Timberland PRO Work Men's A1OVC Bender Utility Pant

My Job as an industrial mechanic requires me to periodically kneel on concrete to inspect and repair machines.This has become more painful as I edge closer to forty years of age, so I decided to look into some proper work pants. I tried Caterpillar and Blaklader, but sent them both back because they didn't fit right and had weird pockets. After one day in these Timberland pants, I went home and ordered two more pairs, then I washed my first pair every night until the new ones showed up because I just couldn't go back to the bad old days of regular pants.The knee pad pockets are a lifesaver. They're a little cumbersome with the knee pads inserted, but most days I just use some foam from a mouse pad. When I have a big repair, I use the actual knee pads (not included).The pockets are more or less the standard carpenter pant layout, with the exception of the cell phone pocket being rotated toward the back. This is a really great design, as my phone no longer binds when I squat. This saves wear and tear on my phone as well as my leg.The material seems extremely durable, kind of like Carhartt but softer. The knee panels seem indestructible.The only bad thing is that your co-workers WILL make fun of you (because they're jerks). Just accept that "fancypants" is your new nickname and move on, smug in your knowledge that they wont be able to walk when they're sixty.Update: One year in these pants, and I'm still very happy with them. I have five pairs of the Pro Benders, and all are still in great shape. No tearing, no fraying, and they seem very resistant to stains. I also replaced all my leisure pants with Timberland Pro, at great expense, because I found my old Dungarees uncomfortable and realized that I was wearing my work pants on the weekend. Her are quick reviews of their other pants:Gridflex canvas: A+ Just like the bender, minus knee pad pockets and hammer loop. My favorite of all.Grit and Grime flex denim: A+ My favorite jeans ever. Super comfortable, but run a bit large around the waist.8 Series flex canvas: B- Great pants, but come out of the dryer very wrinkled.That's all I have to say about pants.

First of all they get 5 starts cause they are great. They got me great too. DO NOT BUY THEM ON AMAZON. Go to timberlands website and you will get a free pair of knee pads. They are supposed to come with a free pair and they are amazing knee pads. I tried them on in store and they did not have my size so I ordered them on amazon. The ones in the store come with knee pads and the ones from there website come with them. The amazon sellers are just trying to rip you off. Now back to the pants. They fit me great. Just the right amount of thickness to were they will last and not be heavy as hell. The knee pad fabric is made of a more durable fabric so you don’t get holes in them. And the pockets are useful. All in all a great pair of pants and if I have gotten the pads with the pants I would say with the price but your just getting ripped off on amazon. Thankfully I bought the knee pads separately so I had a pair, witch you can no longer buy on amazon. Just go to timberland’s website.

I am a weekend warrior both in my garage working on 'toys' as well as landscaping work around the house. I purchased these pants because of the extra layer for the knee pad pockets because my old jeans I wear for such work only lasts like two or three wears before the knee blows out. I recently wore these while reshaping my flower beds and mulching which meant a lot of time on my knees as I cut out the bed edges and spread mulch by hand. These pants worked far better than I imagined. Do yourself a favor and just get the knee pads as well - i did not and added foam which worked ok, but I am ordering the pads this week. For being heavy duty and black, the pants were actually fairly cool as it was almost 90 and they were still comfortable to wear. I cannot speak to overall durability as again, I will use these like once a month as needed and not as professional contractor, but I would think two pairs would give you a year easily if worn every other day on the job site.

They're rugged and comfortable. The knee pad pocket is large enough to accept any normal size knee pad. So if you've got specific pads you'd rather use, they should work just fine. And the pads are easy to take out and put back in when not needed.However, at the time of this writing, once you get to a size 40 waste, the longest length you can get is 32. It's not that they're sold out of that size, they just don't even produce them. I'll make do with these but I'll only buy another pair if they increase the length on the larger waste sizes.The phone and pencil pockets on the right pant leg are nice but the phone pocket won't accept larger phones that are in a protective case. An iPhone 6 with an Otter Box case is the largest it'll take. Also, those two pockets are the only extra pockets you get beyond what's on any normal pair of pants. So I wish they would've added more pockets on the left leg. Then I wouldn't have to wear a tool bag for some jobs.

I've had these work pants for about 3 weeks and they have already ripped in two places - back of the leg and in the crotch. My Lee work pants lasted almost a year with no damage and they are just plain denim. The Timberland pants are very stiff off the rack and were just kinda starting to soften up after 3-4 washes.The knee pads are quite bulky, despite being inadequate. I'm a commercial plumber and can spend some days on my knees for 6+ hours installing toilets, and with these pads my knees were hurting after about an hour. I think I'll just stick with a kneeling pad.Far below the quality I was expecting. I own a pair of Timberland Pro work boots that have held up for almost two years and counting and 8 love them, bummer about the shoddy pants. 0/10 would not recommend or buy again.

After 2 months fabric split. Manufacturer states is normal wear and tear. Cheapest pants lasted longer. Too bad Timberland doesn't stand behind their product

These are my go-to cold weather work pants. I work in residential hvac and split my time between indoors and outdoors on any given day. Also working in homes with no-heat all winter long. The knee pads are comfortable and insulate well when kneeling on cold surfaces or on ice/snow. The pants have a nice amount of stretch to them for crouching/kneeling/awkward movements. I feel that the material is a bit warm, especially the cordura in the knee area (my knees literally feel warm while driving to the job sometimes). I have had a few pairs and they last me a season or two, which is quite good considering everything I work on is made of sheet metal. I also buy them a size bigger to leave room for layering long-underwear when it’s really cold.

I work as a heavy equipment tech and am no stranger to kneeling on a cement floor for most of the day to perform daily tasks. The built in knee pads comfy and super easy to remove to wash the pants. The pants seem high quality and can easily wear them under coveralls. Fit perfect to size for myself. Might buy another pair soon!

Very comfortable pants. Fit great. Unfortunately they fell apart with a couple of months of use. Nothing crazy, just regular wear. Pretty bummed out about that considering the cost

These are not made for anyone who does actual hard physical work , after the second day the material is ripping and waste-band is very uncomfortable

The knee pads are the best I have ever had for inserts but the pants only last a couple months before they tear apart at the seams. Not durable at all nor suitable for hard labour.