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Post by bobsil1 » Sun, Jul 19, 2020, 12:48 AM UTC

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…

Clear forearm pockets for commandos… clear tank bags for motorcycle maps…

Re: On Trouser Pockets

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Post by diiq » Sun, Jul 19, 2020, 1:02 AM UTC

milofeynman wrote: post #187

With no pockets on the butt it makes the pants look weird. The plain area is just too empty. Might I suggest adding the words "sexy" or "pink"

You're right, I think a yoke might work better than darts to break up that space.

Re: On Trouser Pockets

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Post by mmm_grayons » Sun, Jul 19, 2020, 1:05 AM UTC

vngzs wrote: post #146

jldugger wrote: post #87

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Pretty much but I should point out that you can’t easily find carpenter pants anymore. And I view the gamer loop as about as useful as the coin pocket: purely decorative in nature.

I carry a filled Zippo everywhere I go (although I don't smoke - it's for lighting others' cigarettes). It fits perfectly in the coin pocket on a pair of raw Japanese jeans, where it will produce a fade[0] unique to the lighter and its wearer. [0]: https://www.heddels.com/2019/04/fade-day-unbranded-ub421-14-...

> I carry a filled Zippo... for lighting others' cigarettes

That seems a bit of an odd thing to carry; how often do you use it?

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Post by Izkata » Sun, Jul 19, 2020, 1:08 AM UTC

xapata wrote: post #54

glial wrote: post #50

Y'all are a little touchy about someone criticizing your cargo pants! Consider that perhaps his criticism hits a nerve because there is an element of truth in it - for most people (myself included as a younger person), the symbolism of cargo pants is as important as the function.

> most people Have you performed a survey? My intuition, from my own experience, is that most people are completely ignorant of the symbolism of cargo pants and use them solely for the cargo feature. I wear Eddie Bauer "Guide Pro" pants. I recommend them, mostly. I haven't found more stylish cargo pants. https://www.eddiebauer.com/p/12951063/men-s-guide-pro-pants

I actually started wearing cargo shorts because I could fit whatever book I was currently reading in those pockets.

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Post by eli » Sun, Jul 19, 2020, 1:10 AM UTC

tgb wrote: post #218

ChuckMcM wrote: post #190

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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…

I recall clicking a Duluth Trading link from a thread not so unlike this on HN years ago and then being followed by ads for their jeans across the internet for at least a year. Of course, I remember that just after clicking your link.

Probably google ads. You can click the little x in the corner and make that particular ad go away.

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Post by gmays » Sun, Jul 19, 2020, 1:13 AM UTC

My favorite pants have a similar feature: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07ZHFNG5J/

I got them for taking my son on hikes, but liked them so much I got more and started wearing them to work too. I don’t even use the standard pockets anymore, just the thigh pockets for the reasons described in the article.

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Post by eli » Sun, Jul 19, 2020, 1:15 AM UTC

imglorp wrote: post #268

telesilla wrote: post #216

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Further, we are all curvy in different ways. I couldn't wear either of the trousers he made, without the fabric bunching. Other women might fit one or the other, or none. I like my pockets in the back, for example, but I need zips so things don't fall out and maybe a way of securing them so things don't get stolen and well it's all too hard so I just carry a purse unless it's running pants and I just need to slot my…

> we are all curvy in different ways How hard can it be to 3d scan a person and output a custom fitted garment? Print? Robo sew? Anyway it seems like a bounded engineering problem.

I think this is a startup doing something like that https://redthreadcollection.com/

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Post by DEADMEAT » Sun, Jul 19, 2020, 1:16 AM UTC

xapata wrote: post #54

glial wrote: post #50

Y'all are a little touchy about someone criticizing your cargo pants! Consider that perhaps his criticism hits a nerve because there is an element of truth in it - for most people (myself included as a younger person), the symbolism of cargo pants is as important as the function.

> most people Have you performed a survey? My intuition, from my own experience, is that most people are completely ignorant of the symbolism of cargo pants and use them solely for the cargo feature. I wear Eddie Bauer "Guide Pro" pants. I recommend them, mostly. I haven't found more stylish cargo pants. https://www.eddiebauer.com/p/12951063/men-s-guide-pro-pants

What you posted aren't cargo pants? Those are hiking pants. Cargo pants have large, external pockets.

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Post by wigl » Sun, Jul 19, 2020, 1:21 AM UTC

Ftuuky wrote: post #2

>"Appendix: Sam, have you simply invented cargo pants? >No. Cargo pants are fashion-as-pretend-occupation — when not at work, wear a fancy chronometer to suggest you’re a pilot or a diver, or camo to suggest you’re in the military. Cargo pants are a paratrooper costume. Cargo shorts have giant external pouches so teenagers in the 90’s, trapped in school, could say (sartorially) “I go out into the world and do adventu…

Yeah I've seen this kind of pocket experimented with a lot in techwear. These Y-3 pants have a great side pocket: https://media.yoox.biz/items/36/36876259pl_14_d.jpg I've found it super useful.

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Post by jedberg » Sun, Jul 19, 2020, 1:24 AM UTC

When I worked at my first job my mentor, the lead sysadmin, had a vest that his mother in law had made for him.

It had a ton of pockets of all different sizes, including one large one for his Newton. He always had enough pockets and could reach everything standing or sitting, and even while driving.

He was all about efficiency. He also had shoes that you could clip wheels to and turn them into roller blades, so he could snap those on and be at the datacenter in seconds, as long as no one was in the hall. :)