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Written by James Fohl

One of the latest fashion fads I have noticed is the fact that while more and more people are getting interested in the latest country music, they are also getting into the whole cowboy apparel aspect of the music. Lots of guys I know are starting to wear cowboy hats, the boots, and some are even wearing the rugged straight legged jeans that to most people are some of the most uncomfortable pairs of pants that have ever been invented.

While many people wear a cowboy hat, and a pair of rugged boots, many people tend to stay away from real cowboy jeans because, like I said earlier, they are very hard and uncomfortable. After all, cowboy jeans are supposed to be very rugged and be able to withstand a lot; otherwise they would most likely rip and tear within a few hours of use.

Long ago, when I first put on my first pair of Wrangler Rodeo jeans, I must admit they were very uncomfortable. They were very stiff, and tight which made me walk kinda funny. When I took them off to wash them, I quickly realized that washing a new pair of rodeo jeans is not an easy task. When I pulled them from the dryer, I immediately noticed that they were stiffer than when I was wearing them. After several run ins with a hot iron, I managed to get all of the creases and bends out of the jeans.

I did not give up however. While I pretty much damaged that pair, I picked up another pair. I never wore the jeans as a fashion statement; I just needed some rugged jeans for a job I had. This second pair was just as stiff, but I wore them through out the work day.

After complaining to one of my coworkers about the stiffness of my rodeo jeans, he told me a little piece of advice that pretty much solved all of my jean problems. The advice he gave me was to just keep wearing the jeans every day for a couple of weeks before washing them. He told me that even though they will probably smell bad, and be stained, that they will be very comfortable, yet still retain their rugged qualities.

I really did not believe him. After all, these pants were really stiff. The last thing I needed was to be wearing some really stiff pants that smelled bad and were covered with a bunch of unknown substances. He reassured me, and even told me that I would be able to wash them without having to iron them after words. When I heard this, I had to try it.

So I wore the same pair of pants for a week, and near the end of that week I noticed that the rugged rodeo jeans were becoming a lot more comfortable. They were still very rugged, but the stiffness seemed to be gone. I could bend my knees and legs with ease. Sure, the pants did not smell very well, but at least it wasn't like I was wearing pants made out of wood anymore. Over that weekend I had washed the jeans, and just like the coworker had said, I did not have to iron them. I was actually excited because now I really did not have to worry about pants, and could focus more on working.

Over the following years I quickly realized that I had grown attached to the rodeo jeans, and just couldn't stand wearing normal blue jeans. Normal blue jeans to me were just too soft, and to me not durable enough. The rodeo jeans I buy at the specialty stores are a lot more comfortable to me, and I have yet to have a pair that have ripped on me. The Wrangler Rodeo jeans do indeed cost more than regular Wrangler blue jeans, but the fact that I have not had to replace any of my Rodeo jeans has definitely made up for that extra cost.

So if you are a guy wearing the cowboy hat, and boots, but not the jeans why don't you give them another chance? Maybe if you use the tips I was given, you too will find that rodeo jeans are a lot more comfortable than those regular blue jeans.