How do you break in a UK Workman?

[SteveB]

My Utilikilt Workman has been subjected to all the abuse that construction sites can give it, plus the yard work, and other endeavours that tax most fabrics. Washed and hung along a pipe with weighted pleat clips. Still solid as a rock. After drying I have fastened the snaps, and it can stand up on its own. The hammer loop handles my long Eastwing framing hammer without complaint. Pockets have withstood all kinds of stuff in them. Still no sign of wear. I will beat it into submission at some time, but like how it takes my abuse each day. BTW, if you should get hit with some nice wet mortar, and it dries, just break it up with a sledge, it will come off the kilt. Remove the kilt first and lay it out on a hard surface, before swinging the sledgehammer!
Slainte

[ChubRock]

Ron I like your idea of clipping versus lying flat. With a 50" waist I might need to take off the shower curtain completely to get it to fit.

Steve, the sledgehammer thing is killing me. I bought tough because I wanted tough. Maybe the UK will make a man of me after all. Tomorrow I plan on climbing up and down a ladder between 40-60 times, hammerdrilling 3" holes 8-12" deep and then I'll check email. Should be an eventful day in the new workman pre-washing.

[Fit2BKilted]

BTW, if you should get hit with some nice wet mortar, and it dries, just break it up with a sledge, it will come off the kilt. Remove the kilt first and lay it out on a hard surface, before swinging the sledgehammer!
Slainte

That sounds perfectly reasonable, to me; however, I expect it's not for the o'er-modest ;-P and the faint-of-heart in the vicinity might take issue with the solution and perhaps go so far as to call the local constabulary.