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Welpe

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I received a catalog from Purchase Officials with my order the other day and while flipping through it, I noticed that they had Smitty Polywools listed for about $55. They had the expander waist band like their other models and advertised an 80% poly / 20% wool blend.

The interesting thing is that there is nothing on the Smitty website nor the Purchase Official's website about these.

Does anybody have any more information about these pants?

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gnhbua93
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I purchased a pair of these from Purchase Officials off e-bay.  I'm a 36 and maybe I should have sized down and bought 34's, but they seemed to fit OK so I went and got them hemmed. Wore them today fo

Fittske24
Fittske24

The Smitty Polywools are not made by Hardwicks. I had a chance to see the Smity Polywools at the NCAA clinic this year. I was not impressed. They do not match in shade or texture to the Honig's or Ump

Richvee
Richvee

I purchased a pair of these from Purchase Officials off e-bay.  I'm a 36 and maybe I should have sized down and bought 34's, but they seemed to fit OK so I went and got them hemmed. Wore them today fo

NWA_UMP

NWA_UMP

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Bikerider.

These are not the same. UA are selling the same pants as Honigs except they added the expander. They are both made by Hardwicks. The Smitty's are made by who knows? If they are like every other Smitty pants, I will pass....tight in the thigh.

Umpire in Chief

Umpire in Chief

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Wonder if those are the same ones that Ump-Attire is selling? They sell a lot of Smitty clothing (I bought 4 pair of pants and over half a dozen shirts from them).

I can confirm that the Ump-Attire.com poly-wools are made by Hardwicks. I'll try to have my review of them out before the end of the week.

Fittske24

Fittske24

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The Smitty Polywools are not made by Hardwicks. I had a chance to see the Smity Polywools at the NCAA clinic this year. I was not impressed. They do not match in shade or texture to the Honig's or Ump-attire. For $55, I would stay away and add $10 and go get the hardwick's

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johnnyg08

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Gotcha. Thanks for the clarification. Sounds like Smitty is trying to jump on the PW bandwagon with a lower-tier product.

Of course they are...if I recall, another company tried and failed too.

Fittske24

Fittske24

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The Smitty knock-offs of the Majestic MLB shirt and the Therma Base jacket are pretty damned good. I would have thought that they would make a decent polywool knock-off.

I would have thought so too. But they were noticably diffrent. The cut and style are exactly the same as their current non-polywool pants, but made out of polywool material. The polywool material reminded me of some old sansabelt pants from sears. :)

Kevin Finnerty

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Sansabelts were my first-ever pair of umpire slacks. They were actual umpire slacks with belt loops and a saddle seat, and they were the forerunner to the Smittys. When we went to charcoal gray is when I tried them all, and Smitty's 2008-09 version was among the worst. They upgraded from that version, but apparently they still have a little way to go.

JaxRolo

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That is a bit odd. Smitty pants are the closest match in non-pw pants you can buy. Odd that the PW might not be close.

I agree my Charcoal Smitty and very close on color to my Honigs PW. I can't really tell a difference.

justwin

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we still wear heather gray ...and to be honest the smitty pants are very good.. i have three pairs and am very happy with them..for the price they are very good value. my best pants by far in heather gray are my 5 year old honigs plate and base heather gray pants...wish honigs would make the heather gray in poly again

SanDiegoSteve

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The Smitty Polywools are not made by Hardwicks. I had a chance to see the Smity Polywools at the NCAA clinic this year. I was not impressed. They do not match in shade or texture to the Honig's or Ump-attire. For $55, I would stay away and add $10 and go get the hardwick's

Great, except it's $22 more, not $10, for the Ump-Attire PWs.
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