Pants

[River Hill]

I was just wondering what type of pants to most of you guys wear when you mow. We normally just wear jeans, but they get hot in the summer time. We thought about going with khaki's, but I think the lightweight khaki's won't hold up and the heavyweight are probably just as hot as jeans. What do you guys think of sweat pants? Just some more things to think about as the season gets started.

[Youngster]

I thought everyone was a fool wearing long pants cutting grass. Then after I shot a few pebbles and pieces of sticks into my legs I learned my lesson! I normally wear jeans. Seem to be about the best I've found anyway.

[geogunn]

brians--I wear poplin BDUs. the army style pants with the leg pockets. they are light and durable. if you get wet they dry quickly. they are two or three layers thick in the knee area so you don't usually wear them through. they are current manufacture so they are available in several different colors. they match well with a nice tee shirt so you look presentable to your clients. good luck.<p>GEO

[sue]

I wear sweats, shorts, and levi's. sweats are compfortable, loose. just that the grass really sticks to them. but hey if you have a washer who care's right? good luck.

[richard]

blue or black combat pants...it's the only thing i don't rip to rags real fast

[little green guy]

combat pants that they sell at the army navy store are good or jeans

[dfor]

I wear work pants made by Dickies. They last a long time, and not as hot as jeans. And if I wear a nice shirt with them, it looks somewhat like a company uniform.

[thelawnguy]

I wear jeans-usually LLBean, they last a couple seasons for $30 a pop. Almost never wear shorts, got tired of going home with my legs cut up from sawgrass, or a batch of poison ivy kicked up from a trimmer.<p>Bill

[Bill c]

I take old jeans with holes in the knees and make my own shorts.

[cjcland]

shorts and only shorts, i will only wear pants when climbing trees, how many of you guys that wear long pants are sounth of the mason dixon line??? im sweating just thinking about it<p>----------<br>CJC Landscape Management<br>Winter Haven, Florida

[Dingo]

wear pants? haha your joking right. I will only wear shorts i brake a sweat just loading the trailer in the morning. I think i would have to get my clients to take me to the hospital if i had pants on all day. I go through atleast 3 work shirts a day

[Dingo]

yeah i think ill put some pants on the next time a jump into the back of the trailer to shovel some hot mulch out.

[manr]

Shorts is the only way to go <p>If your legs get all cut up you don't know how to trim. Sure I catch a rock in the leg now an then but what the heck. It only hurts for a little while.

[bw]

i mow only part time, and only where shorts and tennis shoes, if i go full time, i'll where some of those nike hiking boots and shorts, i rarely injure myself from stuff being kicked up.

[Mark]

In the early spring i wear sweats, then i wear shorts with logo, T-shirt with logo, and baseball style cap, later in the fall i go back to sweats. Its so hot and muggy where i am shorts is the only way to go, my legs do get a few cuts and scratches on them but no long jeans for me.<p>----------<br>Mark's Mowing Service<br>

[Mark]

In the early spring i wear sweats, then in late spring i go with shorts, T-shirt with logo, and baseball style hat with logo. It is just to darn hot and muggy where i am, my legs get alittle nicked but the shorts are well worth it.<p>----------<br>Mark's Mowing Service<br>

[southside]

I always wear long pants.Over here,snakes <br>are a real problem and I like to take <br>precautions in case I run into a Taipan or<br>something.I found that most of the rocks<br>and crap that shoots out from a trimmer<br>usually hits me in the face anyway.Im now<br>growing a beard. :)