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What pants do you use...

Post by Tankdriver » Fri Apr 07, 2017 5:41 pm

I have always worn Roebuck's Best Khaki Work pants, for doing Vehicle displays. They were the closest pants to the WW2 uniform pants, that I did not mind getting greasy, oily, or dirty. Do not want repo ones, just something a store sells.

As Roebuck's are no long sold, what you most of you guys use now?

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Re: What pants do you use...

Post by Joe Gopan » Sat Apr 08, 2017 4:34 am

Dickies work pants come close. Ebay is a good place to look for summer Class B GI uniforms, they were surplused by the thousands.
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Re: What pants do you use...

Post by battlebaby3 » Sat Apr 08, 2017 9:24 am

I always find the Summer uniforms. Most reenactors won't buy them. I use mine all the time for summer USO Dances. I have a pair of Marine summer pants 34 W L 38, ZIPPER FLY, 10.00 free shipping and a WW II Large issue Class B shirt to in stock. The shirt has some rust stains could wash out 10.00 free shipping, fits me at 5'9 170pds. both are what I paid for them. Let me know if you need with size.

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Re: What pants do you use...

Post by Rustman » Tue Dec 19, 2017 11:29 am

Docker's K1 are supposed to be replicas of the WW2 pants. I've found a few pair at Goodwill. Cheap enough to do the trick.

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