from Walmart.com, which I assumed was safe from that). Either
> that or they may have started cutting back on the fabric quality.
> 
> Squatting to pick something up, the entire crotch ripped open. Not on a
> seam, in the middle of the fabric. Glad I was not going commando at the
> time! That pair were only a few months old when that happened.
> 
> Allan


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Re: [MBZ] OT: We talked about socks, how about blue jeans?

[Allan Streib via Mercedes]

Clay Monroe via Mercedes  writes:

> Since 1978 I have been using Levi’s 501 shrink to fit button fly.  Had
> a minor error time with designer jeans for a year in 1980, then
> returned to Levi’s 501.  There are four or five in rotation at a time.
> This gives them a lifetime wear of around 4 years.  Best fit I have
> found for any trousers to date for my lumpy form

I wear those, but wonder if I got a counterfeit pair last time (bought
online from Walmart.com, which I assumed was safe from that). Either
that or they may have started cutting back on the fabric quality.

Squatting to pick something up, the entire crotch ripped open. Not on a
seam, in the middle of the fabric. Glad I was not going commando at the
time! That pair were only a few months old when that happened.

Allan

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Re: [MBZ] OT: We talked about socks, how about blue jeans?

[Curley McLain via Mercedes]

That's un-American!


Clay Monroe via Mercedes 
December 24, 2019 at 3:42 PM
Since 1978 I have been using Levi’s 501 shrink to fit button fly. Had 
a minor error time with designer jeans for a year in 1980, then 
returned to Levi’s 501. There are four or five in rotation at a time. 
This gives them a lifetime wear of around 4 years. Best fit I have 
found for any trousers to date for my lumpy form


clay



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Re: [MBZ] OT: We talked about socks, how about blue jeans?

[OK Don via Mercedes]

My scraper is 1.5 " - but as you say, a very useful tool. I am usually
carrying a screw driver, torch igniter, pliers, and a pair of aviation
snips. Other tools rotate depending on the project at hand. I've found the
Duluth carpenter pants the best so far for working in the hangar/shop. They
fit well yet are loose, and stretch - never limiting movement.

On Tue, Dec 24, 2019 at 12:20 PM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

> I usually carry a 1" rigid blade scraper and pencils/pens when I am
> working.  A 1" rigid scraper is about the most useful tool ever
> invented.  If you have one it becomes a universal tool.
>
> --FT
>
> On 12/24/19 10:20 AM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes wrote:
> >> On December 24, 2019 at 8:48 AM Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >> Wranglers fit/feel better. El Mercado de Wal sells them cheap enough.
> Levi lost its way ages ago. Try carpenter pants, the fabric is a bit
> thicker and the fit is looser (loser) and they have the pencil/tool pocket
> and hammer loop for added utility. If you want to look like an old geek
> cargo pants are great!
> > That side pocket which is sized for a torpedo level works great for an
> iPhone SE or 5S.
> > 6S fits but it's a bit tight.
> > Might work for a larger phone with skinny 2:1 screen like a G6.
> > 5" 16:9 fits but can be hard to pull out quickly. 5.5-6" 16:9 just won't
> fit.
> > Feels much better than having a rigid smart phone in a front or back
> pocket.
> >
> > Torpedo level:
> >
> https://www.harborfreight.com/6-inch-level-with-magnetic-strip-37588.html
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Re: [MBZ] OT: We talked about socks, how about blue jeans?

[Clay Monroe via Mercedes]

Since 1978 I have been using Levi’s 501 shrink to fit button fly.  Had a minor 
error time with designer jeans for a year in 1980, then returned to Levi’s 501. 
 There are four or five in rotation at a time.  This gives them a lifetime wear 
of around 4 years.  Best fit I have found for any trousers to date for my lumpy 
form

clay


> On Dec 23, 2019, at 8:44 PM, Craig via Mercedes  wrote:
> 
> 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?
> 
> 
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Re: [MBZ] OT: We talked about socks, how about blue jeans?

[Floyd Thursby via Mercedes]

I usually carry a 1" rigid blade scraper and pencils/pens when I am 
working.  A 1" rigid scraper is about the most useful tool ever 
invented.  If you have one it becomes a universal tool.


--FT

On 12/24/19 10:20 AM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes wrote:

On December 24, 2019 at 8:48 AM Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes 
 wrote:


Wranglers fit/feel better. El Mercado de Wal sells them cheap enough. Levi lost 
its way ages ago. Try carpenter pants, the fabric is a bit thicker and the fit 
is looser (loser) and they have the pencil/tool pocket and hammer loop for 
added utility. If you want to look like an old geek cargo pants are great!

That side pocket which is sized for a torpedo level works great for an iPhone 
SE or 5S.
6S fits but it's a bit tight.
Might work for a larger phone with skinny 2:1 screen like a G6.
5" 16:9 fits but can be hard to pull out quickly. 5.5-6" 16:9 just won't fit.
Feels much better than having a rigid smart phone in a front or back pocket.

Torpedo level:
https://www.harborfreight.com/6-inch-level-with-magnetic-strip-37588.html

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Re: [MBZ] OT: We talked about socks, how about blue jeans?

[Floyd Thursby via Mercedes]

70s prices for Levis were like $20 or more, I remember my mom would let 
me get one pair a year.  A buddy of mine who was in a 9kid family 
borrowed a pair once in high school to go to a dance as he had nothing 
like that (and we were amazingly the same tall skinny size) and he was 
in absolute heaven.  I thought he was going to cry when he had to give 
them back.


But now you can buy a pair of Levis for about the same price almost 
50years ( wait, what?) on, so that says something about offshoring, 
onshoring, quality, etc. I guess.  I used to work with a guy who had 
been CFO for Levis when they were based in Seattle or somewhere out that 
way, he was an a*e but he had some interesting stories about that 
particular rag business.


--FT

On 12/24/19 10:05 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote:

I mean if you want to talk about bringing back American manufacturing you can't 
simultaneously pay 1970s prices for pants.
-Curt


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Re: [MBZ] OT: We talked about socks, how about blue jeans?

[Dan Penoff via Mercedes]

This:

> On Dec 24, 2019, at 10:23 AM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes 
>  wrote:
> 
> but the older I get the less I care about such things. 

I was at my local Ace Hardware the other day, keeping my money at home, and as 
I walked in and saw myself in the reflection of the front doors thought, “15-20 
years ago there’s no way I would have left the house looking like this.”

Yup. Just don’t care. Don’t like my Chevrolet T shirt with the big hole in the 
right armpit and my ratty cargo shorts?

Bite me.

-D



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Re: [MBZ] OT: We talked about socks, how about blue jeans?

[Rick Knoble via Mercedes]

I bought some used work jeans for working around the house and garage a couple 
years ago. Red Kap. 
They are very good. Not much of a fashion statement, but the older I get the 
less I care about such things. 

https://www.redkap.com/products/pants/jeans

Rick
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Re: [MBZ] OT: We talked about socks, how about blue jeans?

[Mitch Haley via Mercedes]

> On December 24, 2019 at 8:48 AM Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes 
>  wrote:
> 
> 
> Wranglers fit/feel better. El Mercado de Wal sells them cheap enough. Levi 
> lost its way ages ago. Try carpenter pants, the fabric is a bit thicker and 
> the fit is looser (loser) and they have the pencil/tool pocket and hammer 
> loop for added utility. If you want to look like an old geek cargo pants are 
> great!

That side pocket which is sized for a torpedo level works great for an iPhone 
SE or 5S.
6S fits but it's a bit tight.  
Might work for a larger phone with skinny 2:1 screen like a G6.
5" 16:9 fits but can be hard to pull out quickly. 5.5-6" 16:9 just won't fit. 
Feels much better than having a rigid smart phone in a front or back pocket. 

Torpedo level:
https://www.harborfreight.com/6-inch-level-with-magnetic-strip-37588.html

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Re: [MBZ] OT: We talked about socks, how about blue jeans?

[Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes]

They are often very expensive in some items also. I needed some trailer wheel 
bearing caps and theirs were $20. At Atwood’s our local farm chain place they 
were around $8.

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> On Dec 24, 2019, at 9:03 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes 
>  wrote:
> 
>  I dislike Tractor Supply on principle, they sell some of the worst garbage 
> available. Their house branded tools especially.
> I'm wearing All American Clothing Company jeans almost exclusively. Made in 
> USA, and not that much more expensive than shipping jobs overseas.
> I walk the walk on the Made in USA thing. I can wear an entirely Made in USA 
> outfit with the exception of a coat and that'll change the next time I'm due 
> to buy one.
> -Curt
> 
>On Monday, December 23, 2019, 11:45:21 PM EST, Craig via Mercedes 
>  wrote:  
> 
> 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
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Re: [MBZ] OT: We talked about socks, how about blue jeans?

[Curley McLain via Mercedes]

Actually, I thought the cheaper Wrangler cuts have been made from better 
cloth the past 10-15 years.  There was a while when they would tear 
easily, but the ones I've had lately have not.  They usually wear 
through at the thighs. Pre-2000 they'd wear through at the knees.  The 
thin denim is in the Key Bibs.   It seems to keep getting thinner.  But 
I like all the pockets for trades work.




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Re: [MBZ] OT: We talked about socks, how about blue jeans?

[Curt Raymond via Mercedes]

 Man I must be buying at the wrong place, I haven't seen jeans under $30 in 20 
years. I used to be pleased to buy irregular Wranglers for $25.
At that price you know you're sending your money offshore right? I mean if you 
want to talk about bringing back American manufacturing you can't 
simultaneously pay 1970s prices for pants.
-Curt

On Tuesday, December 24, 2019, 8:37:06 AM EST, Mitch Haley via Mercedes 
 wrote:  
 
 
40 years ago, $20 Sedgefield (Wrangler's premium brand) were substantially 
better than $12 Wranglers.
They fit better (more human shaped but less efficient use of material), the 
material was heavier and more densely woven, and the seams were triple or 
quadruple stitched. And those 1980 Wranglers were better than today's Wranglers 
IMO.

Now I'll just wear $20 Wranglers or $30 Dickies or sometimes Carhardts. 
I buy the Wranglers when they're on sake for $15 or less. They're fine for 
casual wear, but they snag/tear easily if you're around exposed nails or 
thorns. Wore a brand new pair to my parents house, mom need a light bulb 
changed. 
I didn't notice her ladder had a small nail head sticking out, and poked a hole 
in my Wranglers. I darned it and still wear them 2 years later, but I don't 
think Carhardts would have ripped in the first place. 
Wouldn't buy crappy imported $50 Levis even if I hadn't started boycotting 
Levi/Dockers/etc in the 1990s.

Mitch.

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Re: [MBZ] OT: We talked about socks, how about blue jeans?

[Curt Raymond via Mercedes]

 I dislike Tractor Supply on principle, they sell some of the worst garbage 
available. Their house branded tools especially.
I'm wearing All American Clothing Company jeans almost exclusively. Made in 
USA, and not that much more expensive than shipping jobs overseas.
I walk the walk on the Made in USA thing. I can wear an entirely Made in USA 
outfit with the exception of a coat and that'll change the next time I'm due to 
buy one.
-Curt

On Monday, December 23, 2019, 11:45:21 PM EST, Craig via Mercedes 
 wrote:  
 
 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

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Re: [MBZ] OT: We talked about socks, how about blue jeans?

[Meade Dillon via Mercedes]

I bought my Vertx pants around 2010 or so.  Nine years of service long
enough for you?  The price is rather steep, some re-sellers will have a
sale now and then for 20% off or so, but given the long life, I'm not going
to hesitate too much when I buy some replacement pairs.
-
Max
Charleston SC


On Tue, Dec 24, 2019 at 9:39 AM Meade Dillon  wrote:

> I really like Vertx cargo pants, because the cargo pockets are more
> discrete and perfect for carrying a smart phone and a small notebook.  I
> wear these with a nice shirt to work (unless I need to wear a jacket and
> tie, then I put on real dress slacks).
>
> https://vertx.com/f1-vtx8001-nv
>
> It looks like they have replace the model I bought with the linked
> version.  I bought six pairs of the originals in three different colors,
> and still have all six.  The two that I wore most often are starting to
> fray and come apart a little but are still very serviceable.  Mine are a
> poly-cotton blend, so wash and wear.  The additional cargo pockets are the
> big sell for me, plus they look smart enough to wear at work and other
> places that blue jeans would not be appropriate.
> -
> Max
> Charleston SC
>
>
> On Mon, Dec 23, 2019 at 11:45 PM Craig via Mercedes 
> wrote:
>
>> 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
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Re: [MBZ] OT: We talked about socks, how about blue jeans?

[Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes]

I usually buy the $9 ones at Atwood’s. I also recently bought a couple of pairs 
of cheap wranglers and rustlers at Wally World recently. 

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> On Dec 23, 2019, at 11:28 PM, Curley McLain via Mercedes 
>  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 
>> 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?
>> 
>> 
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Re: [MBZ] OT: We talked about socks, how about blue jeans?

[Meade Dillon via Mercedes]

I really like Vertx cargo pants, because the cargo pockets are more
discrete and perfect for carrying a smart phone and a small notebook.  I
wear these with a nice shirt to work (unless I need to wear a jacket and
tie, then I put on real dress slacks).

https://vertx.com/f1-vtx8001-nv

It looks like they have replace the model I bought with the linked
version.  I bought six pairs of the originals in three different colors,
and still have all six.  The two that I wore most often are starting to
fray and come apart a little but are still very serviceable.  Mine are a
poly-cotton blend, so wash and wear.  The additional cargo pockets are the
big sell for me, plus they look smart enough to wear at work and other
places that blue jeans would not be appropriate.
-
Max
Charleston SC


On Mon, Dec 23, 2019 at 11:45 PM Craig via Mercedes 
wrote:

> 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?
>
>
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Re: [MBZ] OT: We talked about socks, how about blue jeans?

[Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes]

Wranglers fit/feel better. El Mercado de Wal sells them cheap enough. Levi lost 
its way ages ago. Try carpenter pants, the fabric is a bit thicker and the fit 
is looser (loser) and they have the pencil/tool pocket and hammer loop for 
added utility. If you want to look like an old geek cargo pants are great!

I have some bibs somewhere I need to dig out. 

All this is predicated on not giving a sh*t about being a fashion statement. 
Except maybe if you wear proper boots, then you might need to rethink all that 
a bit. 

--FT
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> On Dec 23, 2019, at 11:45 PM, Craig via Mercedes  
> wrote:
> 
> 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?
> 
> 
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Re: [MBZ] OT: We talked about socks, how about blue jeans?

[Mitch Haley via Mercedes]

40 years ago, $20 Sedgefield (Wrangler's premium brand) were substantially 
better than $12 Wranglers.
They fit better (more human shaped but less efficient use of material), the 
material was heavier and more densely woven, and the seams were triple or 
quadruple stitched. And those 1980 Wranglers were better than today's Wranglers 
IMO.

Now I'll just wear $20 Wranglers or $30 Dickies or sometimes Carhardts. 
I buy the Wranglers when they're on sake for $15 or less. They're fine for 
casual wear, but they snag/tear easily if you're around exposed nails or 
thorns. Wore a brand new pair to my parents house, mom need a light bulb 
changed. 
I didn't notice her ladder had a small nail head sticking out, and poked a hole 
in my Wranglers. I darned it and still wear them 2 years later, but I don't 
think Carhardts would have ripped in the first place. 
Wouldn't buy crappy imported $50 Levis even if I hadn't started boycotting 
Levi/Dockers/etc in the 1990s.

Mitch.

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Re: [MBZ] OT: We talked about socks, how about blue jeans?

[Dan Penoff via Mercedes]

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 
>  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 
>> 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
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Re: [MBZ] OT: We talked about socks, how about blue jeans?

[Curley McLain via Mercedes]

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 
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

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Re: [MBZ] OT: We talked about socks, how about blue jeans?

[OK Don via Mercedes]

I've had very good fit and wear from the LL Bean jeans, but I bought them
before the current generation cut quality to increase profits. I don't know
that they are any good anymore, but then again, since these are still going
strong after ten or more years, I don't really know.

On Mon, Dec 23, 2019 at 10:45 PM Craig via Mercedes 
wrote:

> 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?
>
>
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[MBZ] OT: We talked about socks, how about blue jeans?

[Craig via Mercedes]

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

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