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Cargo Work Pants Built for Real Demands
Cargo work pants built for trade use, where the pockets earn their place and the fabric has to last the season. Built for people who put them on five or six days a week, not the occasional job around the place.
Trade-Specific Rather Than General
This range is the workwear-tagged slice of the cargo line: pants made for people who wear them five or six days a week rather than occasionally. In practice that means heavier fabrics, more reinforcement at the knee and seat, and pocket layouts designed around tools instead of a wallet and keys.
FXD leads on volume, with Bisley and CAT close behind and a handful of other trade labels filling in.
What Fails First, and What Stops It
Work pants generally go at the knee, the seat or the crotch seam, in that order. Reinforced knee panels and gusseted crotches are what push that out from months to years, and knee-pad pockets are worth having if you spend any real time kneeling.
Stretch drill and stretch canvas both make squatting and climbing easier without giving up much toughness. Ripstop weave stops a small tear from running. Elastic waistbands take the pressure off across a long shift, and cuffed hems keep the leg opening off the ground.
Reading the Cut
Slim, regular and mid-rise cuts all appear here, and the difference matters more in a work pant than a casual one. If you're between sizes and your day involves kneeling or crouching, size up: a pant that pulls through the thigh will split at the seam long before the fabric wears through.
Colours stay practical - black, navy, khaki, charcoal, stone, desert and military green - with a few canvas tones for anyone who wants something other than a solid. Knee-pad pockets are worth seeking out if you spend real time on the ground.
A pair without them means kneeling straight onto whatever you're working over, and no amount of reinforcement in the fabric makes that comfortable after the first hour. Washing them properly is worth a mention, because it decides how long they last. Cold wash, inside out, no softener, and hang them rather than tumbling.
Fabric softener coats the fibres and reduces how well drill sheds dirt, and repeated tumble drying is what shrinks a leg length you paid to have hemmed. Wash a new pair once before wearing them to work as well, since most drill has a little shrinkage in the first cycle.
The Same Pants, Properly Cut
A few styles here are made on women's patterns, and there are unisex cuts too. The women's pants range brings those together in one place.
Kit Out for the Season Ahead
Everything here is ready to order online with free shipping Australia-wide over $175, which most people clear buying two pairs. Buying in pairs is the sensible move anyway - one on, one in the wash beats stretching a single pair across a week. If you want to compare weights before you commit, the Parafield showroom has them racked up. Also worth a look:
