I've been a 36/32 for over 30 years, I can wear a 33" inseam, 34" is too long. I bought these in 36/32, and after washing & drying a few times, they feel like a 36/30 or maybe 31" inseam, but either way, TOO short. They borderline on "clown pants" short. What's crazy is, I love the 40 Grit twill pants. I have 3 pairs of them and they are the longest wearing, most durable, comfortable work pants I own. I thought I'd give the jeans a shot. Wish i had just stuck with the twill pants. They're decent jeans, just order the next longer inseam if you're gonna machine wash and dry them.
Men's 40 Grit Flex Standard Fit Carpenter Jeans
It’s a genius move to make things as simple as possible, but no simpler. This philosophy guides the engineering of every single piece of Duluth’s 40 Grit® gear. Take these Carpenter Jeans, for instance. The denim is durable, but not so heavy it slows you down. You get all the storage you need, including a reinforced carpenter pocket, bonus ruler pocket and hammer loop. Instead of only 5 belt loops, we’ve built in 7 so your pants won’t gap at the waist when you bend. And added a Crouch Gusset® to give your lower unit more idling room. Everything you need and nothing you don’t.
- Sturdy denim in a just-right-for-work weight
- Crouch Gusset to decompress your undercarriage
- Carpenter and ruler pocket on the wearer’s right
- Fully equipped with 2 hand pockets, coin pocket and 2 back patch pockets
- 7 belt loops instead of the usual 5 for gap-free comfort
- Shop all available styles in our 40 Grit collection
- Mid-weight, work-friendly 99% cotton/1% spandex denim
- Standard Fit
- Machine wash
- Imported
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The jeans were very comfortable but while doing yard work the jeans must have gotten caught on the plastic fence and ripped pretty easily. I am not sure why they ripped because none of the fence was broken or had sharp edges. So I just decided to purchase a different style Duluth pants and I'll try those out instead.

Very comfortable, excellent for working.
I used to wear Levi 501 to work. But they always ripped, were heavy, don't breathe and just too restrictive. Went to Duluth Flex Carpenter Pants. Those are excellence personified, tho costly. These are very affordable and exceptionally comfortable. I cannot oversell them. This is my favorite pant by far. Time will tell about durability. The DF CP last about 2 years tops. If these last 10 months, which shouldn't be a problem, then they are worth every cent.
These pants get dirty and grimy on a daily basis around here, but wash up better than others I've tried. Keep the color too, even through powerful, grease fighting washes. Fit is perfect