uses for old jeans

[Rich Iowa]

I have a couple pairs of jeans that are worn out/ ripped to the point I shouldn't be wearing them anymore, hate to just throw them away since there is still some good material. I'm thinking of turning a couple of the legs into shooting rests for the rifles. Anyone else have good ideas on how to repurpose denim?

 

[D beatty]

I cut them up and use them for grease rags in shop.

 

[Anonymous-0]

You'd think I was raised in the depression. I have new work jeans, jackets, socks, gloves, etc. on hand, but will not wear them till the old ones are simply in threads. Same thing with everything I do. When I throw something away, NOBODY would want it.

Glenn F.

 

[guido]

Hello Rick Iowa,

I cut them around the knee area, and I get a couple of summers more out of them. The cut part become good rags!

Guido.

 

[Adirondack case guy]

The wifey cuts the good spots out of them for patches, and sews them over the holes in the knees to keep the rest of them usable. After the patches ware out there ain't much left to patch again. She also made a dog bed out of a couple old pairs that got too small. They shrank,I guess lol.
Loren, the Acg.

 

[Stan in Oly, WA]

Hi Glenn,

I'm the same way, and I've got to say, my wife isn't crazy about it. I've had to tell her that she shouldn't ever buy me new clothes based on how bad the ones I'm wearing look---I've undoubtedly got half a dozen of whatever it is that I haven't started wearing yet stashed in a closet or drawer.

A few years ago I finally figured out that my system is backwards. If I always pick the most worn out item to use first, I might never get to the unworn ones. If I would always choose whatever was in the best shape, things would tend to wear out evenly. I haven't been able to make myself start doing that yet, but at least now I understand the concept.

Stan

 

[LA in WI]

Jeans work great under my tractors where they have a tendency to "mark their territories".
LA in WI

 

[tractorkrum]

I find so many uses. First I have a couple of different women that repair them for $2.00 a pair. Once they are beyond repair these women will use some of them for patch material for other jeans. My daughter uses some of them for arts and craft projects such as purses, quilts, tote bags etc. I have cut out the rear pockets and screwed them to my shop wall. They work great for storing pencils, utility knives, tape measures and misc. parts. I also cut them apart for rags and they work great when you cut off the legs and you soak them in oil for keeping hydraulic rams from getting rusty.

 

[Geo-TH,In]

Cut off good part of the legs. Sew one end together. I use them as bags for to store chains and straps in tool box of implement trailer.

 

[Anonymous-0]

But what if they have such large holes they wouldn't hold a bowling ball......?

A very good suggestion though.



Glenn F.

 

[Anonymous-0]

Yeah Stan, I'm afraid we think a lot alike. I gotta keep a close eye on tbe trash can in the laundry room as my wife has a bad habit of throwing my "perfectly good" clothes away....


Glenn F.

 

[algar]

A pipeline welder would babypin his girlfriends over his arms for welding sleeves.

 

[GordoSD]

And you hate to throw them away? LOL

 

[Mike M]

Sell them to the punk kids who think it is cool to have shredded jeans.

 

[Brian Dan]

Old blue jeans can be made into rag rugs.
My mother used to make quilts out of them.
I hate the new ketch phrase "repurpose"
Brian

 

[MarkWV]

i cut them up and use them in smoker when i work my bees, makes nice cool smoke, dont use the pockets tho, they are mostly polyester and when lit will stick to you skin, dont ask how i know

 

[Geo-TH,In]

Mine has holes from the knees up, bottom half still works. May work even better if you are a tall person.

I have a few chains and straps in tool box on trailer. This helps to keep them from getting tangled up.

 

[rodgernbama]

Grease rags.

 

[730 virgil]

i give them to the ladies at our church who use them for quilt backing

 

[tiresntracks]

That phrase bugs me too. There's an add on the radio here about repurposed furniture. They're still usin it for the same purpose it was made for, it just has some goofy lookin paint on it now!

 

[Geo-TH,In]

No, I always like to find another use for junky things before I throw them away.

 

[730-LP]

Cut off legs,tie one end ,fill with SALT,tie other end and tie in tree,pour water over the leg to make salt licks for deer.keep remaining pieces to use when you kill the BIG ONE.

 

[Drunken Poet]

Cut them off at the knees, pull the lower legs over your truck mirrors at night, pull them off in the morning, clear mirrors, no frost, snow or ice.

 

[Chris Jones]

My mom made some aprons with rear jean pockets sewed on them. The ladies apparently liked them. I can't remember what they looked like but if you google "jean pocket apron" you'll see several ideas. Back pockets is about all that's left when I'm done with mine too.

I never get rid of any clothes until even a bum wouldn't wear them. Patches over patches. I've cut them up for rags but they aren't great. They are pretty good for catching leaks under things that drip.

 

[Boonville Kid]

I'll have to admit that when working around the sheds or in the field, I look like a poor bum. I remember one old shirt I loved to wear. It had several holes in it, the elbows gone, etc. I rescued it more than once from my wife's washing room trash can. Finally decided I'd use it to make a scarecrow for the garden. At the end of the Summer I took the scarecrow down and removed the shirt. I still couldn't just throw it away. That shirt was tough as iron & hadn't rotted a bit. So, I put it on & wore it for a couple more years.

 

[TGIN]

When mom was alive she would put the backs of one pair over the front of another and she might patch that . They did get heavy but warm in winter , good for walking through the brier bushs to . She always had a few pair made up .

 

[Rich Iowa]

Lot of good ideas guys, thanks!