A Letter From a Reader: Six Times in Three Weeks
I've Worn The Same Work Pants Six Times In Three Weeks. My Wife Asked If I Owned Anything Else.
I've worn the David Insulated Utility Pants six times in the last three weeks. Job site on Monday. Hardware store run Tuesday. Mowing the lawn Wednesday. Picking the kids up Thursday. A mate's barbecue Friday. Back on site Saturday.
What it is
Heavyweight cotton canvas, straight-leg with a slight taper, cargo pockets with button flaps, and a zip coin pocket for the small stuff. Not much to it, which is the point.
My wife asked me about it
She wasn't complaining — more curious why I kept reaching for the same pair when I've got four others in the wardrobe. I didn't have a good answer at first. Now I do: the others are either falling apart at the knee or too stiff to actually work in.
What changed in three weeks
- It doesn't wear out at the knee Six washes and a fair few crouches later, still no thin patches.
- The pockets actually hold things Button flaps mean nothing falls out when I bend down or climb a ladder.
- It doesn't look like a costume off-site Straight-leg cut with a slight taper — I don't have to change before picking up the kids.
If we were mates, I'd tell you to just get a pair. They come in three colours, and honestly the canvas only gets better after a few washes. Replace this with your own closing recommendation.
DAVID INSULATED UTILITY PANTS
Heavyweight cotton canvas with pockets that hold what you put in them. Sizes S to 5XL.
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See if your size is still in stockMark is a builder from Auckland who's been wearing Noah & Lily workwear since we started.
