preschooler's pants

Are preschoolers intrinsically hard on pant's knees or is mine unique?
3 out of 7 days in the past week, my 4.5 year old has put holes in the
knees of her pants. Now in the defense of the pants, most of them are
two years old (this is the second year of her wearing these pants).

I guess I need to figure out where to buy pants again.
Karen G

I would imagine that most preschoolers probably spend a lot of time on
their knees. I can vividly remember that as a young girl all my pants
had colorful patches on the knees that my mom had sewed on. At the time,
I thought they were cool!

Anna




Karen G wrote:

Are preschoolers intrinsically hard on pant's knees or is mine unique?
3 out of 7 days in the past week, my 4.5 year old has put holes in the
knees of her pants. Now in the defense of the pants, most of them are
two years old (this is the second year of her wearing these pants).

I guess I need to figure out where to buy pants again.
Karen G

In article , Karen G says...

Are preschoolers intrinsically hard on pant's knees or is mine unique?
3 out of 7 days in the past week, my 4.5 year old has put holes in the
knees of her pants. Now in the defense of the pants, most of them are
two years old (this is the second year of her wearing these pants).

I guess I need to figure out where to buy pants again.
Karen G


Two words:


Land's End.

Banty

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Banty wrote:

Two words:

Land's End.

Are they really more sturdy? Someone else told me Gap jeans last well,
but Ryan has put holes in his in no time.

--Robyn (mommy to Ryan 9/93 and Matthew 6/96 and Evan 3/01)

In article , Robyn Kozierok says...

In article ,
Banty wrote:

Two words:

Land's End.

Are they really more sturdy? Someone else told me Gap jeans last well,
but Ryan has put holes in his in no time.

--Robyn (mommy to Ryan 9/93 and Matthew 6/96 and Evan 3/01)


What Land's End offers are pants which are double-kneed as well as being made of
tough fabric. We like the 'cargo climbers', which have the double-knee
incorporated with the whole style pretty well.

Banty

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Banty wrote:

What Land's End offers are pants which are double-kneed as well as being made of
tough fabric. We like the 'cargo climbers', which have the double-knee
incorporated with the whole style pretty well.


I guess the question is whether or not the fabric is really any tougher
than other jeans, because the double-knees don't really gain me much.
They boys don't care if their jeans have holes in them; *I* care about
them going to school in holey jeans, and it seems that the pants would
look just as unpresentable if they had double knees so the holes were
"only" on the outer layer.

And of course, with no sales on, they cost more than twice what Wranglers
cost at KMart, so they'd have to last more than twice as long for me to
feel the money was well-spent.

How adjustable is the waist with the built-in belt? Very few styles come
in slim, which is the best fit for all my boys.

--Robyn

In article , Robyn Kozierok says...

In article ,
Banty wrote:

What Land's End offers are pants which are double-kneed as well as being made of
tough fabric. We like the 'cargo climbers', which have the double-knee
incorporated with the whole style pretty well.


I guess the question is whether or not the fabric is really any tougher
than other jeans, because the double-knees don't really gain me much.
They boys don't care if their jeans have holes in them; *I* care about
them going to school in holey jeans, and it seems that the pants would
look just as unpresentable if they had double knees so the holes were
"only" on the outer layer.

You can carefully rip out the top layer. The main problem is that the
second-layer fabric looks too new against the surrounding. But my boy dind't
care.


And of course, with no sales on, they cost more than twice what Wranglers
cost at KMart, so they'd have to last more than twice as long for me to
feel the money was well-spent.

Sure there are sales - watch for the overstocks sales.


How adjustable is the waist with the built-in belt? Very few styles come
in slim, which is the best fit for all my boys.

They have completely adjustable elastic waists with an adjustable belt. This is
one reason why my son insists on them.

Banty

Robyn Kozierok wrote:
In article ,
Banty wrote:

What Land's End offers are pants which are double-kneed as well as being made of
tough fabric. We like the 'cargo climbers', which have the double-knee
incorporated with the whole style pretty well.



I guess the question is whether or not the fabric is really any tougher
than other jeans, because the double-knees don't really gain me much.
They boys don't care if their jeans have holes in them; *I* care about
them going to school in holey jeans, and it seems that the pants would
look just as unpresentable if they had double knees so the holes were
"only" on the outer layer.

And of course, with no sales on, they cost more than twice what Wranglers
cost at KMart, so they'd have to last more than twice as long for me to
feel the money was well-spent.

How adjustable is the waist with the built-in belt? Very few styles come
in slim, which is the best fit for all my boys.


DS is skinny and tall (tho not so skinny as his sister
at the moment) and the adjustable waist thingy works
pretty well for him. Of course, he's still in shorts,
(Yes, I know it was raining and 50 this morning, but
he thought shorts would be warm enough) so the only
knees wearing out are his own

Scott DD 10 and DS 7

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I guess the question is whether or not the fabric is really any tougher
than other jeans, because the double-knees don't really gain me much.
They boys don't care if their jeans have holes in them; *I* care about
them going to school in holey jeans, and it seems that the pants would
look just as unpresentable if they had double knees so the holes were
"only" on the outer layer.

Will your preschooler wear anything other than jeans? In
kindergarten, my son wore through the knees of most of his jeans.
(The exception was a pair from a brand called Wes & Willy, but he may
have worn them less frequently.) His chinos, OTOH, survived the year
looking brand new. Perhaps the finer weave helps.

Barbara

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Karen G wrote:

Are preschoolers intrinsically hard on pant's knees or is mine unique?
3 out of 7 days in the past week, my 4.5 year old has put holes in the
knees of her pants. Now in the defense of the pants, most of them are
two years old (this is the second year of her wearing these pants).

I guess I need to figure out where to buy pants again.
Karen G


Sounds normal.

I used to put iron on patches on the insides of their pants at the
knees. That way they didn't show, but added some strength -- and when
they did first start to go through the material, the pants would hold
together enough to hang on to for playing in.

I also sometimes patched them, but I don't think that's popular anymore.

meh
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