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For dad stuff I have a pair of Levis skate* jeans which are made with codura. Obvs will make raw fetishist cry, but they have been outstandingly strong - far superior to any raw selvedge I've owned.
My beef with a chinos is the slashed-loose-all-the-shit-in-your-pockets, pocket design. Ideally I'd like Uniqlo chinos in a 5 pocket jean config.
*not remotely what my childhood skate jeans were like.
What's your go to daily pair of trouser? I hate buying trousers and never seem to quite get it right. I've settled into wearing a tatty pair of cragghoppers cargo trousers that Mrs hates. Something that will handle jumping on my bike, dadding, DIY and still look ok down the pub. Not jeans.