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On Trouser Pockets

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Post by cbhl »

bobloblaw45 wrote: post #267

what I hate are those tiny change nooks sewn into the right trouser pocket so it's like a pocket within a pocket. In theory they're fine except I always put my keys into my right pocket because I'm right handed. My keys will fall into these mini pockets and get stuck. These mini pockets should really be on the left side.

The tiny pockets are fine for holding a single key. Where they fail is the modern keychain, with a car key and a door key and a mailbox key and key to enter the gated community and a key for the office and a security key for a computer. Like, key chains the size of a tennis ball really could be anchored off of one's belt or waist on a retracting clip.

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Post by throw7 »

Hiking pants have these. I have a couple and it's great. They are usually zippered also. I think you don't see this on dress pants because "fashion".

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Post by williadc »

ChuckMcM wrote: post #190
jessewmc wrote: post #55

The dismissiveness in this thread is unreal. From the comments you'd think the article only had one sentence insulting the Sanctity of Cargo Pants. If you happily wear baggy jeans or cargo pants, these are not for you and you don't have the problem they solve. It's an elegant solution to wear slim fitted pants without awful hip pocket bulges. Cargo pants are not the solution here, as they are huge and baggy and the p…

Interestingly I have a pair of pants (these: https://www.duluthtrading.com/mens-duluthflex-dry-on-the-fly... , see pocket detail here: https://www.duluthtrading.com/dw/image/v2/BBNM_PRD/on/demand... ) They implement this pocket strategy and work well for me. The author would likely be interested to know that this topic was covered in detail as an engineering exercise in NASA flight suits. More functional pockets for…

Head's up to anyone considering these pants, as I did -- reading the reviews, it appears they changed the design of these pants recently, replacing some of the zippers with velcro, and using different material. It doesn't appear to be popular with their audience.

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Post by nvrspyx »

hristov wrote: post #181
jessewmc wrote: post #55

The dismissiveness in this thread is unreal. From the comments you'd think the article only had one sentence insulting the Sanctity of Cargo Pants. If you happily wear baggy jeans or cargo pants, these are not for you and you don't have the problem they solve. It's an elegant solution to wear slim fitted pants without awful hip pocket bulges. Cargo pants are not the solution here, as they are huge and baggy and the p…

Guess what, people do not like being insulted. If you are going to say to a large number of people that their clothes and by extension them "look bad" you are going to get a lot of pissed off responses. It is completely healthy and miles better than the alternative of internalizing it, believing you look bad feeling embarrassment, humiliation, guilt, etc. By the way this is the way the fashion industry has operated f…

Where did the author insult cargo pants users? This is all I saw mentioning cargo pants in the article.

> Appendix: Sam, have you simply invented cargo pants?

> No. Cargo pants solve different problems for different people.

> If cargo pants are appropriate for your daily life, you definitely don’t want or need my side-seam welt pockets; and vice-versa. Cargo pants aren’t office-wear; these dress pants aren’t combat-wear.

EDIT: it seems like the author edited the article. Never mind.

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Post by peter303 »

godelmachine wrote: post #52

I cannot even begin how much I love cargo trousers. Ever since I have started earning, I buy as many cargos as I can buy. During college, I used to buy from factory sale. Always rummaging through all leading websites like Myntra, Amazon, Flipkart, et al for a good deal on cargos, almost on a daily basis. I buy one at least on a monthly basis. If I don't like it, I just return and get my money back. Today morning itse…

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Post by crowbahr »

Tyr42 wrote: post #246
js2 wrote: post #121

Earlier quoted context omitted.

A couple examples: https://www.prana.com/p/stretch-zion-straight/M43189927.html https://www.patagonia.com/product/mens-quandary-hiking-pants...

Hey, that first link has pockets near where this post is talking about. > Angled dual entry cargo pocket

However it also has the anathema: bulges.
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