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SHUSource

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But on the whole "function" thing with cargo shorts...people really walk around with those pockets stuffed? The few times I did I found it incredibly annoying to have items banging around at my knees.
I always hated that, which is why giving cargoes up was so easy for me. I rarely used all those pockets.
 

Knight Shift

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I always hated that, which is why giving cargoes up was so easy for me. I rarely used all those pockets.
You don't have enough interests.
Hiking-
1. Phone in one pocket.
2. Keys in another pocket
3. Map in another pocket
4. snack in another pocket
5. Tissues in another pocket

Fishing:
1. Phone in one pocket.
2. Keys in another pocket
3. Fishing pliers in another pocket
4. snack in another pocket
5. Tissues in another pocket
6. Fishing lures in another pocket.

Cargo shorts are also looser fitting that those pink things someone posted. Its nice to allow airflow on hot summer days.
 

SHUSource

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You don't have enough interests.
Hiking-
1. Phone in one pocket.
2. Keys in another pocket
3. Map in another pocket
4. snack in another pocket
5. Tissues in another pocket

Fishing:
1. Phone in one pocket.
2. Keys in another pocket
3. Fishing pliers in another pocket
4. snack in another pocket
5. Tissues in another pocket
6. Fishing lures in another pocket.
I'm strictly a backpack man when I hike, and fit all that and more in there. Also, the phone is a map these days with the REI app.

I can see the point more with fishing, which I wish I did more often. That may remain a cargo-worthy endeavor.
 

Knight Shift

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I'm strictly a backpack man when I hike, and fit all that and more in there. Also, the phone is a map these days with the REI app.

I can see the point more with fishing, which I wish I did more often. That may remain a cargo-worthy endeavor.
A lot of places we hike loses GPS signal on the phone. Lost my handheld Garmin GPS, which went in another pocket.
What if you wear one of those camelback water supply things on your back?
 

wheezer

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Everyone is free to wear what they want. Last year I replaced all my cargo shorts with ones of relatively comparable length, but without the bulging pockets. Was having trouble finding ones that weren't too short so I went with the "tall" version that some stores sell. Perfect compromise for me.

But on the whole "function" thing with cargo shorts...people really walk around with those pockets stuffed? The few times I did I found it incredibly annoying to have items banging around at my knees.
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Feel free to make up our own jokes about stuff banging around our knees
 

RUJohnny99

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Everyone is free to wear what they want. Last year I replaced all my cargo shorts with ones of relatively comparable length, but without the bulging pockets. Was having trouble finding ones that weren't too short so I went with the "tall" version that some stores sell. Perfect compromise for me .

Why not just cut the pockets off your existing shorts?
 
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wheezer

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According to the article, sales of cargo pants have been steady or increased every year in the past decade, until last year which showed the first decline. Still $700MM worth were sold.

Doesn't sound like they're disappearing any time soon.
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The problem is that fashion is changing to something less practical, less useful...... You buy the latest thing and you give up something because of it..... I guess older dudes are less willing to do so.
 
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Why not just cut the pockets off your existing shorts?
Not sure how your legs work but mine work like a pendulum. The degree of movement at the top is nowhere near what it is down at the middle.
 

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You don't have enough interests.
Hiking-
1. Phone in one pocket.
2. Keys in another pocket
3. Map in another pocket
4. snack in another pocket
5. Tissues in another pocket

Fishing:
1. Phone in one pocket.
2. Keys in another pocket
3. Fishing pliers in another pocket
4. snack in another pocket
5. Tissues in another pocket
6. Fishing lures in another pocket.

Cargo shorts are also looser fitting that those pink things someone posted. Its nice to allow airflow on hot summer days.

Why do you need so many tissues? Are you crying because your clothes are out of fashion?
 

Upstream

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But on the whole "function" thing with cargo shorts...people really walk around with those pockets stuffed? The few times I did I found it incredibly annoying to have items banging around at my knees.

You know there is a whole range between "empty" and "stuffed". I might put one or two things in a pocket, and they are far from stuffed. However, if I put everything I carry in cargo shorts into the waist pockets of regular shorts, those pockets would be stuffed.
 

SHUSource

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Nah. Actually, it's tissues, band-aids, etc. when we are doing a lot of rock climbing and going through brush, we can get cuts, etc. Manly stuff, you know, not the type of stuff done in pink shorts.
I was in Maine last month, and we made the almost obligatory stop at the L.L. Bean outlet, where I did see a pair of pink (or, if you prefer, salmon) cargo shorts. Smart of them, splitting the difference.
 

NBKnight

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sadly i am seeing a trend on the beaches towards mens bathing suits that are not as low on the leg as they should be. Think 80's OP shorts. Fashion be damned, I like my cargo shorts and I like my bathing suit down around the knee even though I do have nice legs.



I loved my OP's back in the day.
 

Knight Shift

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I was in Maine last month, and we made the almost obligatory stop at the L.L. Bean outlet, where I did see a pair of pink (or, if you prefer, salmon) cargo shorts. Smart of them, splitting the difference.
Well, Salmon would match our uniforms, so they are a must have for tailgating.
 

DJ Spanky

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Nice to see the Wall Street Journal addressing such hard hitting subjects as this.
Yeah besides what other kind of shorts goes good with a Hawaiian shirt?
A good Hawaiian shirt will make your shorts pretty much invisible.
 
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You are a Rutgers fan and you want to make a fashion statement,try these--http://sportsfanshop.jcpenney.com/J...ights_Insider_All_Over_Print_Knit_Pants_–_Red
 
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There are more fashionable cargos. There is nothing wrong with them. I like them for football games actually for the extra pockets.

As long as you vary it up I don't see the issue.

People hated on jorts and they've come back in (though much shorter than before).
 

mildone_rivals

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I need cargo shorts so I have pockets in which to store my little black book with the phone numbers of my favorite hookers. And to carry a couple baggies of blow.

One of my favorite things to do is go food shopping mid-winter wearing patterned cargo shorts, side pockets bulging, along with black Teva sandals and hot pink socks. The shirt is completely irrelevant.

Chicks totally adore this look and it has landed me many a phone number (all of which I immediately throw away, naturally, because they aren't hookers).
 
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FanuSanu52

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Function over form. Fashion is stupid. Cargo shorts are useful.

I don't wear them because they're comfortable - I wear them for the pockets.

Very true. I always hated cargo shorts, but ended up getting some because they're just easier to find than a good, comfortable pair of non-cargo khaki/twill shorts. Still don't like the look or bulkiness of most of them, but the pockets definitely come in handy for things like hiking and going to events where you have a lot of crap to take.
 

FanuSanu52

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If you (or your loved ones) have aesthetic concerns about cargo shorts, then I suggest technical shorts, which fulfill many of the same functions but without the bulgy profile and manufactured from material that is light-weight, breathes better, and dries faster.
http://arcteryx.com/product.aspx?language=EN&gender=mens&model=Palisade-Short
I don't wear shorts, but I basically live in arcteryx pants.

Those kind of shorts are nice, but f Arc'teryx and their overpriced crap. $129 for shorts I'm going to hike through mud and dirt in? No.
 

mildone_rivals

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I wear shorts pretty much year round, unless its below freezing and I'm going to be outside for long portions of the day
Me too. Although at some point in winter, I transition to wearing Adidas warmup pants most of the time. With socks and sandals. :)
 

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Chicks totally adore this look and it has landed me many a phone number (all of which I immediately throw away, naturally, because they aren't hookers).

I don't have a lot of expertise with your type of lifestyle. But why would you pay for hookers when you were getting phone numbers for free?
 

FanuSanu52

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Hopefully, people have also noticed that cotton tee shirts (as opposed to lycra-type athletic shirts), pleated pants, cuffs and mustaches are also out of style. Styles change. Nothing wrong with changing with the times.

Nothing wrong with being an intelligent individual and recognizing that "fashion" is just a marketing tool to sell you new clothes you don't need. Be a man, find what works and stick with it.

A few years back, flannel shirts were a woefully outdated 90s throwback. Now they're all the rage again thanks to the oddball trend of lumbersexual hipsters and urbanites who've never been to the forest. You know what? I always liked flannels because they're warm and comfortable and because I watched my dad wear them my entire childhood. And I'm going to keep liking flannels when they go out of style again (maybe they already have, still waiting on my "trends" guide to arrive in the mail for the fall/winter season) and then when they inevitably come back. Fashion is for rubes.
 
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mildone_rivals

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I don't have a lot of expertise with your type of lifestyle. But why would you pay for hookers when you were getting phone numbers for free?
What price, freedom? Don't want to get tied down (w/hookers that's extra, but temporary). :)

I also don't have a lot of expertise with my stated type of lifestyle. I've never actually been w/a hooker and I mostly avoid recreational drugs.