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Rufusdog said:
And I’m very difficult to please, if not impossible according to my wife.:cool::D In all seriousness, though, I keep trying to find my “ideal” jeans. Just before Christmas I bought my first pair of Levi 501 Originals, the ones with the button fly, which might be a drawback. I haven’t used a button fly since primary school when our uniform shorts were button fly. Otherwise the Levis seem to fit fairly well, but I haven’t worn them for an extended period of time; they are still in the washing phase which comprises 3 washes before they’re ready for daily wear.
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I am the opposite and basically buy the least expensive pair of jeans, there is that word again, that appear fit for the task to me and fit well enough. Oh, and no fly buttons for me, particularly at my age. :wink:

Bob
 
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R181 said:
I am the opposite and basically buy the least expensive pair of jeans, there is that word again, that appear fit for the task to me and fit well enough. Oh, and no fly buttons for me, particularly at my age. :wink:

Bob
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I bought the 501s at Marks/Canadian Tire, on sale for CAN$49.99 + HST. At the price I thought they were worth a punt. The button fly will be interesting, if not challenging. Fortunately my manual dexterity is still good. What I like about the 501s is that they sit at the natural waist and aren’t “form fitting” without being “relaxed”.
 
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The button fly hasn't ever been an issue. I can remove the jeans with two buttons undone. Yes, peeing standing up requires more buttons unbuttoned, but they go back really easy. Levis knows what they are doing and designed the holes and buttons to work well together.

Oh, BTW, if you like overalls, Liberty has a zip fly.

Yes, I guess we a musing @chazt, but it's for a good cause. :wink: :D
 
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I'll add that I enjoy performing archaic functions like winding a pocket watch or maintaining a 125 year old regulator clock. My radios are from the '60's and '80's. I enjoy a Coleman Lantern, an oil lamp, a Lampe Berger, fountain pens, straight razors, a coffee press, gas stove, sharpening a pocket knife and all that jazz. Maintaining a button fly is nothing once you get used to it.
 
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Twelvefret said:
I'll add that I enjoy performing archaic functions like winding a pocket watch or maintaining a 125 year old regulator clock. My radios are from the '60's and '80's. I enjoy a Coleman Lantern, an oil lamp, a Lampe Berger, fountain pens, straight razors, a coffee press, gas stove, sharpening a pocket knife and all that jazz. Maintaining a button fly is nothing once you get used to it.
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You and me. Every morning I wind the VC pocket watch my parents gave me in 1970 for graduating uni. and all my other watches, except one, are mechanical. I’ve a dual-fuel Coleman lantern and camp stove and 2 Dietz oil lamps for emergencies. I collect vintage and modern fountain pens and sand cast brass candlesticks as well as badger and boar shaving brushes. We cook with gas. I sharpen my collection of pocket and single blade knives with a whetstone. I use a French press or a mocha pot to make my morning coffee. My 2005 BMW Z4 has a standard (manual) transmission. My snowshoes are traditional Ojibwe wood snowshoes with rawhide webbing. I Nordic ski in the traditional style. However, I don’t have a straight razor; they scare the crap out of me.
 
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Paper Plane said:
At least with buttons, one cannot be caught out by forgetting to do them up afterwards…

steve
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I hadn't thought of that benefit, but you are correct. That said, on the old overalls, I never buttoned the fly. No reason to have to reach inside and unzip and then unbutton.

@Rufusdog i also use a Staffordshire made Brown Betty. This one is circa 1920.
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So, "leg twist" is now fashionable on selvedge jeans. Some say it is the loom direction and others say it occurs from a lack of quality control. Since I got my Levis from the Levis outlet in Knoxville, my Levis had the dreaded leg twist. Anyway, selvedge jeans may suffer from the same tendency.
 
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Rufusdog said:
Very nice. Although my wife was born and bred in England she will not use a Brown Betty nor allow me to buy one. What a shame.:mad:
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What type will she allow? I also found a white pot with one of those insulated metal covers made in Stoke on Trent Staffordshire.
 
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