Fitters trousers

[AliGage]

I currently have a pair of Blakladers. But they have seen better days. Some of the wear holes are getting rather large and current weather is making then somewhat drafty.
Anyone got any recommendations on trousers? Some musts:

Need to have pad socks on the knees.
Ideally have rabbit ears in addition to many pockets.
Be available in a long leg. 34" minimum but ideally a 36".

 

[cam_low]

I'm in the same boat. One particular hole is very drafty although with the summer looming its quite refreshing on roger

 

[Ian]

Got some 'site' ones from screwfix, they were £30 and are doing well after about 3 months or so. Triple stitched in all the right places, have outer pad pockets and flappy pockets as well. Blaklader are the best IMO but at around £70 per pair, very expensive.

 

[Dougs Third Go]

I got some of these a couple of months back, they're fine and very comfy

Apache Black & Grey Holster Trousers Range | Power Tools Direct

 

[AliGage]

My Blakladers have lasted almost 3 years bri. Im reluctant to part with them. Ill put a couple of pics up when i get in from work tonight. But im having to be extra careful putting them on now. I've been on my knees that much that not only have a worn a 3" hole on the outer knee. Its also replicated on the other side of the pad on the inside.
But you're right they are expensive. But i suppose it will depend on how quickly i go through a cheaper pair because 3 years from a pair of work trousers used literally daily is bloody good.

Doug those ones would be ideally priced but i need a longer leg being 6'5".
I've been looking at Strauss. Anyone tried theirs?

 

[Bubblecraft]

Scruff's Pro's mate. I've went through them all & swear by these. Mind, it's the Pro's, not Trade's

 

[AliGage]

Do they do a long leg length?

 

[mattle40]

Snickers duratwill
Lightweight so you dont get so sweaty behind the knees but very tough too. Great sizes and if you get the proper size they won't split, I didn't realise I had been wearing the wrong size for ages and had a few split crotches lol
£50-60+vat

 

[High Peak Tiling]

TUFFSTUFF's trousers are brilliant.. pockets just in right place for stuffing full of spacers

 

[Ian]

Can't believe you've made a pair of trousers last 3 years Ali :lol: that's some achievement! The most I've ever managed is 12 months and they were in shreds by then.

 

[High Peak Tiling]

not much hard graft in the last 3 years then :lol:

 

[AliGage]

Can't believe you've made a pair of trousers last 3 years Ali :lol: that's some achievement! The most I've ever managed is 12 months and they were in shreds by then.

September 2009 i believe i Got them. I'll post a few pictures.

 

[Ian]

They've got months left in them yet :lol: a few repairs and they'll be fine :lol:

 

[AliGage]

I was thinking that. Was going to go back to being an eighties child chance get funky patches to repair all the holes.
Think i could get some tiling related ones from some of the manufacturers and sponsors?

 

[Time's Ran Out]

Jeans from George £5 and one of the wife's old bras for the knees - best when still warm .

 

[High Peak Tiling]

Jeans from George £5 and one of the wife's old bras for the knees - best when still warm .

:lol:

 

[trevortine]

Snickers floor layers for me, pricey but the best out there.

 

[Stef]

Got some 'site' ones from screwfix, they were £30 and are doing well after about 3 months or so. Triple stitched in all the right places, have outer pad pockets and flappy pockets as well. Blaklader are the best IMO but at around £70 per pair, very expensive.

ScrewFix are doing site beagle trousers £16.99 or 2 pairs for £22..

Bought 2 pairs the other day but they are slightly large so the boys got them to try on for size.

Need to order square trousers 32x32.

 

[tommyzooom]

Ali,
Which model of Blacklader trousers were they originally?
3 yrs is impressive, Snickers floorlayers last me 12 months

 

[AliGage]

I have no idea tommy. But there the ones which come with the mobile pocket on the side. With the plastic/transparent bit on it.
About £68 plus the VAT

 

[AliGage]

Sad but i was thinking about these trousers before bed last night. I think my OCD Might of played a part in why they haven't fallen to bits yet. As a good pair of work trousers can be quite costly i thought (however anal it might sound) that id list a few things this morning.
I have a pair of Levi 501's that I've had since 1996 and to look at them you wouldn't think they were more than a year or two old.
I think there's a certain amount of care you can take to look after your threads.

I never wash them at more than 30 degrees. Id sooner wash them twice than put them through a hot wash. Heat wears the stitching.

I never tumble dry them either for the same reason. Hang them fully open/unfolded on a radiator to dry.

I don't actually wash them as often as yet may think. Once a fortnight unless they get covered or extra filthy for whatever reason.

They don't ever get screwed up or thrown in the wash basket with the rest of the dirty laundry. When they need washing they get taken off and put straight in the machine.

And inline with the last above. I always fold them up. Same way every night. Don't leave them screwed up or dumped anywhere. Folded neatly and placed on the floor.

I also don't remove the pads when being washed either. And never iron them. All of this prevents extra wear on the material. Hence the reason its taken 3 years to put a hole in the knee!

I completely realise that this makes me sound anal but it works!

 

[Ian]

Kneeling on concrete floors is what ruins my knee pad pockets, it's normally the reason I have to buy a new pair due to the pads falling out.

 

[Peter]

After years of using Snickers I got a pair of Site trousers off screwfix for £34. Absolutely no difference in quality or material at all from Duratwills except slightly different pockets. Use them mainly when doing bathrooms then the Floorlayer trousers when on my knees all day.

 

[John Benton]

Sad but i was thinking about these trousers before bed last night. I think my OCD Might of played a part in why they haven't fallen to bits yet. As a good pair of work trousers can be quite costly i thought (however anal it might sound) that id list a few things this morning.
I have a pair of Levi 501's that I've had since 1996 and to look at them you wouldn't think they were more than a year or two old.
I think there's a certain amount of care you can take to look after your threads.

I never wash them at more than 30 degrees. Id sooner wash them twice than put them through a hot wash. Heat wears the stitching.

I never tumble dry them either for the same reason. Hang them fully open/unfolded on a radiator to dry.

I don't actually wash them as often as yet may think. Once a fortnight unless they get covered or extra filthy for whatever reason.

They don't ever get screwed up or thrown in the wash basket with the rest of the dirty laundry. When they need washing they get taken off and put straight in the machine.

And inline with the last above. I always fold them up. Same way every night. Don't leave them screwed up or dumped anywhere. Folded neatly and placed on the floor.

I also don't remove the pads when being washed either. And never iron them. All of this prevents extra wear on the material. Hence the reason its taken 3 years to put a hole in the knee!

I completely realise that this makes me sound anal but it works!

What's a washing machine? I just put mine in a basket and next time I see them they're clean and ready to wear again :hurray:

 

[High Peak Tiling]

What's a washing machine? I just put mine in a basket and next time I see them they're clean and ready to wear again :hurray:

:iamwithstupid: :lol: