I honestly believe I have worn pants longer without washing than anybody here on the fire. No brag, just fact. In high lead logging, or yarder logging...in addition to the normal filth of pitch, disturbed earth, sweat, saw mix and bar oil there is a commonly used open gear lube, called Takilube, black as sin, about as close to asphalt as grease. It spreads like DNA at a crime scene, it has the ability to cause divorces, completely destroy the family Maytag, just a few finger prints on a dinner bucket handle will cause your wife to seek crisis counseling. My solution after several ugly scenes...buy a pair of Lee "Boss of the Road 88's" (toughest pants in the world, last I saw a pair on Ebay they wanted 300 bucks) in the spring...wear them all season and throw them away when the we got snowed out.
