Holes in clothes?

So I started reading this forum last July and bought my compulsory apc new standards and a mjk hoodie. Now the creases are developing into holes and it's a pretty depressing situation. I assumed time for sweet fadez to develope < time for holes to wear. Obviously after spending several hundred dollars on clothes to have them wear out after 8 months is fairly depressing. Is there any way to avoid getting holes in your clothes?

I just bought some 5eps and my hopes are to avoid them wearing out as fast. Thanks,
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Don't size down that much perhaps? More seriously, it helps if you give your clothes rest between wearings. Dirt and such will get into the fibers and will start to break them down, etc., so holes are unavoidable to an extent. I'd patch that stuff up with more denim, probably would look awesome afterwards.

it helps soaking raw denim before wearing it, sanforized or not, to get rid of some startch. Very sharp crreases = holes.

holes get the thumbs up from me. One of the things i've always wanted but can never seem to get is holes from natural wear in my jeans.

^^do what I do, buy stuff others have broken in to the point of actually breaking I just DIY mendeda hole in a pair of nasty old carhartt pants I got, that are washed to the point of actually not having any color left.

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I just DIY mendeda hole in a pair of nasty old carhartt pants I got, that are washed to the point of actually not having any color left.

that sounds awesome, please post a pic of you wearing these in a WAYWT down the near future...

Geez, i guess I should take to selling off the pants I put holes in instead of retiring them to work wear or slicing them into shorts.

I'll knock the knees and thighs out of a pair of shrink to fit Levi's in about 1.5 years. If I buy anything prewashed I'll kill them in well under a year- I wish I could make pants last longer.

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Geez, i guess I should take to selling off the pants I put holes in instead of retiring them to work wear or slicing them into shorts.


Sounds like ftb would be a likely buyer.

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Geez, i guess I should take to selling off the pants I put holes in instead of retiring them to work wear or slicing them into shorts.

I'll knock the knees and thighs out of a pair of shrink to fit Levi's in about 1.5 years. If I buy anything prewashed I'll kill them in well under a year- I wish I could make pants last longer.

Get IronHeart jeans. They will last longer.

For the pricing I don't think they'd be worth it. An honest question, how does the material compare to Carhartt canvas in weight and wear? Because If they would last roughly as long but be lighter at the same time I would seriously consider a pair.

I'll knock the thighs out of a pair of canvas carhartts in about 2-2.5 years.

So if I could abuse the living daylights out of the IronHearts for about 2-3 years, but have a lighter weight pant at the same time that would be the cat's ass.

But for the time being I just console myself to know I can't get overly attached to a pair of pants.

This pic was a pair of indigo shrink to fit 517's. They're about 2 years old. The life i put them through requires consistent, but not excessively frequent washing (about every 3-4 months).



Left knee has a hole (obviously), and the right knee and thigh by the pocket (where i carry a knife) is going threadbare and pilling up really badly. These got retired to "not to be seen outside the house" status about 2 months ago.

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For the pricing I don't think they'd be worth it. An honest question, how does the material compare to Carhartt canvas in weight and wear? Because If they would last roughly as long but be lighter at the same time I would seriously consider a pair. I'll knock the thighs out of a pair of canvas carhartts in about 2-2.5 years. So if I could abuse the living daylights out of the IronHearts for about 2-3 years, but have a lighter weight pant at the same time that would be the cat's ass. But for the time being I just console myself to know I can't get overly attached to a pair of pants. This pic was a pair of indigo shrink to fit 517's. They're about 2 years old. The life i put them through requires consistent, but not excessively frequent washing (about every 3-4 months). Left knee has a hole (obviously), and the right knee and thigh by the pocket (where i carry a knife) is going threadbare and pilling up really badly. These got retired to "not to be seen outside the house" status about 2 months ago.
Some one please correct me if I'm wrong, but I've never seen any light weight Ironheart jeans. Most are 21oz, which is considered (very) heavy in terms of denim.

yes, they are heavy weight but i was wondering if they were light or heavy compared to carhartt canvas. I want something lighter to waer that holds up about as well.

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yes, they are heavy weight but i was wondering if they were light or heavy compared to carhartt canvas. I want something lighter to waer that holds up about as well.

I can't say for sure as I've never seen your jeans, but keep in mind 21oz denim is heavier than 99.9999% of denim made. People buy Ironhearts because they are so heavy. If I had to guess I would say your jeans are likely much lighter than 21 oz.

(and again, if they have a lighter weight denim that I'm not aware of some one please say so.)

Edit: I found that Carhartt Canvas work pants are 7.5oz, so these will be much heavier.

Well, somethign is up then. Levi are 13.5oz, and carhartt jeans are 15oz, and I know the canvas pants I have are heavier than both.

I realize some people on here may not know this reference first hand, but it's the best I can do:
Pretty much take a pair of carhartt bibs and cut straps off to make a pair of pants. That's the weight material I'm talking about that these pants are made of. They hold up to anything I want to throw at them, but are ungodly heavy to wear if it's over 65* out.

That's why I'm willing to consider something lighter, but still heavy. They may not take *quite* as much abuse, but I'd be able to wear them whenever I needed to.

IH may be heavier but Kiya claims its cooler than lighter denim with tighter weaves.