I take thee pants… until threadbare do us part

O.k.  I have said it before, but for you guys new to OneTruePants, here it is.  I plan on wearing the same pair of hemp pants until they wear out as decided by my long-suffering wife.  But what exactly does that look like?  Here are my ground rules as they stand currently:

~ two week trial period for testing the fit and the fabric for possible needed adjustments is coming to an end. The days worn (12) and the number of washings (2) during this time will be recorded.

~ one true pants will remain on my body at all times with the following exceptions: sleeping, laundering, swimming, and any other activity requiring nudity.  This means that I will not wear the pants during anytime a normal person would never consider wearing pants of any kind (like showering or lying on the beach).

~ Laundering for OTP will go as follows: wash on warm/cold with regular spin in a washing machine and then dried on medium low heat for 35 min. and low heat for another 35 min.  OTP may be allowed to finish air drying over night. OTP will be washed once a week at a regular time (usually Saturday or Sunday).  The total number of washings will be tracked for final data.

~ while one true pants are being laundered I will wear one of two alternative pants: hemp pants from Orvis or my pajama bottoms that my wife made. (of course nakedness is not against OTP saga rules.)

~ One true pants will be rendered untenable as pants when they are considered “worn out.”  This condition will be defined by the inability to simply fix the pants with routine maintenance such as: sowing on a button, letting out a hem, or stitching up a sudden tear.  A sudden tear will be defined as damage occurred at no fault of the fabric, but by its user.  All routine repairs will be well documented.  My wife will be the final judge as to when an untenable state is reached (trust me, she is the most qualified to assert this).

~ one being deemed “worn out” by my wife a “death day” will be recorded on-line and the time of death will be documented and celebrated accordingly.  I will remain pants-less for the next 24 hours in remembrance and consolidation with OTP fans around the world.

The saga has begun.  Day 12 and counting.