Need new pants and belts.. maybe, any ideas???

[Riot]

Here's the story:

Have worn carheart jeans for going on 17 years now.

I switched because I was wearing out Levi's and wranglers every year.

I have carhearts that have held up too heavy use for 3+ years and am happy with sticking with them.

However, I'm curious if there are better pants (cargo cut is preferred) like the 5.11 or another brand.

I can get carhearts for under $35-40 and don't want to spend a ton more but would like something that won't fall apart while wearing a 1911 and 2 mags on my belt.


ALSO, most of the nice gun belts won't fit in the loops on my jeans so I'm stuck wearing sub par belts.

I wouldn't mind some suggestions on belts either.

Thanks, Y'all .

Carhartt makes some very good cargo pants that are very comparable to 5.11/Underarmor namebrand stuff without paying the premium pricetag.

Amazon.com: Carhartt Men's Cotton Ripstop Relaxed Fit Work Pant: Casual Pants: Clothing

I use these to teach on the range and for Defensive Tactics. Usually all those hyped up Propper/MilSpec brands blow out the crotch when I squat or tear out the knees and aren't truly rip-stop in any sense of the word, but these are. They're listed as "construction" pants and I love them. They will shrink a bit in the wash due to the cotton/poly blend so I recommend getting one size bigger just for that purpose.

 

[11Charlie]

You mean you're looking for a 36 x 36? If so, check the sizing on the Stryke pant. They make um in 36 x 36.

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I wish LOL. I can find inseam's of 36 all day problem is you add the waist and It gets tough. waist is a 44 and a 46 is I want room to carry IWB

 

[mkwerx]

I wish LOL. I can find inseam's of 36 all day problem is you add the waist and It gets tough. waist is a 44 and a 46 is I want room to carry IWB

I feel your pain. Once upon a time I wore 36" inseam pants (mostly because my inseam ran closer to 35", and 34's looked like high waters) and had a hell of a time finding them. You can get 36" inseams, but they always seemed to be for beanpole guys - not a problem when I was a 36x36 - but when the belly began to grow, I couldn't find pants with any regularity after going above 40" waist.

I gave up and went to 34" inseams on non-tailored pants, and tend to stick to higher cut shoes and boots so it doesn't look as stupid I still don't have much luck finding off the shelf pants in a 34 inseam above a 42" waist, again "Big & Tall" really means "tall & skinny" or "short & fat" - not many options for tall fat guys. Amazon has been my friend.

The thing I like about the 5.11 pants, the way they are cut, 34's look fine on me when I wear normal low top shoes (which is rare) - the extra crotch room they have is nice. I used to wear Dickie's a lot, and if they make a cargo pant, I'd buy some - I liked my dickies. I just got tired of having a sore butt and back pain from sitting on my wallet all day.

I do have some other cargo pants in rotation for dirty jobs, or "woods pants" - Columbia Sportswear, Cabela's, Wrangler - Propper BDU type pants - none are as comfy as the 5.11's, but the Columbias are as rugged. I've got some of their canvas / cotton duck cargos that I've had for years, beat the crap out of, and they're still going strong. They're stained up and have epoxy spots on them now from when I built my boat - so they're beater pants, but they're still good.

 

[Mikej]

Wifey wears mens Dickie's. You can get them online in many more styles and sizes than in stores, cheaper too.

 

[Joe13]

My problem is that I have a 34" waist and a 35"-36" inseam.

!!! We need to get you eating more - your making the rest of us look bad.

 

[11Charlie]

!!! We need to get you eating more - your making the rest of us look bad.

Right

 

[Joe13]

Carhartt makes some very good cargo pants that are very comparable to 5.11/Underarmor namebrand stuff without paying the premium pricetag.

Amazon.com: Carhartt Men's Cotton Ripstop Relaxed Fit Work Pant: Casual Pants: Clothing

I use these to teach on the range and for Defensive Tactics. Usually all those hyped up Propper/MilSpec brands blow out the crotch when I squat or tear out the knees and aren't truly rip-stop in any sense of the word, but these are. They're listed as "construction" pants and I love them. They will shrink a bit in the wash due to the cotton/poly blend so I recommend getting one size bigger just for that purpose.

Those are sharp looking pants, i like the pocket locations.

Looks like if I want anything better then im wearing now them I'm going to have to go into the $50 range.

 

[Joe13]

Well this thread has been very helpful.

Unfortunately, there have been so many great suggestions that I may end up with a pair of each kind and wear them for a year before I land on what I like the best

 

[L84Cabo]

!!! We need to get you eating more - your making the rest of us look bad.

Hahahahahahahaha! I'll do my best man! ;-)

 

[Nick Burkhardt]

I have been looking at getting one of these belts Leather Gun Belt (14oz)   with Steel Core

Anyone have a Bigfoot belt? How is the quality and sizing?

 

[BillGabby1]

Well this thread has been very helpful.

Unfortunately, there have been so many great suggestions that I may end up with a pair of each kind and wear them for a year before I land on what I like the best

If you can afford it do it, or at least try a couple for starters.