A Tale of Tragedy - and Then Relief

MidMoTreasure

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When I go digging, I am not a big “top gear” guy. I have cheap knee pads, a 75-cent Menard’s nail apron, old shirt/hat and cheap shoes. The only things I pay up for are my socks (Darn Tough) and my pants. I have a particular pair of Duluth Trading firehose pants with the kneepad inserts that I paid more than I’ll ever admit for, and I enjoy them in the field. Tough, comfy, and plenty of pockets.

Well, I was out digging the old, abandoned fairgrounds and the ground was soupy – so soupy that the mud lapped over my knee pads when I knelt down. To compensate, I would crouch down with a wide stance to get my target out of the plug. I bent down on one particular hole and heard a distressing tearing sound from my general pants area. I was livid. These pants cost me the equivalent of three cases of Busch Light and a jumbo bag of pork rinds, they should NOT be ripping the crotch out of them so easily.

I stood up and inspected the area, fearing the worst. To my surprise, my britches were intact. But what, then, was that horrible ripping sound? Upon further inspection, I found that I had tore the seam out of my drawers and turned them into that style of underpants that the ladies at the cathouse like to wear. I shed them and finished the hunt commando (found some silver too). Maybe I should check in the future to see if my undies are way past their serviceable life before wearing them to go digging.
 

TooManyHobbies

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Haha, or maybe you should lay off the Busch Light and Pork Rinds.
 

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Thank you for sharing! :icon_thumleft:
 

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You could sell what happened to your shorts to Duluth Trading for an idea for a new ad!
 

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Havent ripped any underwear lately !!!!!! Butt have burned a few holes in em lol
 

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civilman1

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Hey wait!! Doesn't Duluth Trading sell "undies" too :laughing7:
 

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How do you know what type of underpants the lady's at the cat house wear?
 

Gardinerdigger

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How many cases of Busch light and bags of pork rinds does a visit to the local cathouse cost?
 

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I'm glad it was just your shorts Bryan!

Kace
 

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I had the side seam in my swim trunks completely tear out while in the water detecting and didn’t notice it until I stepped out and had a one sided loin cloth look going on. It was a breezy walk to the car.
 

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MidMoTreasure

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How do you know what type of underpants the lady's at the cat house wear?

Um... market research??

How many cases of Busch light and bags of pork rinds does a visit to the local cathouse cost?

They are pretty upcale... They prefer White Claws and pizza flavored Combos.

I'm glad it was just your shorts Bryan!

Kace

Me too! I can't imagine ripping out my britches in the winter. And I think there were children in the vicinity.

I had the side seam in my swim trunks completely tear out while in the water detecting and didn’t notice it until I stepped out and had a one sided loin cloth look going on. It was a breezy walk to the car.

Been there! I think swim trunks are made of the flimsiest stuff. I wear pants now when I go river hunting for that exact reason.
 

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