Marv's Neighbor Posted August 6, 2016 Posted August 6, 2016 They're useful if you're homeless! Saves having to push that shopping cart around.
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted August 6, 2016 Posted August 6, 2016 Yes to cargo shorts. The only other shorts i have are some loose-fitting golf shorts.
Pete Posted August 6, 2016 Posted August 6, 2016 I still rock cargo shorts. Those side pockets are tough for a pickpocket to get at. I packed a pair of cargo pants on one of my europe trips
Chef Jim Posted August 6, 2016 Posted August 6, 2016 Personally I'd rather run the chance of getting my pocket picked than look like a dork.
707BillsFan Posted August 6, 2016 Posted August 6, 2016 Used to be a cargo short guy, not any more. Prior to cargo shorts, it was jorts (denim shorts). We must evolve.
Gugny Posted August 6, 2016 Posted August 6, 2016 I have never worn a pair of denim shorts in my entire life.
Beerball Posted August 6, 2016 Posted August 6, 2016 I have never worn a pair of denim shorts in my entire life. Actually you have. Normal person jean shorts are jeans for you.
ExiledInIllinois Posted August 6, 2016 Posted August 6, 2016 If you do a lot of outdoor activity, hiking, camping, hunting, working the family ranch, etc... These are the man's clothing for you. Now, if you are the desk jockey type... Spend the weekend in The Hamptons eating cheese and drinking wine w/Miff & Buffy, taking in the local farmer's market... You know who you are... By all means go for the Bermudas and over the calf black socks, street shoes! ;-) I mentioned the M-1965 jungle shorts, etc... Vintage @ over 50 years: https://www.amazon.com/Rothco-Vintage-M-65-Field-Shorts/dp/B018MVUYXG#immersive-view_1470502946832 A real man's pair of pants or shorts... That is why pockets were popping up in modern BDUs the last 80 years, they are practical, form function: http://www.militaryclothing.com/ProductZoom.aspx?zpid=14939&prdtImgName=&prdtImgfile= http://soldiers.dodlive.mil/2015/06/battle-dress-through-the-centuries/ Not the type of clothing for everybody, just the one's that have to work and get things done... :-)
LeviF Posted August 6, 2016 Posted August 6, 2016 Absolutely !@#$ing not. They're ugly as sin and unless you need the extra space for your blankie they shouldn't be worn. No one needs that many pockets. Men should only carry three things: Keys. Wallet. and utility knife. Phones are optional. This. Gun is an option as well. Actually you have. Normal person jean shorts are jeans for you.
ExiledInIllinois Posted August 6, 2016 Posted August 6, 2016 Maybe I need to make a distinction, normal, reasonable cargo clothing is appropriate. Now the ones with the silly little useless pockets here and there are over the top. Maybe that is what people rage against? Keep it form function. The SUV of clothing.
mrags Posted August 6, 2016 Posted August 6, 2016 (edited) If you do a lot of outdoor activity, hiking, camping, hunting, http://soldiers.dodlive.mil/2015/06/battle-dress-through-the-centuries/ Not the type of clothing for everybody, just the one's that have to work and get things done... :-) Now the pic of the last guy in that link has some messed up ankles doesn't he? Edited August 6, 2016 by mrags
ExiledInIllinois Posted August 6, 2016 Posted August 6, 2016 Now the pic of the last guy in that link has some messed up ankles doesn't he? No. Just bloused. Again, form function. When one is working, no need for the flapping hem to get in way. They would wear spats in the old days. Heck, even fancy dancy civilians would wear spats in the old days when roads weren't paved. Safety, form and function for people who work. One exception to blousing... When you are fording water... Best to keep them unbloused so as not to hold water. On other hand, those blousing straps can aid in turning the pants into a floatation device when filled w/air. :-P
Gugny Posted August 6, 2016 Posted August 6, 2016 Actually you have. Normal person jean shorts are jeans for you. You mother!@#$in mutt
Beerball Posted August 6, 2016 Posted August 6, 2016 You mother!@#$in muttperhaps your shorts are a tad too tight. Have you tried cargos? They may improve your disposition.
mrags Posted August 6, 2016 Posted August 6, 2016 No. Just bloused. Again, form function. When one is working, no need for the flapping hem to get in way. They would wear spats in the old days. Heck, even fancy dancy civilians would wear spats in the old days when roads weren't paved. Safety, form and function for people who work. One exception to blousing... When you are fording water... Best to keep them unbloused so as not to hold water. On other hand, those blousing straps can aid in turning the pants into a floatation device when filled w/air. :-P jist looked look his left ankle (your right when looking) looked mad crooked. I've bloused mine for a while when I was a DI. His ankles just looked funny to me.
ExiledInIllinois Posted August 6, 2016 Posted August 6, 2016 I simply don't get the discussion either way. You wear what you want and what you need. Yesterday, I was just changing the contactor on my A/C unit... I had cargo shorts on. They worked perfect for holding the screwdriver, wire cutters and everthing else I needed. How would that work in a gay pair of Bermudas? I am working man, not a dork... Okay, maybe a working dork. ;-) Same with doing yard work, etc... I can put the pair of pruners in a pocket, etc... Form, function... Simply what I get used to at work too. I am a wage grade (hourly, not salary) employee... I work for a living. Clothing like this is practical... Why I find myself wearing BDUs, fatigues at work (has to be long pants at work per safety manual EM385-1-1 for field work) etc... Anything is simply goofy and not practical, unless I am going out to a wedding on a yacht or something... Getting dressed up. I work for a living... Cargo shorts/pants... Even zip offs (gasp) are practical. I live in shorts year around, I jump in car and go to work @ all hours... I must wear long pants @ work, I can always zip the legs on. BTW... The North Face make very nice field/techincal convertible trousers. I simply am not walking around a farmer's market on Saturday... Just arguing on internet when not fixing my A/C, doing yard work, or locking a boat/maintenance @ work. I am out there doing sh*t too. Real men do sh*t. Cargo all the way! :-) jist looked look his left ankle (your right when looking) looked mad crooked. I've bloused mine for a while when I was a DI. His ankles just looked funny to me. Didn't notice. Sailors, I like the look of the classic spats... Now the bell bottoms, God awfu! But there had to be some practical reason for the bell bottom? Any Navy sailors out there? Is it just style, which I find hard to believe? Maybe flotation? Then working with machinery, or getting full dressed...spatted on down?
Pete Posted August 6, 2016 Posted August 6, 2016 If you do a lot of outdoor activity, hiking, camping, hunting, working the family ranch, etc... These are the man's clothing for you. Now, if you are the desk jockey type... Spend the weekend in The Hamptons eating cheese and drinking wine w/Miff & Buffy, taking in the local farmer's market... You know who you are... By all means go for the Bermudas and over the calf black socks, street shoes! ;-) I mentioned the M-1965 jungle shorts, etc... Vintage @ over 50 years: https://www.amazon.com/Rothco-Vintage-M-65-Field-Shorts/dp/B018MVUYXG#immersive-view_1470502946832 A real man's pair of pants or shorts... That is why pockets were popping up in modern BDUs the last 80 years, they are practical, form function: http://www.militaryclothing.com/ProductZoom.aspx?zpid=14939&prdtImgName=&prdtImgfile= http://soldiers.dodlive.mil/2015/06/battle-dress-through-the-centuries/ Not the type of clothing for everybody, just the one's that have to work and get things done... :-) amen. hate on haters
dib Posted August 6, 2016 Posted August 6, 2016 Yes, yes, yes. The only shorts I wear and I don't give a crap what anyone says about me. Ditto
GG Posted August 6, 2016 Posted August 6, 2016 Miss carrying a knife. Travel too much so had to give it up for a silly utili-key. Cargo shorts are absurd. The pockets are either for show, so you're wearing them like faux epaulets like a chick or they are full of useless things and you might as wear a purse...like a chick. Man up men. So your suggestion to man up is to carry a man purse?
Just Jack Posted August 6, 2016 Posted August 6, 2016 I'm beginning to think people that are blue collar workers or outdoors type are more apt to have and wear cargo shorts than office workers.
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