I work for our town's Parks Department which involves a lot of mowing, weedwhipping, landscaping and maintenance. I have found that jeans are binding and kind of warm to work in when the weather is hot and muggy. I purchased a pair of these Carhartt Canvas Work Dugarees and found them to be very lightweight, durable, and roomy. They are a lot cooler than jeans on the hot days, they sit very nice on the waist, and the belt loops are wide and reinforced. Kneeling and bending over are no longer a problom with these pants as they don't bind and pull like jeans do. They are able to take the abuse of kneeling in the dirt and working on a garage floor and still come out looking nice and clean in the wash. The narrow, long pocket on the right side of the leg is great for holding tools such as screwdrivers, pliers, or pruning sheers. After wearing my first pair to work, I immedialy went and purchased four more pair to carry me through the week.