Duck vs. Denim

I love workwear. The ability to do anything I want (within reason) and not worry about my clothing is a very freeing thing. When searching for good workwear you'll inevitably find yourself looking at denim and duck canvas, two very hard wearing fabrics with over 100 years of protecting working men and women. So which should you choose? It helps to know the benefits and drawbacks of each before you click the buy it now button.
In a nutshell:

Duck Canvas
1. Snag resistant
2. Wind (and possibly water) proof
3. Maintains its color better since both the warp and weft are dyed.
4. Stiff until broken-in

Denim:
1. Softer, but more prone to tears and snags
2. Cool fades (if you're into that kinda thing)
3. Far more colors and variants available
4. Easy to wear casually

Some cool duck canvas gear:

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Reviews of clothing, boots, and accessories for men, along with style advice and life philosophy. I've been working with my hands for my entire life as a mechanic, tow truck driver, and eventually a licensed electrician. Being a blue collar guy, I look for certain elements in a product: is it durable? Is it high-quality? Will it perform well over its service life? Whether boots, pants, jackets, or tools I believe it's best to buy once and cry once by getting the best you can afford. With so many options these days, choosing the best product can become a difficult decision, but that's where I come in. Helping you stay stylish, rugged, and handsome.
I don't care where it's made as long as it's made well, and allows you to buy less and buy better.

[CarlMurawski]

EDIT: I apologize to the John Denver fans out there, please let that country road take you home with the sunshine on your shoulders.
EDIT: I understand it's now known as "Duct Tape" not "Duck Tape", just take a couple deep breaths and you'll be okay.
EDIT: Double denim CAN be done, but just because something can doesn't mean it should.

[BlueRidgeMarine]

I appreciate how you toss in a history lesson in these videos along with tech info and your general observations. Thumbing up.

[Devin_Stromgren]

A related factoid, in the mid 19th century "jeans" referred to a fabric woven like denim where the warp was wool, and the weft was cotton, thus putting the wool on the outside and the cotton against your skin. This fabric was commonly used for work trousers during the Civil War.

[vegpwrshlominator]

Love my Carhartt duck jacket mostly broken in and I wear it through mostly fall and winter great for doing yard work, dog park, cutting back blackberry bushes, thorns don’t penetrate it. Awesome jacket.

[juancarlosnegron]

I actually like the stiffness of duck canvas. It makes the clothing feel like it's high quality. I had a pair of carhartt duck work pants that I wore out on the right thigh where my tool belt rubbed up against it, I can't get myself to throw them out because they're so comfy.

[mrgt]

Double denim is fine as long as there's a contrast in the colour between your top and bottoms.

[chriszietz]

I love workwear. I’ve been diving into vintage and repro workwear. I love the style and have been posting a lot about it lately. As far as duck goes, I’ve been wearing the hell out of some double knee pants from Round House. If you haven’t tried anything from them I highly recommend it.

[gavynrothaermel]

It's funny, I was like I've never heard of duck fabric and then I realised I was wearing a carhartt.

[KJfreshh]

Ya I’ve watched a of videos.... and this video right here explained more than I’ve ever learned in my entire 31 years on earth... thank you for explaining everything I’ve been trying to figure out

[juslangley]

On sundays when I wear a suit to church, I'm afraid to even climb into my truck. I definitely prefer workwear

[lrdefender]

I have two pairs of carhartt double front work pants and after 6 years they’re my favorite pants, super comfortable and worn in very well, super soft.

[shadowdance]

Duck in the high wear areas like the seat, crotch, knees and cuffs especially the inner cuffs. Along and highlighting zipper lines for both durability and style. A 65/35 poly/cotton standard everywhere else. Now that would be comfortable

[maninacrowd]

I’ve been buying cloths and boots from the States for awhile and you’re videos help

[spartanfalanx]

the dutch word"doek" is not pronounced "doweck"
it's pronounced "dook"
that's my only contribution

[wiscflank]

Great vid, another piece of trivia, denim is from the city of Nîmes, hence the name de-nim.

[Kriegermeister]

The Carhartt canvas big bulky coat with the hood on it you can find in a lot of places for sale, is hands down my favorite coat. I will wear the thing all the way up until at least 65-ish degrees outside, it's pretty comfortable to wear. The thing is practically waterproof. You basically have to jump in a lake to get wet wearing the thing. My only gripe about the coats is wind can penetrate the zipper and the updraft going up inside the jacket making me get chills, but that's what wearing a light hoodie under the jacket is for. lol. The upside is that the Carhartt coat is cost effective, and lasts a long time. A single Carhartt coat can last you up to and including 6 to maybe 10 years if the coat doesn't see a large amount of abuse, or if you gain a ton of weight and out grow it. My current Carhartt coat is from 2015(i would of had an even older coat until a guy stole mine at work) i believe and still has 90% of it's color left. I use it for everything: bad weather, rain, snow, hunting, and so on. It's just a great all around coat to have. If i had to rate it, it would be a 4.5 out of 5 stars MINIMUM!!! Go get one! You won't regret it!

[ryanburbridge]

Just finished the video and man you nailed it in every way. As a union crane operator here in SoCal i use the exact union made in USA double knee carhartt work pants in black. Have 4 pairs in black and one in the traditional tan. Like you said bomb proof. And thanks to you i am working on my first pair of Gustin denim jeans from cone mills. I buy my duck sized up for movement and comfort at work and my denim the correct size in a strait or boot cut to get nice natural fades. Thanks for the post. Will be saving this link to share with people that just haven’t quite figured out the difference yet. Night

[RandoRaf]

Fellow "ski" here too. Wish I found your channel year ago when I was leather jacket shopping. Very helpful stuff, sub'd. I ended up getting Schott 141 in Brown. Even though I dont ride bikes anymore I chose moto style as its also most comfortable to wear in car. So for daily commute to/from work where most of time is spent in car its great option. I dont like it to much for wearing out as its a little short.

[MtownsGreatest]

New subscriber. Dont know if you still check comments on old videos. But wanted to tell you how much I appreciate all of your education and insight, specifically on Carharrt products. I have completely upgraded my winter and workwear wardrobe, based a lot on your recommendations and information. Couldn't be happier with my choices. Cheers

[theinternets]

Duck canvas wears in very nicely. It becomes very soft over time as well it just takes more time. It's the difference in full grain leather boots and too grain leather boots.