What most of you that read my blog do not know is that I am not only a Firefighter, but I am the clothing/PPE equipment officer for my department. In late 2007 I was about to get my department out of the traditional work pants that we were wearing and switch to BDU style pants. We decided to go to the Tru-Spec BDU pant in navy. We wore these for about a year and a half, before I switched us into the 5.11 TDU Ripstop Pant in navy. There were a few decisions for this. 1. No one liked a button fly. 2. Elastic waistband. 3. Built-in knee pads. 4. No (or little) color fade. 5. Generous cut in the crotch area. Based upon these decisions, I switched and I couldn't be more happy. The cargo pockets have nice internal organization. If you get a chance to try out the TDU pant, do it. For our fire department, this has become the new standard in station work pants.
UPDATE 12-5-2011
5.11 No longer sends these pants with the included knee pads, you have to call them or send in a form. I slid on my knees on rough pavement with these and they did not tear. After almost 2 years in the TDU pant, my very first pair has no fade, and look almost as good as the day I pulled them out of the package.
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