What workwear do I use?

[@ryk3899]

"Pants". What part of America is Gosforth in again? 😂

[@therotundrider2456]

@ryk3899 in the north of England we refer to trousers as pants. And then underpants, or boxers. Hope this clears up your confusion.

[@dougieranger]

@@ryk3899 I know!! 😂

[@erelpc]

@@dougieranger check above comment for explanation.

[@vandammesque]

Troozaz!

[@0skar9193]

A load of pants if you ask me.

[@pinkplonker8776]

I left the military 11 years ago - still wearing the kit. Free clothes work for me!

[@sudo_nym]

Stick some foam padding in the pencil pockets so the pencils stick up further

[@aaronbell8527]

Or just get dewalt ones or a pica 😜

[@Oli_Hudson]

I used to wear the cheap stuff, then a few years ago bought some Engelbert Strauss workwear, and then found you get what you pay for! It is way better in every way!

[@davidhull2060]

For jackets, fleeces etc. I like Dewalt and Scruffs, Dewalt and Stanley for tee shirts and polos, Dewalt workboots, Asda cushioned work socks and Lee Cooper elasticated belt. I have found pretty much every brand of workpants to be literally 'pants'.....uncomfortable, pockets in the wrong places, never enough room for a gentleman's 'tackle' and far too prone to slipping down at the back and exposing the dreaded builders crack...when a chap reaches a certain age the glutes tend to shrink a bit and too many beers and sneaky Kfc lunches mean one's waistline isn't as small as it should be and things start to slip! I can't work in trousers that are covered in pockets and full of stuff...I'm too old and fat. I like cheap Asda jeans....they fit me, they're cheap, quite hard wearing and easy to patch up with offcuts from the previous worn-out pair. Knee pads are the most uncomfortable idea ever to spring forth from the imagination of man....I'll wear them if I have to, but I'd rather kneel on a foam pad. As for gloves, I use the same ones as you from screwfix....I do have a very posh pair of riggers from Ejendals which are a good close fit for me, and I like Mechanix framers gloves for work that requires a bit of dexterity. And having said all that, I have a swanky set of Festool clothes that get worn once in a blue moon if I need to make an impression on somebody....like the in-laws 🤣

[@rossMIE]

Your bang on with trousers, im in good shape but have the same problems. I was thinking about designing some better ones! And belts are a nightmare

[@dougieranger]

DeWALT trousers are brilliant. Great fit and the pockets are in the right place. The pencil pockets are all slanted so you can easily access your Tracer, Prop Pencil, 150mm ruler, bit holders, etc etc.

[@SqwarkParrotSpittingFeathers]

Sitting here at home on the settee on a day off wearing Aldi workwear trousers that were reduced. Had them a couple of years cost, £4:00. Best I’ve got. Wearing a cheap pair of Dewalt Boots I bought a couple of weeks ago, B&Q for £30. £39 in Screwfix, which didn’t seem to make sense. Dewalt boots are so comfortable.

[@racinghome657]

Any chance April Wilkerson can do a video showing us her "pants".

[@garryritson7712]

Great little video, gloves that I love are those maxiflex from wicks. I'm a heating engineer doing installs. Brilliant

[@Joe90V]

American workers take this to a new level, with custom webbing, usually with braces, and with a few thousand dollars worth of power tools hanging off 😳

[@robertbethell]

I'm a handyman and I wear dungarees! People laugh but they are so comfortable to work in and no risk of builders bum! 😅

[@gingerelvis]

Gripper gloves and riggers are the workhorses. I have those red pvc dipped cotton gloves for wet work,clearing drains and gutters etc. I also wear disposable nitrile gloves a lot for painting (gloss mostly), anything with filler, PU glue, expanding foam all the stuff thats a pain to get off your hands and anything I want to keep grease free when finishing. For those of us fortunate enough to still have hair hats are great for keeping all the crap out it, well most of it anyway.

[@shaun30-3-mg9zs]

Good tips on work wear and where to buy it. Happy Christmas Andy to you and yours

[@andyc972]

Thanks Andy, interesting to hear what people find good or not, I have some work trousers but don't wear them much I find all the pockets annoying, much like cargo trousers that catch on everything I just have about 4 pairs of navy Chinos at various stages of decrepitude ! I have found the Tilsatec cut resist gloves from Screwfix to be good, better than the basic dipped gloves and a bit thicker, they also go up to 2XL which is good for those of us with big hands, I can never find riggers that I can actually get on ! I also have some nice goatskin welders gauntlets which are great for thorny garden work and much cheaper than the crazy expensive garden gauntlets.

[@dizzy2020]

It's winter - Lidl are doing their lined work pants again this weekend (last before Christmas) - they're £12.99 and worth EVERY PENNY - trust me on that Their regular work pants are also usually good but I've not seen them in AGES - last pair I had outlasted a pair of Scruffs which cost THREE TIMES as much!

[@ryk3899]

@@dizzy2020 *trousers

[@TeeTee-zm2re]

Pants are what you wear under trousers in England

[@tasdasd3856]

One thing that really jumped out at me coming from North America to Europe is the work pants having the large external hip pockets. While I haven't worn them, moved to a desk job from a construction field engineer, it seems like a much better solution then the typical jeans type pockets we have on all pants in North America.

[@Thepourdeuxchanson]

You don't wear the cargo pants you can buy anywhere?

[@dwp1970]

Hestra Job makes a nice leather glove for yard work both insulated and non, not cheap but good value for the money. The leather is very helpful when using a burn barrel.

[@paulprescott7913]

I use the Dewalt pro stretch, they side pockets. But rather frustratingly not a rule pocket.

[@jennyc7033]

Next stop fashion influencer 😂

[@Quaker521]

Nice insight to your work gear. I tend to alternate between a full leather work glove or a cut resistant grippy glove. Cheers.

[@S.JCarpentry]

I really like the tuffstuff workwear. It's really reasonable priced and ofter comes up cheaper than the screwfix stuff. The work trousers I have are like walking trousers but with the extra tool/pen pockets. The stiching doesn't come undone like it does with the dewalt ones

[@soul146]

If anyone is going for Dewalt boots i'd recommend going for brown ones, no idea why but black ones give me such awful blisters but the brown ones are comfortable straight out the box. Perhaps to do with material, but i'll never go for black ones again even though i spent more money on them than i would any of brown ones i owned. May sound silly, but if you're on your feet all day, then crying when have to throw them on the next morning for another full day in hell aha

[@LS-gk4zc]

I bought cheap Site trousers for outside DIY & garden work. The pockets are all too small, none big enough to hold a smartphone. There is a hammer loop which ive not needed. Will be checking pocker size if i buy any others.

[@davidmarsden9800]

I never see any work trousers at 3XL despite the amount of larger sized tradesmen about and most places don't have any above 42" or 44" waist. I have had to find specialist larger clothing websites instead. Site stuff is usually good except for clothing sizes.

[@aaronbell8527]

Maxi flex best gloves on the market always on offer in wicks

[@Monkeh616]

On gloves, if you're looking for something fairly tactile for light use, I've had a lot of joy out of the 'Olba' gloves from TS. They don't last all that long but I can pretty much forget I'm wearing gloves. I also rather like the Showa 306, which are pretty much waterproof. Sadly, the only local place I can get them is Screwfix at a fairly eyewatering £11 a pair.

[@Pete.Ty1]

👍👍👍. Thanks Andy

[@jayc1140]

I always find them sorta work boots more what you’d find in Topman now😂

[@El-Fox]

Карман для карандашей элементарно исправить. Прошить выше на 1-2 см от нижнего края

[@offbeatwarble]

Did you have to have knee op due to work? Was it long recovery?

[@leerolfe5332]

Flap pocket work trousers are so "cringe" now though what with anyone who picks up a screwdriver doing some shelves at home having a pair on 🤮 With your other complaints that's because you have lucky bag trousers on. Spend another £40 on some nice Engelbert Strauss and problem solved.

[@dominicdodd9759]

As you say, the so called 'designers' of these trousers have never even spoken to tradesman/person about requirements, let alone had to use them for a real job - not sitting in front of a screen. I used to buy more expensive brands but now - like you - have settled on Sit :Use for a year and throw away when knackered. Biggest bug-bears are 'bottom loading knee pads (wtf?), holsterd pockets without dividers, and knees that shred after a few months crawling around floors.

[@raydunn3501]

Don't tell the Mrs you've been sunbathing Andy,,,or shell make you do the washing up tonight,,, i just get chwap gloves from Home Bargain 99p throw away when they get knackered

[@iamrobfromcardiff5515]

They’re not pen pockets, they’re for screwdrivers I.e. electricians set.

[@paulrobinson3042]

Trousers not pants

[@erelpc]

@@paulrobinson3042 that's how it is up north.

[@TeeTee-zm2re]

​@@erelpcyou call trousers pants in the north of England?

[@erelpc]

@@TeeTee-zm2re most do. Not me, I'm not from up north

[@sudo_nym]

Taramasalata 😅

[@mrtiabrown]

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