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DIY: Wool Jeans

Taking inspiration from EdwardCash and his interest in building a better backpack, I was thinking of contacting my friend in LA who designs clothes to have her make some wool pants since they seem to be such an elusive item. I don't know a whole lot about them other than what I've read in other posts so I'd like to gather your level of interest in the idea as well as any input into their design/construction. I'm going to meet with her tomorrow over lunch and discuss the idea and show her some of the other posts on here about them as well as the relevant ebay links from Gear Post 2012.

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Just a quick update on the meeting. She sounds intrigued, especially after I shower her this site and testified about the amazing properties of wool. She's a little busy at the moment designing outfits for porn stars lol, but after the AVN awards are over in Vegas she's going to try to find some fabric down in the fashion district and then start prototyping a pair.

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Can't wait to see! In the mean time, I might make a pair myself to see how it turns out :O 

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Any update on getting these out?

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No one is talking about cut here... I think it should be cut like a regular jeans, maybe slim or whatever if you want that but definitely not dess/suit pants cut like many wool pants out there on eBay.

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When she makes these, I'm definitely a prospective buyer. 


A few questions/tips for making them.

Will she be able to make them out of merino wool? If yes, this adds serious value to them over regular wool.

Will they be sexy? This is as important as functionality. 

Will they be adventure worthy (stretchable, durable, sweat killing, hard to stain, etc.)? A gusseted crotch would help with the first two.

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I'd definitely be interested in this :)

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Corey
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sounds fantastic. count me interested

Christian
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How about getting pockets like the ScottVest pants: http://www.scottevest.com/v3_store/hidden_cargo_pants2.shtml

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Ha, I was actually going to do this when I finished my pack.  I was going to go the cheap route and use an old USGI wool blanket to make mine, though.  

I'd suggest button zippers like BDU's have.  I always hate when my zippers come undone. 

My personal plan was to make some zip off wool pants, though.  

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I second the button zippers. They look sexier, and keep your pants more secure.

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There are very good functional pants and then there are very good looking pants out there. Whats missing is a combination of both. 

If she can make a decent pair of wool pants that doesnt look horrible (like the ones from Tynan) that would already be great. But I wouldnt consider them perfect yet.

Things she can think about:

- Zippers (They are ugly, so should be kind of hidden, maybe just placed at the regular pockets - I LOVE zippers when travelling)

- Wool travel pants would probably be the only pants I own, so they should look good to most outfits / t-shirts or jackets combinations

- Should be able to move freely in the pants, e.g. for climbing / short sprints / etc.


Thats all I can think of for now :) I would certainly be interested in her product in any case. Keep us updated :)


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