Does Anyone Own Duluth Trading Company "Fire Hose Pants"?

[Blaine]

The look good in the ads...I thought I'd find a real life person that has them for a review....

[BrentD]

I have a work jacket made of the stuff. Quite tough. Not sure I would want it for pants though. Might take some serious breaking in.

[Blaine]

I have a work jacket made of the stuff. Quite tough. Not sure I would want it for pants though. Might take some serious breaking in.

Thanks....I was thinking of them as Pacific Northwest motorcycle pants, with polypropylene long johns.....

[BrentD]

Might work fairly well for that. The weave is a little course and may let in wind, but I've not noticed it on the jacket - which goes out a -20 F and colder.

[Pete44ru]

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I've only bought some wool hunting shirts from Duluth, so can only say that they don't sell poorly-made items.

Their comparitive (to L.L.Bean, Cabela's, etc) prices are very attractive.


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[Blaine]

I know Ms Boots loves that place.....

[wecsoger]

Interested in hearing comments.

I've got some Carhartts loggers pants for the bike which work well.

So saying, I've ordered couple things from Duluth and never not been satisfied with the quality.

I've watched them over the years...looks like they'll carry a brand for awhile, like the Ironclad gloves. If it sells, they gin up their own design, get it made over seas and take that on as their own product.

[magyars4]

I recently bought a pair of their on sale fire hose pants, I believe they were listed as pre-washed & softer than the standard weight.
So far I have found them to be well made and tough pants. they are also good looking.

[Malamute]

I know of a guy on another forum that wears them and swears by them. I think he said they are about all he wears.

[Ms Boots]

The look good in the ads...I thought I'd find a real life person that has them for a review....

They are like fr clothing which I have to wear to work everyday starting jan 1st, love the socks, wear nothing but the wool year around, chromer hats yes, and recently I got their fitted tank tops, I swear by duluth and if you don't like em, send em back

[Ms Boots]

I know Ms Boots loves that place.....

I sure do!!!

[Ms Boots]

I have a work jacket made of the stuff. Quite tough. Not sure I would want it for pants though. Might take some serious breaking in.

Thanks....I was thinking of them as Pacific Northwest motorcycle pants, with polypropylene long johns.....

I think they would work for you and when they come , Try them and if you don't like, send them back, they are great on returns, love that place

[soon 2 retire]

My SIL loves his firehose pants; he has both the regular and the fleece lined versions and is thinking of buying a couple more pairs. He refers to them as his GSD pants because when he wears them around home he, "GETS 'STUFF' DONE".


Bob in Friday Harbor

[MrMurphy]

I have one pair.

They are "NOT" hot weather wear.

For Pacific Northwest, Maine, Alaska, etc, anywhere that 50F is 'warm' they're great. If it's 80+ outside, you will be fairly miserable.


The good: Roomy. Excellent design. As Duluth says they "Have Ballroom". The cargo pockets will fit a 30 round M16 magazine and retain it during some fairly intense activity. There are pockets inside of pockets, flaps that velcro open or shut, etc. If you're beating the stuff out of your pants they will do very well. A friend who works construction has four pairs, after 2.5 years of every single day wear on job sites that shred other clothing he still has 3. Pair #4 succumbed to an unexpected explosion. Don't ask......


For hot weather, rough use wear, I wear Wrangler Riggs Ranger pants. Ripstop, same build (slightly thicker material) than the old summerweight BDUs. Like the Duluth pants they have Ballroom. Being ripstop, they are very tough. I've had four pairs of pants and two pairs of shorts last five years of effectively every day wear. For everything from range wear, hunting, construction, warehouse work, retail and corporate wear, they hold up. They are wearable (comfortably) in 100F+ temps as the ripstop breathes better than the Firehose stuff.

[Blaine]

This is good stuff....This must be a quality-prone, and reliable store.....I'm particularly impressed that I can get my inseam, which is pretty short. Usually, if I get a waist that fits my gut, the inseam is far too long....

[Rusty]

All the stuff I've seen from Duluth looks like quality stuff. I've been thinking about getting one of their lunchboxes.

[MrMurphy]

I was not a fan of their midweight cargo pants, the cut was far different (No Ballroom) than their normal Firehose pants.

But that was in '09 and they may have changed.

[wecsoger]

This is all interesting updates. By odd coincidence, just got one of their catalogs in the mail today.

I haven't tried their pants since I'm a big fan of Carhartts. (and a get a company discount at a local store)

But I do like their advertising for the "not cheap hotel syndrome"

Oh, and I just remembered, I have two of their vehicle seat organizers, one for the truck and one for the jeep. All faded from the sun, but still functional, for 10+ years old. One I have in the jeep is fraying at the top, but this is the third vehicle it's been in and who knows how many times the coffee thermos has rubbed across that seam.

[plowboy 45]

Pair #4 succumbed to an unexpected explosion. Don't ask


I can't help it, got to
Unless it was serious, and he got hurt, I take no pleasure in pain and grief
Just seems like there's a funny story here, hope so anyway, if not I hope he's doin well

[MrMurphy]

He's doing fine. He didn't get hurt.

However, he unexpectedly got to experience a 9-banger going off from about 1 foot away, when you're supposed to experience them from across a room as you hit it with an entry team.....


Even the Firehose material isn't totally fireproof and it did a number on them apparently.

Some flashbangs have a good bit more flash than others.