Post by thcone on Jul 13, 2013 9:00:21 GMT -8
I know that this is the minority view, but I find that cargo style pants/shorts are no better for EDCing than regular "5 pocket" jeans.
I own many pairs from 5.11. LAPG, Tru-Spec, and Uncle Sam. I have always found cargo pockets to be pretty useless. Anything more than a bandana in there and you are asking for trouble. Something substantial in a cargo pocket will swing like pendulum if you ever have to move in a hurry and something bulky gets in the way and bumps stuff. Perhaps worse of all, the forward facing rear pleat on many will catch and snag just about every cabinet pull you pass. I've ripped more than one pocket open that way.
That's why, for not the first time in public, I will declare the carpenter style pant the most useful pant for EDCing! Unlike cargos, its extra pockets are actually useful and contain/restrain their items in a manner that allows you to hustle through an intersection with some dignity. Plus, you can't overload them.
You can easily carry a substantial flashlight (P60 in my case) on one side and a full size MT in the other and go about your day as if you are carrying nothing.
Death to cargos! Viva la carpenter pants!
Who's with me?
I own many pairs from 5.11. LAPG, Tru-Spec, and Uncle Sam. I have always found cargo pockets to be pretty useless. Anything more than a bandana in there and you are asking for trouble. Something substantial in a cargo pocket will swing like pendulum if you ever have to move in a hurry and something bulky gets in the way and bumps stuff. Perhaps worse of all, the forward facing rear pleat on many will catch and snag just about every cabinet pull you pass. I've ripped more than one pocket open that way.
That's why, for not the first time in public, I will declare the carpenter style pant the most useful pant for EDCing! Unlike cargos, its extra pockets are actually useful and contain/restrain their items in a manner that allows you to hustle through an intersection with some dignity. Plus, you can't overload them.
You can easily carry a substantial flashlight (P60 in my case) on one side and a full size MT in the other and go about your day as if you are carrying nothing.
Death to cargos! Viva la carpenter pants!
Who's with me?
