datoy
Adventurer
Here is a great pair of pants that will hold up to the abuse of off-road travel: http://www.myfjcruiser.org/2594/mountain-khakis-original-mountain-pant/
Mountain Khaki Pants
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DaveM
Explorer
I have a pair of the original mountain khakis and a pair of the utility pants. The khakis fit better but the utility pants are more robust, if not a bit loose. I love them both and will probably get another pair of Khakis as camp pants.
I have one gripe about MK, when I bought my utility pants a few weeks ago through Amazon they arrived with one of the pockets badly sewn into the side seam (triple stitched in!). I contacted MK, who make a big deal about quality, and fully expected them to offer a direct exchange for me, after all it was their construction at fault not shipping damage etc. Instead I got a pretty short email instructing me to return the item to Amazon, who by this time had nothing left in my size. They offered to make it right after I complained a bit but by that time I decided to just cut and re-sew the picket myself - worked ok, one sides a little shorter than the other
Anyway, I like MK's stuff but their customer service needs al little work.
I have one gripe about MK, when I bought my utility pants a few weeks ago through Amazon they arrived with one of the pockets badly sewn into the side seam (triple stitched in!). I contacted MK, who make a big deal about quality, and fully expected them to offer a direct exchange for me, after all it was their construction at fault not shipping damage etc. Instead I got a pretty short email instructing me to return the item to Amazon, who by this time had nothing left in my size. They offered to make it right after I complained a bit but by that time I decided to just cut and re-sew the picket myself - worked ok, one sides a little shorter than the other
Anyway, I like MK's stuff but their customer service needs al little work.
spressomon
Expedition Leader
I have a pair of the original mountain khakis and a pair of the utility pants. The khakis fit better but the utility pants are more robust, if not a bit loose. I love them both and will probably get another pair of Khakis as camp pants.
I have one gripe about MK, when I bought my utility pants a few weeks ago through Amazon they arrived with one of the pockets badly sewn into the side seam (triple stitched in!). I contacted MK, who make a big deal about quality, and fully expected them to offer a direct exchange for me, after all it was their construction at fault not shipping damage etc. Instead I got a pretty short email instructing me to return the item to Amazon, who by this time had nothing left in my size. They offered to make it right after I complained a bit but by that time I decided to just cut and re-sew the picket myself - worked ok, one sides a little shorter than the other
Anyway, I like MK’s stuff but their customer service needs al little work.
Well that's not so good to hear (about their lack of good post-sale customer service). I guess, like you, I would have expected better given their marketing BS. And agreed: The utility model fits a bit loose. I wish they fit as well as my Carhartt's. Or I wish my Carhartt's were made as well as my MK Utilitie's
.I recently purchased a couple pair of the Wrangler Riggs ripstop cotton Carpenter pants. Fit very similar to Carhartt's but much better construction overall. And $29 at the Work World Store.
lamontagne
Adventurer
I've got two pairs of the original MK's and I only have one gripe about them, the belt loops have become frazzeled (stitching has come undone) on both pairs????
Other than that, I love them both!
Other than that, I love them both!
xtatik
Explorer
timmy!!!!!!!
Explorer
A friend gave me pair of teton twills MK because the shrank really badly.
datoy
Adventurer
Actually I run Neoprene seat covers. The pants get abused when: I am performing vehicle recovery activities, Loading the trailer, Unloading the trailer, Kneeling in the dirt to air down or up the tires, Making a fire, crawling under the FJ to check something, Hiking......
Get the point... It's not sitting that wears the pants... It's using them....
datoy
Adventurer
I have Carharts and the MK pant canvas is much thicker. I'll be going with MK now.
DaveM
Explorer
I have and wear both. The MKs are tougher and better built and if you shop around they can be had for about the same price. I would never buy MKs at their suggested retail price.
Have you ever worn a pair of MKs?
Bugspray
Adventurer
I still wear 5 pairs of Carhartts that I bought over a decade ago, my wife just bought be two new pairs(on sale of course) a few months ago. I expect I'll have them for over a decade also. How long has MK even been a business? I'd try on a pair of Mks but they dont sell them at the hardware store I shop at.