Is there anything worse than the feeling of wet pants in the middle of August?
Temps in the 90s and a heat index that looks like a rover sample taken on Venus. Meanwhile your bottom half is encased in fabric seemingly never intended to even be near liquid, much less containing the magic of modern chemistry designed to expel that liquid as quickly as possible.
Simply put, sweaty pants suck. They slow you down, feel gross, leave embarrassing outlines of your butt everywhere you sit, and have a knack for dominating every other thought while you’re trying to get work done. And we’re not going near the subject of chafing.
Point is, when you’re on the jobsite you deserve better than wet pants. To perform at your peak abilities, you need pants that breathe. Pants that release your body’s exhaust fumes and move with you. Delightfully stretchy, dry pants.
If you haven’t guessed by now the folks here at IronPros take pants seriously. We don’t want you working in anything but the best, so we scoured the virtual shelves of the internet looking for the very best pants we could recommend to you, dear reader, when you are working in the heat.
Here they are. You’re welcome.
Carhartt Loose Fit Canvas Utility Pants
If you’re looking for pants so lightweight you have to stop what you’re doing to make sure you didn’t walk out the door and Donald Duck it to work, look no further than these Carhartt Loose Fit Canvas Utility Pants.
They feature a 7.5-ounce, 100% cotton ringspun canvas design and have been developed specifically for use in hot weather. They offer a loose fit with lots of room in the thighs and seat, giving you a wide range of motion as you work, or during your mid-morning lunge workout.
They wear the Carhartt logo so you know they’re durable, and bonus: they have several tool and utility pockets.
Price: Usually around $40 on Amazon
CQR Men’s Hiking Pants
Look we’ve just got two words for these pants: knee vents.
That’s right, CQR took the task of keeping your legs cool so seriously that they figured out a way to put little mesh flaps behind the knees to keep fresh air circulating to a frankly overlooked crease in the human anatomy. Think of them as mini versions of the vents on the back of your favorite fishing shirt.
Knee vents aside, CQR’s mixture of cotton (64%), nylon (30%) and elastane (6%) fabric, results in a fabric that is lightweight, thin, and designed to move with you, keeping you comfortable in the hottest conditions. The pants also provide moisture sensing, quick-dry and two-way air circulation, for quick sweat wicking action.
Price: $28.98 - $39.98 on Amazon
Dickies Cooling Performance Hybrid Utility Pants
Did you know Dickies are cool with the kids again? No joke. Skinny jeans are out and comfortable pants are back in. But that’s not the only thing about these pants that are cool.
Dickies has developed Temp-iQ fabric technology designed to wick sweat and keep you dry and comfortable all day long. With a mix of 72% cotton, 25% nylon and 3% spandex, the pants have 5-ounce poplin fabric. The result is a fabric that is extremely flexible, allowing you to move around the jobsite with more moves than Danny Kaye.
Price: Usually around $45 on Amazon
Other Equally Awesome Options to Consider:
ATG by Wrangler Men’s Reinforced Utility Pants
IronPros Top 5 Icons:
1.) Bobby Allison.
2.) Garth Brooks.
3.) Alan Jackson.
4.) Wrangler Jeans.
5.) Dr. Pepper .
Enough said.
Price: Usually $40-$50 on Amazon
CQR Men’s Water Resistant Ripstop Cargo Pants
Not only are these pants extremely lightweight and comfortable, it looks like they convinced either a Navy Seal or some kind of hitman to model them. Two thumbs way, way up.
Price: Usually $40-$50 on Amazon
Wrangler RIGGS Workwear Men’s Advanced Comfort Lightweight Ranger Pants,
These are the only pants on this list with “tape measure reinforcement,” a hammer loop, Cordura lined pockets and a lifetime warranty. Talk about saving the best for last. Plus, look at this guy: 
Nobody pulls a chain that large that confidently—from a crouch, no less—unless they're wearing a comfortable pair of pants.
Price: Usually $40-$50 on Amazon
