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Military BDU Cargo Pants
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Military BDU Cargo Pants

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Battle Dress Uniform (BDU) cargo pants issued to military personnel, sold widely as surplus workwear.

Why it's buy-it-for-life

A redditor jokes they're half convinced the old BDU pants might be bulletproof given how well they hold up.

What redditors say

Recommended on reddit as recently as January 2025

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    r/BuyItForLife comment

    The old BDU cargo pants will not fail. Im half ways convinced they might be bullet proof.

military-surplus cargo-pants workwear

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