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I've been a big fan of Duluth's stuff. Their 'firehose" ones seem to be pretty long lasting for me.
https://www.duluthtrading.com/men/collections/fire-hose-workwear/mens-fire-hose-pants/
Thanks I'll check them out! They don't seem too expensive either
Mine have held up for years. I don't do construction stuff anymore so they're just daily wear jeans but they basically look new. Seams are all rock solid. A big selling point for me was the fit. They have all sorts of sizes. They have normal, semi stretch, strech, you name it. Plain jeans, cargo pants, slacks. A lot of the ones like the "firehose" ones have a gusset in the groin... so instead of just being sewn into a really thick seam that gets a lot of strain put on it... it has a flat diamond shape in the area that flexes and moves with you so it's a lot more comfortable especially if you squad down in them.
If you like cargo pants as well, they have actually useful pockets. They're made of the same material so they hold up pretty well and I really haven't had any issue with them ballooning out and getting in the way. Definitely been worth the price for me. They have sales every so often as well which is good. I usually just order directly off the site if I need some.
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Looks like its buy one get one half off right now actually 👍
They have a decent warranty on them as well. https://www.duluthtrading.com/content/no-bull-guarantee
Gusset is magic for making pants fit incredibly better than you expect.
I think I heard somewhere that they don't stand by their warranty as much as they used to. Can't confirm it myself though.
But probably around 10 years ago I did get to put the warranty to the test and I was impressed with it. I had one of their flannel shirts, and I wore it around a good bit for probably almost a year at the point this story takes place.
One day at work, I noticed that the seam down one side had started coming apart. I conveniently worked really close to one of the brick & mortar stores, so on my lunch break I swung over there wearing the shirt, showed them the seam, and they basically told me to just go grab a new one off the rack and that was it. Took the old shirt off and handed it over and walked out wearing the new one, no receipt, no paperwork, no hassle, it was a pretty great experience.
Still have that shirt a decade later and wear it regularly, it's obviously picked up a bit of wear over the years, but the seams all look good and the fabric still feels solid all-around.