overalls

After spending some weeks working in the yard, kneeling and squatting and bending etc and thus constantly needing to hike my jeans back up to avoid embarrassment, I'm beginning to understand some of the hidden wisdom of overalls

I got a pair of 'snickers' work pants with knee pockets for pads.  Now I rarely wear anything else.  It is a huge help to painlessly drop down.
Only problem is they are always filthy.  I may need  a dress pair ;)

I mostly go with full coveralls for specific jobs (equipment maintenance, chain saw work, anything sparky like angle grinder work. They protect me and corral the crud, reducing laundry.

Overalls are rather different. Some years ago a friend and I put on a living, interactive display at antique shows -- pretending we were down-and-out travellers in the Great Depression. Being outside in summer, I discovered that the other hidden wisdom with overalls (aside from many extra pockets) is ventilation. Overalls are much cooler in summer than jeans!

EDIT: The other fun bit was that when I ducked into a supermarket for supplies, wearing overalls and a 1930s fedora, I heard a little kid say "Mom, that's a farmer!" Apparently farmers in illustrated children's books always wear overalls. I can tell you firsthand that modern farmers have not worn overalls for countless decades. But it was kinda amusing, since I was in character, including handkerchief.

Douglas Campbell wrote:I got a pair of 'snickers' work pants with knee pockets for pads.  Now I rarely wear anything else.  It is a huge help to painlessly drop down.
Only problem is they are always filthy.  I may need  a dress pair ;)

Hah, very nice. I'm intrigued by these, got their direct store bookmarked for more browsing. Thanks for mentioning them!

Douglas Alpenstock wrote:I mostly go with full coveralls for specific jobs (equipment maintenance, chain saw work, anything sparky like angle grinder work. They protect me and corral the crud, reducing laundry.

Overalls are rather different. Some years ago a friend and I put on a living, interactive display at antique shows -- pretending we were down-and-out travellers in the Great Depression. Being outside in summer, I discovered that the other hidden wisdom with overalls (aside from many extra pockets) is ventilation. Overalls are much cooler in summer than jeans!

EDIT: The other fun bit was that when I ducked into a supermarket for supplies, wearing overalls and a 1930s fedora, I heard a little kid say "Mom, that's a farmer!" Apparently farmers in illustrated children's books always wear overalls. I can tell you firsthand that modern farmers have not worn overalls for countless decades. But it was kinda amusing, since I was in character, including handkerchief.

I've got a couple pairs of coveralls bookmarked too. Like you describe, I'll probably find them good for different jobs than overalls. The laundry reduction hadn't occurred to me! That'll be nice.

I'm really gonna appreciate that overall ventilation benefit here in a month or two. Doesn't take me much above 75 degrees fahreinheit in the sun to start overheating. That interactive antique show display sounds like so much fun. lol if a little kid declared me a farmer, I'd probably feel unreasonably proud