Pants me! What do you wear? Non boat related.

[Jebtrois]

As noted, both Duluth and Carhartt make pants and overalls that accept slide in knee pads.
JEB

[Icarus]

Originally Posted by ben2go

Today it's a balmy 79*F/26*c and high humidity. I put on denim jeans and thought I was going to keel over. This has me looking into cheap light weight breathable long pants for the summer and working outside. Does anyone have any recommendations on brands of pants to try out? I don't need cargo type just some nice deep pockets for the day when I am flush with cash. Go ahead and laugh, I did. It would be nice to wear my 1.5 inch wide belt with them. Everything I'm finding seems to be nylon but when I try nylon it seems to stick to my skin really badly. I do sweat a lot and chafe when I work. Send me your links and ideas.

Seriously?

[ben2go]

Originally Posted by Icarus

Seriously?

Partly serious and partly sarcastic. I have health conditions that cause me to be heat sensitive. Having cancer twice made it worse. I use to make it into the 90sF before having issues. Now I can barely make to 80F without suffering heat exhaustion. I only have 80% lung capacity from having asthma and two bouts with pneumonia when I was younger.

[Dr. D]

REI

They have several pants which breath and do not cling to your skin. Also, some are marked UPF 50+. Same with shirts they sell.

To get the most UV protection, either very dark colors or very bright colors. Those absorb more of the UV rather than reflect it.

[The Resailman]

Not only am I an avid sailor but I'm an avid backpacker. I wear backpacking clothes while sailing almost exclusively. The easiest brand to recognize is Columbia but there's others. My personal favorite is Outdoor Research. Have you ever noticed that all the flats fisherman in Florida wear Columbia? There's a reason. Visit your local REI and you'll see a wide variety of clothing that'll keep you cool in hot weather.

[ikanode]

I like "Under Armour Men's Match Play Vented Pants". They're golf pants but I've only played golf once in my life. I've found them to be cool, durable and comfortable. If you hold them up to the light you can see lots of tiny holes in the fabric.

Here's their description:

Breathable mesh polyester body fabric is ultra durable & delivers superior ventilation
Material wicks sweat & dries really fast
Stretch engineered waistband for superior mobility & insane comfort

[dave6017]

Originally Posted by ben2go

Today it's a balmy 79*F/26*c and high humidity. I put on denim jeans and thought I was going to keel over. This has me looking into cheap light weight breathable long pants for the summer and working outside. Does anyone have any recommendations on brands of pants to try out? I don't need cargo type just some nice deep pockets for the day when I am flush with cash. Go ahead and laugh, I did. It would be nice to wear my 1.5 inch wide belt with them. Everything I'm finding seems to be nylon but when I try nylon it seems to stick to my skin really badly. I do sweat a lot and chafe when I work. Send me your links and ideas.

I really like Duluth dry on the fly, light weight and cool.

[timb7734]

I second Duluth trading, many options for durable pants. Also Wrangler shorts at WalMart or at wrangler.com.

[Linesledaft]

Originally Posted by BillKny

I live on a boat full time, and haven't owned a pair of jeans in 20 years. We generally sail to where it is warm, and keeping cool is way more important than style or keeping warm!

All of my favorite pants are Columbia PFG style pants. I find that cotton and salt water makes a pretty unpleasent combination. It sucks up lots of salt water, and then the water evaporates, leaving the clothing stiff, soggy, salty--and stinky.

Jeans are just terrible on a cruising sailboat. One pair of jeans can soak up a gallon of water, and it takes a tankful of water to get them clean, and then days of good weather to dry them.

Columbia PFG are nice. Under Armour makes some that are similar. Pretty much all I wear unless it is too hot for pants of any sort.

[skenn_ie]

Look for hemp.

[bradm85]

I love my Coolibar pants. Extremely light weight and SPF 50+. Plus if they get wet they dry almost instantly. Find them on Amazon.

[Ken Pole]

I have friends who cruise with hospital-style scrubs. Kinda pyjama-ish but they seem to work and some types come with deep pockets.

[Sofa King Fishy]

Columbia UV fishing pants. You can pick them up at an outlet store in the US for $30 or so. They’re comfortable, tough & dry very quickly.

[zengirl]

I haven't worn jeans in 30 yrs. I also shop at thrift stores and no guilt when throwing away. I buy 7 tops and 7 bottoms and at the end of the season since they well worn, I throw them out and start all over!

[searenity38]

Hospital scrubs