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x1000Bums t1_irww4ne wrote

I like the LL bean chamois shirts, they were constructed of an 8oz cotton fabric, it might not be 8oz any more though.

Carhart double front loggers and duluth firehose pants have been go to work pants in my industry, but the secret truth is the dickies double fronts last just as long if not longer. I still have a pair of dickies pants and workshirt from my first year on the job that have lasted longer than half a dozen pairs of carharts. I also have a coleman shirt that has lasted me forever, but i dont know what its called or where to get another. Oh, Key and Hickory are another two brands ive found to be really affordable and make good work clothes.

Ive also had great luck with the 5.11 ripstop tac pant, but beware, i blew out the crotch of a non-ripstop pair right away.

In summary: LL bean, carhart, duluth, 5.11 are solid and will run ~$60 in the USA. But dickies, key, and hickory will get you just as far imo for half the price.

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agent_flounder t1_iry0z2f wrote

I've been liking the Dickies pants I've gotten lately. Will have to see how it goes in a few more years. I got em after multiple failures of wrangler jeans, even new ones. Either they were counterfeit or the quality went into the crappy lately.

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_SlowRain_ OP t1_iry6ssk wrote

The Carhartt WIP and Dickies fashion divisions (not their workwear line) are available here. Do you know about their quality?

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x1000Bums t1_iry84tu wrote

I dont know, sorry. I just looked up carhartt wip and i guess its a european market offshoot that started making their own clothes in 1994. So its carhartt in name but im not sure if its the same stuff.

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