Blue jeans

[RoadKingLarry]

Riggs workwear, I kind of like the contractor jeans. Relaxed fit a few extra poclets and the rear pockets are cordura lined. For dress up I go for the Wrangler 13MWZ pressed with a nice crease over well polished black cowboy boots.
Of late for working  around the shop and garden I have re-discovered bib overalls Dickies and Roundhouse work well for me.

[Perd Hapley]

Carhart?   Carhart?  Holy cow, I drive by their outlet on 44th Ave in Golden a lot.  Never thought of them for blue jeans.  I thought everything they made was in Colorado Clay Tan.

I often wish I had Carhart money.   

[Jocassee]

Don't know if this helps you, but I shrank from a 42x34 to a 38x34 in Old Navy sizes and all the sudden jeans fit me really well...

[280plus]

I often wish I had Carhart money.   

You get what you pay for. I beat the ever loving crap out of them and they last at least two years. Really, if the barrel didn't wear through the pocket they'd last me well over 3. I can't recall ever catching them on fire either. 

[seeker_two]

I gave up jeans after re-discovering the Columbia Rugged Outdoor Chinos. I have the opposite problem as you (large waist, no butt), and the Columbias are easy to adjust to any body type. And the material is tough as denim, but a lot lighter....great in the Texas summers (which last until December here)....

If you're still interested in blue jeans, look for a Wrangler Outlet store. You can get some great deals on jeans there....like $10-12 per pair or less....

[sanglant]

I have the opposite problem, compounded by the fact that I'm just over 6' 6" tall.  It is *really* hard to find fat man jeans with long leg.

Best jeans I've found anywhere are the house brand at Cabela's.  And I can actually get sturdy demin or canvas jeans that are long enough for about $20 a pair.  Sometimes cheaper when they are on sale.

If Cabela's has something you can wear, the price will be right and they are well-made.

if you have a hamrick's or dillard's locally, they normally have them. but if they don't sell well, just one or too pairs of each size in each color.(they're in a separate area, you might have to ask most times it's behind the men's section) otherwise try here. but there sizes seem random on each item. like on too different shirts in the same size one will be really loose, and on another it just barely fits.



oh and timberland pro, but they are really high. and walmart has dickie's to, but i don't know what sizes they make.

[Declaration Day]

I happen to like Wal-Mart's Faded Glory jeans.  They fit me very nicely and the price is right. 

They do live up to their name though, losing about 10% of their color with each washing. 

[sanglant]

and after 25 to 30 washings they just go down the drain so you don't have to throw them out.

[Ben]

and after 25 to 30 washings they just go down the drain so you don't have to throw them out.

See, Walmart DOES care about the environment...

[230RN]

Don't know if this helps you, but I shrank from a 42x34 to a 38x34 in Old Navy sizes and all the sudden jeans fit me really well...

<sotto voce> .... dirty rotten no-good mizzible cross-eyed illegitimate knock-kneed flat-footed doublecrossing dirty-fingernailed low down stinkin'....</sotto voce>

We-ell, gooo-ood for you!  Helped a lot.

[erictank]

Wal-Mart Faded Glory jeans are junk/trash/detritus/[insert denegrating description of choice]. They fit badly and wear worse.

Best deal going in jeans is, however, at Wal-Mart: Rustler Jeans (made by Wrangler, possibly as a Wal-Mart exclusive). They are real jeans, they fit well (not made only for skinny guys), and they wear very well. And they only cost 10 bucks a pair.

Wranglers and Rustlers here.  I do just fine buying them at Wally World, with only one problem - they practically *NEVER* have my size (currently 44W/32L).  They have literally every other size, including 48W/26L (honest to God, they had 3 pair last time I went!), but they are consistently out of my size.  When I wore 42W/32L, I could never find THOSE, but 44W/32L were plentiful, then it reversed when I gained weight and went up in pant size -  now that I'm dropping body fat and waist size again, I expect the 42's to drop out of sight again.

[41magsnub]

So buy them now as an incentive to keep at it!   

[Mabs2]

Wow, a bunch of cross dressers in this thread.
You guys aren't allowed to pick on me anymore.

[Tallpine]

Wow, a bunch of cross dressers in this thread.
You guys aren't allowed to pick on me anymore.

I have to buy "ladies" boots in order to get a narrow width (B).   

[seeker_two]

Wow, a bunch of cross dressers in this thread.
You guys aren't allowed to pick on me anymore.

...at least we wear pants.....

[Bigjake]

Another plug for Carhart jeans.  Higher end price at around 25-30 a pair, but just feel them compared to cheapo jeans.  The heft alone is impressive.  They're good and heavy,  and last easily 50% longer than the average Sam's club jeans.  I like Member's Mark ( Think that's the brand ),  they're comfy, but they fall apart if you beat on them.

[zahc]

Well, the thread's kind of drifted away from my priorities. My problem is fit, combined with the fact that off-the-shelf jeans keep getting increasingly 'fashionized', reducing my possible choices. Since I'm a sissy engineer type, durability isn't a great concern for me...I only wear jeans at work because that's what I've always worn, and I can fit knives/flashlights in the pockets and wear a real belt. I could easily wear non-jean-pants, but I have the same big-butt/thighs+nonfat waist problem with Docker type pants as with jeans. My problem with Dockers is that they have wimpy pockets and belt loops. I have some good-fitting cargo pants, but cargo pants are just a little casual for work.

When I bought a suit for job interviews, tailoring was included, and damn if those suit pants didn't fit just pretty nice. Suit pants are completely worthless for working in, though, so that's why I'm starting to think I should buy some jeans and have them tailored. I'm not sure if it's more expensive to get jeans tailored though.

[seeker_two]

Well, the thread's kind of drifted away from my priorities.

Harumph!....who died and made you OP?.... 

[Mabs2]

...at least we wear pants.....

I wear MAN pants.  All day long.
Even in my sleep.
So there.

[41magsnub]

I wear MAN pants.  All day long.
Even in my sleep.
So there.

Does your boyfriend know you stole them?

[seeker_two]

Does your boyfriend know you stole them?

Well said, sir....  

[Bigjake]

I wear MAN pants.  All day long.
Even in my sleep.
So there.

So, you're a MACHO  kind of man??  I think a certain vocal group has a song for ya    

[Stetson]

Carhart?   Carhart?  Holy cow, I drive by their outlet on 44th Ave in Golden a lot.  Never thought of them for blue jeans.  I thought everything they made was in Colorado Clay Tan.

I also noticed that the little army-navy store in Olde Town Arvada just off of Olde Wadsworth has Carhart stuff. 

I shall check that out next time I go past their outlet.

I get Dickies workpants at Wal-Mart and wear them to the office.  Only trouble with them is their damned belt loops are too small.   

And this seems to be true of all pants:  they put a belt loop right where the holster should hang.  Gr.

The Army-Navy store is expensive.  Fun, but pricey

[230RN]

^ True, it is a fun store.  But I don't bother comparing prices when I'm there simply because it's kind of a one-stop-shopping place and it's small enough that I don't need a phart cart to get around the store with.  Lotsa narrow little aisles full of goodies.

They do (or used to) sell ammo there.  Don't know if they still do, just haven't been down thataway in a while.

Terry, 230RN

[Stetson]

I didnt see any the last time I was in there(4 days ago), but I wasnt looking for it.  They are the only place I could find calcium carbide, so I bought 2 cans.