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Mountain Khakis Teton Twill (Win A Pair!)
From the Bar to El Capitain & Back Again
By Jon Gaffney
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Name: Jon Gaffney
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The rigors of an outdoor life can wreck a pair of jeans or regular khakis pretty darn fast. With the price of denim climbing steadily, this makes for a pretty unsavory situation. Mountain Khakis sprang up to solve this problem.
Made of heavy duty duck canvas and some diesel twills, their pants are made to embrace the outdoors. They’re over engineered (in a good way) and feature triple stitched seams throughout, double thick cloth in the heel, and a gusseted crotch to prevent embarrassing seam splits from occurring during difficult maneuvers. All of this adds up to a rugged pair of pants.
So if life is leading you on some adventures, these pants will be there to face it all. I’ve been wearing the Teton Twill’s for the last month or so, and I have no question about their construction and durability.
Even more impressive is their ability to be such a functional pant while still being understated enough to wear out with friends. There are no extra zippers, velcro, or gratuitous pockets to be found, and in the world of technical clothing, that’s refreshing.
Win a pair of Mountain Khakis Teton Twills! Leave a comment that justifies needing a pair of Mountain Khakis. Better yet, detail when you were in an extreme situation that shredded or wrecked a pair of pants. We’re going to pick our favorite comment next Friday and Mountain Khakis will hook you up with a pair of your choice to flog. Yup, we’re good like that.
Cost: $73
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Every…I mean EVERY pair of pants I own…even a few that claim to be 'tough', 'heavy duty', and 'indestructible'….all seem to end up with a torn crotch.
Can't a man enjoy a world where it is his god-given right to walk up two stairs at a time without the fear of 6 weeks down the road he's got a little more ventilation than required in his tailsection?
I for one am tired of the public periscope to my goods. I'm also fairly certain those following in my wake would prefer less Public Display of Crotch while out for a stroll. And God forbid these pants last long enough for me to actually enjoy them in the outdoors…who knows what kind of critters may enter and make basecamp.
If these Mountain Khakis really stand up to some climbing, lunges, and serious power sitting as they claim….well…then Gear Patrol has shown me the path to Trouser Xanadu.
I'll give them a try,
Jeff
Some how I always get a visible line in my pants from caring my swiss army knife, my folding box cutter, and my keys in my pockets that doesn't go away when i take them out… guess their just too worn in… or maybe i should get to better pants…. so that's where you come in…
I love to practice capoeira where every I'm at so, with all the spinning, hand stands, ground work that's invovled… pants don't hold up so well.
Help plz…
stephen k.
I have just about given up on wearing anything but jeans because, with one exception, I have managed to rip every pair of slacks I've owned in the last year within one week of first putting them on. That one exception was a $150 pair of Bonobos that were stolen out of my car while they were still in their shipping envelope, before I even got to try them on. It's not that I'm any harder on a pair of pants than your average guy; I just think I'm a bit more clumsy than most. My many bicycle spills, hems caught on door latches and other minor disasters would all attest to this. Please, give me some pants.
Headed to the Smokey Mountains in 2 weeks, these would be great!
I would love to win a pair of these durable pants! You see, I used to have tons and tons of pairs of cheap jeans and shorts and whatever else. You could wear them for a short period of time, then they would wear out and get demoted to outdoors only activities before finally meeting their demise. This ensured I always had a good rotation of nice pants / play pants / dead pants.
That all changed the day I said, 'I do' to my beautiful bride. She wasn't as enthused by my denim collection as I was. So in order to keep her happy, I started buying half way decent denim that I'm now too afraid of getting dirty. And since my one year anniversary is tomorrow, I've officially depleted myself of any and all old pairs of jeans that were perfectly suited to being a guy in the woods and on the trails.
So as you can see I'm in quite the dilemma! I have several pairs of nice jeans and nothing to go out and play in! The extra cost of the nice jeans has also tapped into my budget making a purchase for trail tough slacks difficult. I really need these pants! She will be quite upset when I come home in a ruined pair of $100+ jeans! One can only imagine what that would do for my marriage!
I would love to own a pair of these! Rugged and durable, sounds fantastic. Sign me up.
I live in the mountains. Duh.
I am a university student, triathlete, and outdoors-man. I need a pair of pants that can go from the classroom, to the trail or mountain, and back to campus for a party. All the while, looking great. These pants seem like they were made for me, but as a college student, dough is low. Please, give me a pair!
Need some new pants for those weekend camping trips
Plan to spend some serious time in the Adirondacks this summer, these would be great, thanks!!
I was on a class field trip in my freshman year at college. We were doing a group hike in the mountains above manitou springs. Me and some others were racing back down ahead of the main group. We were practically skiing without skis as fast as we were going. I take what appears to be a short cut and go for it. A jagged piece of wood catches on the small thigh pocket on the left side of my jeans and splits my pants from zipper to ankle and I go down on my face. I am still moving with quite a bit of momentum and I can feel the small rocks dig into my exposed thigh. When I finally stop and roll over to examine the damage I have about 8 1 to 2 in. cuts and the left "leg" of my boxers is gone. I am bleeding and hanging out for the world to see in front of three people I hardly know. After applying son bandages and duct tape to hold my pants together, I still had a 3 mile hike back to camp. If i had had some of these I might have been saved from some pretty severe pain and humiliation.
I like pants
I own an old convertible. Not old in that "wow-look-at-that-sweet-ride" kinda way, but old as in "wait-a-few-more-years-and-it'll-be-worth-the-tax-deduction." While I keep it running well, there is just one repair I can't manage on my own, and cannot justify the expense to have someone else do: the roof. As such, on a rainy day, unless I park on a surface flatter than Deborah Messing's chest, there is no way to avoid a drenched drivers seat, and an unplesant feeling in my pants.
If I know it's going to rain, then I keep my water-proof raincoat over the seat. But recently I was tricked by a sunny Tuesday night followed by a warm Wednesday morning. Not realizing it had showered for a few hours that night, I jumped in behind the wheel wearing my favorite khakis and SQUISH!
I sat for all of 5 milliseconds in that seat before heading back to change, but the brief moment in that swampy, sponge of a driver's seat stained the seat of my pants and it's not coming out. What better way to cure my unwillingness to spend extra coin on a roof, than to send along some free Mountain Khakis that would, presumably, hold up much better and not meet a squishy demise!
I’m still not convinced that a pair of khakis could outlast any of the
jeans I have owned.
Mark,
I can't decide whether this is an excellent comment to earn you a pair or if it's weak sauce haha.
-Jon
It’s a serious comment. Sent you a short email explaining further.
I was hiking in the Tetons in order to take some photos of the elusive pika. They live in high altitude. They live in high-altitude talus slopes. As I positioned myself on some rocks to steady the camera, a pika ran out right in front of me. Scared the shit out of me. Caused me to jump a little, which caused the loose rocks I was laying on to shift and fall. I tried to ride down the slope on the shifting rocks as best I could while balancing my camera from my extended arms in order to keep it safe. My camera was fine, but because i could not use my arms to protect myself, my shirt and pants were ripped and my legs and torso cut and bruised. The worst part was the 4 hour hike back down the mountain looking like Bruce Banner post Hulk episode.
Mark,
Got the email. I like the comment, Excellence in Simplicity.
I work in the oil field, and have been searching for something that can sell the project in the morning, install the project in the afternoon, and then meet the job on location for troubleshooting. carhartt just can't cut it. it's perfect for the field, but everyone in the office knows it can't hack it. i need a pant that can get dirty, but make an impression as a young professional–i need to be taken seriously, but allow for troubleshooting…..prove it, mountain khakis….
If I win these pants, I will put them to the ultimate test of hunting down Bear Grylls while he is filming his show in some remote location (since they are khaki, we would have to rule out forests for camouflage reasons). During the hunt, they would be tested by being worn and dragged across rocks, rivers, brush and anything else mother nature can throw at me. Once I find Bear, I would hide in a bush until he came near and I would jump out scaring him, in which case he would fall backward as I stand laughing and pointing.
If I can't find Bear, I will test the khaki's in the local mountains while camping or in the trenches of my office.
I'm heading to Spain this summer for two weeks with my closest buddy. I'm a Manhattanite with little to no gear that'll hold up for my two week voyage and allow me to travel light. The idea is for me to take all the necessities, not over pack, and be able to manage my pack load without killing myself trekking throughout Toledo, Madrid, Barcelona, Sevilla and Valencia.
A pair of durable threads solves more than one conundrum I'm having when deciding what essentials to bring and what to leave behind. First, a pair of durable khakis gives me the comfort and mobility necessary for scoping out the cities. Second, the more refined and yes stylish appeal of khakis will make the transition from daily hike to evening tapas dinner– easy. Third, if they're anything like my favorite pair of denims, that's one less article of clothing I have to pack in my 20 liter backpack. Plus the breathability of khaki is always easier on the legs than a heavy denim. There's no question that their versatility and convenience will come in handy when exploring Spain this summer.
Some great responses so far guys! Keep them coming, it's gonna be a hard choice.