Official Gear - ASA Official Pants

[Dakota]

I need to replace one of my pairs of plate pants - they are Honigs generics that were cheap (and inexpensive) and have seen better days. They are so sun-faded they have a brownish tint.

I have a question for anyone who has purchased plate pants from officialgear.com (ASA's site).

How do the quality of these pants compare with Cliff Keen?

How are the official gear pants constructed? Double stitched? Extra liner in the seat area? Do the belt loops stand up to the extra stress? Any problems with wear and tear (zippers separating, buttons coming off, stitching?)

I don't want to spend Cliff Keen prices and end up with Honigs generic quality, but the picture on the official gear site is not much help. Neither is their description.

[AtlUmpSteve]

They are the best quality pants I have purchased; they are major league quality construction by Fechheimer. Wear and tear is excellent; even when stretched to the limit as my body has ballooned behind them.

[Skahtboi]

I have been wearing Fechheimer's for years, though not those purchased through officialgear.com. They are an excellent, much better than CK, pant.

[IRISHMAFIA]

Add me to that list.

[shipwreck]

I love my Fechheimer pants. They are the Flying Cross style. On thing I would do if I were you is have someone (my wife did mine he, he) go over the seams in the rearend and sew them again. My pants that I have bought were kind of weak in that area. I have her reinforce them and no problems after that. I wear them plenty big so being too tight isn't the reason the stitching comes loose. Dave

[AtlUmpSteve]

The Freedom Fit style carried by Official Gear is a better line than the Flying Cross that I purchased elsewhere, not realizing that Fechheimer carries several lines. Heavier quality fabric, heavier stitching, and more.

[IRISHMAFIA]

Originally Posted by shipwreck

I love my Fechheimer pants. They are the Flying Cross style. On thing I would do if I were you is have someone (my wife did mine he, he) go over the seams in the rearend and sew them again. My pants that I have bought were kind of weak in that area. I have her reinforce them and no problems after that. I wear them plenty big so being too tight isn't the reason the stitching comes loose. Dave

All of my pants for over a decade have come from ASA. I have never had a problem with the seams or needed to reinforce them as I had to do with those I purchased at an earlier time.