Pants for CCW

[benorth]

I am curious to know if there are any pants that are designed for CCW. I am looking for something that is a little thicker/tougher in certain areas to compensate for holster wear. I just noticed another hole in my Carrhart pants from where the kydex on my holster finally ate through. Any suggestions helps, thanks.

 

[bsoileau24]

I usually wear 5.11 taclight pro pants .

 

[Dave328]

< This guy wears jeans, 1 waist size up from normal to compensate, has a hybrid kydex holster, carries every time when away from house, and has yet to have any wear spots on jeans.
I also wear the 5.11 taclite pro's. Nice pants. But not even remotely as often as jeans.
FWIW, I find Nautica jeans has their belt loops positioned perfectly to allow carry at the 3-4-5 o'clock positions which is a plus for me, but YMMV.

 

[pecka]

My opinion(no CCW yet) but to more tactical you look, the more likely you would be singled out. Also, not to familiar with Kydex. Is it rough? Would tape, epoxy or sanding make a difference?

 

[dwr461]

That's a problem with the Kydex. If that's all the wear on the pants bring them to the tailor have them fixed with some tougher fabric right there since now you know where you need it. Or switch to leather, or glue lambs wool to the kydex.

Dave

 

[RM Holsters]

I wear jeans every day with a Kydex holster inside the waistband at 3 oclock and have never found that it rubs a hole in any of my jeans. Been wearing the same holster for 6 years. The jeans wear out in other areas first but never over the holster. +1 on 1" bigger in the waist.

 

[SpeedRacer]

Mostly wear jeans and regular old cargo pants these days. I did wear 5.11 Covert Cargo pants for a long time though, they are great for carry and don't scream tactical. They are reinforced in all the right places, have extra belt loops for extra support, and have elastic in the wasteband in the area you'd carry a gun so you don't have to buy them oversized.

 

[charlie12]

Blackie Collins made some. http://www.blackiecollins.com/ He was killed in a motorcycle crash about two years ago. He married a girl I went to school with.

 

[benorth]

I cant wear jeans for work. I has to be khaki pants, I am going to look into adding a patch or something in there for extra supports, and look at the 5.11 pants to be purchased in the next few weeks.

 

[Robhic]

I like what I call my "fat man pants". Regular pants with elastic bands/inserts in each side. Get your regular size. Wear a gun IWB, the elastic is forgiving. No IWB, pants fit like they would normally. Best of both worlds, IMO.

 

[US Infidel]

no "tactical" clothes to stand out. jeans and tee shirt one size up so it doesnt print.

 

[SVTFreak]

no "tactical" clothes to stand out. jeans and tee shirt one size up so it doesnt print.

I've found recently that with a good fitting holster, I don't even have to one size up anymore either.

 

[JNieman]

A spread from American Eagle or Levi jeans to proper slacks with a sports jacket (I carry owb then) to khakis, or Carhart carpenter pants. I hate cargo pants. I hate thigh/knee pockets. Most annoying baggage ever. I wear cargo shorts at times, or khaki shorts, but I rarely wear shorts anymore.

You don't need to wear special pants, imo. I don't think you would have to worry about holster wear. I don't know, I've been carrying every day for a few years, and I haven't noticed anything. Typically the pants themselves wear out before the holster shows anything on them.

 

[benorth]

A spread from American Eagle or Levi jeans to proper slacks with a sports jacket (I carry owb then) to khakis, or Carhart carpenter pants. I hate cargo pants. I hate thigh/knee pockets. Most annoying baggage ever. I wear cargo shorts at times, or khaki shorts, but I rarely wear shorts anymore.

You don't need to wear special pants, imo. I don't think you would have to worry about holster wear. I don't know, I've been carrying every day for a few years, and I haven't noticed anything. Typically the pants themselves wear out before the holster shows anything on them.

I agree, not a fan of the cargo types. I really just need something I can wear to work. It's pretty casual, khaki pants of my liking and there polo shirt. I love the carharrt's but am disappointed in the blowout right above my pocket where the Kydex ate through. I am going to patch it up for now and either switch to a new holster or find something with a little more reinforcement in that area.

 

[JNieman]

Now that you mention it, I wear tuckable holsters, and I have had one blowout like you describe. It was in a shirt though. It was some Carhart or Wolverine button up shirt from Academy I had our company logo embroidered on. There's a little triangle of a tear, like two lines at a right angle, about 3/4" each. That's from when I was wearing the Comp Tac Minotaur holster. Now I'm wearing a full kydex Raven Concealment holster. My nylon or poly blend polos all hold up 100% perfect though, even after 3-5 years wearing them. I got some of the Magellan polo shirts from Academy to put our company logo on and those hold up great.

For pants, I imagine jeans would work the best for resilience, but I don't know if any of my khakis have been better or worse than others, so far.

 

[AustinBR]

I have found that nice dress pants tear or get roughed up pretty quickly with a knife clipped on a pocket - I haven't tried with a pistol yet as I don't have my CHL yet, but I assume it would eat them too. Where would y'all carry if you have to have a shirt tucked in with a button up dress shirt and slacks? Also assuming the gun couldn't show at all.

 

[rcm192]

I have a Raven Phantom for my G27 with expansion wings and C Clips. It does wear holes in jeans. I also wear 5.11 Stryke Pants. theyre extremely comfortable and +1 on the elastic in the waistband.

5.11 has a jean cut pant too! Check em out.

http://www.511tactical.com/All-Products/Pants/Tactical-Pants/511-Taclite-Jean-Cut-Pant.html

Right now Barneys in LAF has a in store 30% off sale on all 5.11 products too.

 

[zbaw]

+1 on the Fat Man Pants! I only wear slacks with elastic in the sides now. Lets them stretch that extra bit you need when carrying and be normal when not carrying.