Workwear

[Heat Kent]

What do you wear to work? When I first started site work I bought myself some panoply work trousers (on DIY dads recommendation), Timberland work boots and the usually PPE, but after a couple of days of the chippies taking the mick out of my trousers I decided to wear jeans and tracky bottoms like everyone else. However, I get through a pair of jeans every month or so from being on my kneesall the time (I can see why working girls wear skirts).


I have recently been doing more private work and don’t like to turn up looking rough in mucky boots and ripped jeans, so I have bought some Scruffs worktrousers, Scruffs steel toe canvas trainers and CK knee pads. It all looks thedogs, feels comfortable and I'm finding the built in pocket pouches great for keeping inserts and fixing when I'm on the hop up doing a first fix. Scruffs also do a range of staydry polo shirts for £10, which look good as I do tend toget quite sweaty in tight spaces. I was thinking they would look nice with a company logo etc printed on them.

It all sounds a bit "scruffy", but I was wondering what the rest of you wear? Jeans, Snickers, Dickies, Scruffs etc. What offers the right balance of durability, comfort and affordability?

 

[Atouchofgas]

Dickies trousers, logo polo shirt & boots

 

[Heat Kent]

I'm loving my canvas shoes for the privates - My boots are always in a right state from site work and it's a pain if you have to take them off. My surname's Dickerson and my nickname when I was younger was dickie so I did consider setting up as Dickies and just adding "plumbing & Heating under their logo )

 

[Koogatubac]

Dont wear anything else but snickers, tryed them all throughout the years and nothing comes close to snickers

 

[dancinplumba]

BlakLader are better than snikers imo

 

[Whl4852]

BlakLader are better than snikers imo

PIMLICO thought snickers were the best until I tried blaklader - brilliant, you really do get what you pay for :46:

 

[Whl4852]

Not got a clue as to why PIMLICO is there above ^

 

[dancinplumba]

Not got a clue as to why PIMLICO is there above ^

haha ??? wierd

 

[Mopandbucket]

Snickers are overpriced , for pretty boys you see in merchants who are so clean they look like they never done an hours work.snickers never last any longer than trousers that cost half the price.

 

[dancinplumba]

Snickers are overpriced , for pretty boys you see in merchants who are so clean they look like they never done an hours work.snickers never last any longer than trousers that cost half the price.

HaHa oops. FIGHT

 

[Heat Kent]

I did buy some Snickers, but the sizes were all weird? I'm a 36" waist, so i thought I could squeez into the 35", not a chance! They were more like a 32"!

 

[erpkid]

Anything with knee pads in ........just come back from quoting in civvies and knelt on the tiled floor ( The young ones will not get this )

 

[Mopandbucket]

How can dancinplumba say barlicks beautiful? Snickers or dickies? Lancashire or Yorkshire? Wich are you?

 

[dancinplumba]

How can dancinplumba say barlicks beautiful? Snickers or dickies? Lancashire or Yorkshire? Wich are you?

cos i can, it is and i am. what are you ?

 

[Blake]

I wear what I feel comfortable in and always carry a towel for those sudden and unexpected leaks

 

[Whl4852]

I wear what I feel comfortable in and always carry a towel for those sudden and unexpected leaks

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Have you got the knee pads in?

 

[Deleted member 25704]

Sruffs boots, best I ever owned, bought from PTS - have rubber over toe so take some wear when kneeling down.

Been wearing Snickers for nearly three decades after recommend by electrician - Brilliant! I like the all in one, which is a plumber's outfit. However, wearing the kecks at the moment because all in ones wore out and can't afford new ones.

I checked out Blakelader and was impressed with quality, but being short-bum the knee pads end up around my shins (think 'cotton' - Hank Hill's dad) - gutted because I liked the sound of the breathable fabric compared to snickers.

 

[Koogatubac]

Up to you to what you buy and feel comfortable in. Alot of lads here could argue about clothes...

Ive had my snickers workwear for 3 yrs now going strong. If you look after them and dont rub silicone, gunk and all the rest of plumbing bits on them then im sure you'll keep them clean just like any other workwear...

 

[Harvest Fields]

I prefer snickers they are strong hard wearing and have good stitching so they dont pull when you catch them on something>

 

[TBServices]

I did buy some Snickers, but the sizes were all weird? I'm a 36" waist, so i thought I could squeez into the 35", not a chance! They were more like a 32"!

Don't understand this, my snickers fit perfectly, truck is to go to your local workwear shop and try a few on. I only wear snickers floorlayers trousers for the good kneepads, and the fact that they last longer than any of the other trogs I've had in the past. Last pair lasted a year.

 

[gasmanrob]

I wear snickers have two pairs on rotation and haven't needed to buy any for the past 2 years got an older pair with a rip in the knee that I use for site bashing when it comes up

 

[JAH HEATING]

best and cheaprest for snickers ?

 

[Koogatubac]

Ebay mate, can get some stuff £10 cheaper which is quite good

 

[pimp]

I always found Strauss Directs clothing to be very good, German made as I recall and not too expensive.

 

[ndsmith]

I prefer snickers they are strong hard wearing and have good stitching so they dont pull when you catch them on something>

I have actually just had some stitching go on my Snickers, although I think they do come with a life time stitching guarentee

 

[Mike Jackson]

Another one for Strauss Direct here. I use the Es motion trousers. Most comfortable trousers I've had for a long time.

Work trousers by engelbert strauss

 

[rob2048]

Can you get the Strauss ones with the pockets that hang on the side

 

[Shellis]

Snickers, had the floor layer trousers, used every day for 8 months on a building site and for crawling around servicing cars, couldn't recomend them more highly, will deffinetly re-invest in a pair when they wear out

 

[markadams]

Dewalt trousers with knee pads, Ambler steel toe cap shoes and a warm t-shirt and jumper. Dewalt trousers are great with lots of pockets.

Mark.

 

[rob2048]

Just been in arco and got 2 pairs of snickers 29.90 + vat on sale with free knee pads and treated myself to one of them soft shell jackets with the hood recommended by another member oh the pants are each not for both

 

[stoker122]

Just been in arco and got 2 pairs of snickers 29.90 + vat on sale with free knee pads and treated myself to one of them soft shell jackets with the hood recommended by another member oh the pants are each not for both

That's a proper good deal!
Is it a one off or the same in all stores?

 

[rob2048]

That's a proper good deal!
Is it a one off or the same in all stores?

I think they had a snickers thing on the week before and got too much stock in for it it makes you wonder how much profit they make at full price

 

[Guest123]

Doesn't matter a jot what I wear as it all ends up covered in silicone and my trousers look like a seagulls diarrhea party. I can't justify spending 40 quid on a pair of work trousers when they only stay clean for a day. I'm actually thinking of going back to multi pocketed boiler suits and getting my logo on the back in a large size and a smaller pocket sized version on the front. The good thing about a boiler suit is I can wear reasonably good looking clothing underneath for when I've finished working. Nothing worse than walking round Asda in silicone covered trousers!

 

[stoker122]

I couldn't work without knee pads now, they would seize up after a week!

 

[Si H]

Used Snickers for most of my working life but just looked at the Engelbert Strauss site and they look pretty good.
Might give them a try