Wednesday, July 9, 2014

A Plethora of Pockets Is A Problem

Last month when I was in a resale shop looking for warm-weather clothes I  picked out a pair of  khaki-colored shorts that I thought would be perfect for walking.  I took them into the dressing room and tried them on.  They fit well, so I decided to buy them.  It wasn't until I was hanging them back on the hanger that I noticed the half zipper tucked under a flap on the hem and realized that the shorts had originally been a pair of travel pants with zip-off legs.

The lightweight nylon shorts have enough storage for an entire day's adventure.  There are two deep front hand pockets, two front cargo pockets with flaps close to the hem (with a stash pocket behind each), two rear flap pockets, and a loop on the waistband to attach keys.  Even though my outdoor adventures aren't long enough to need half that capacity, the material is perfect on hot, humid days.

This morning was a good example.  I left the house after breakfast and walked  a couple of miles through the neighborhood.  All I had to carry was my cell phone, an MP3 player, and a lip balm.  Three things for eight pockets.  When I got home and took everything out I couldn't remember where I'd put the lip balm, and it was so small I had trouble finding it.

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10 comments:

  1. I bought a safari shirt like that. Wonderful weight, too many pockets.

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    1. I think that a safari shirt (don't most of them have chest pockets?) would fit strangely on a female body

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  2. I prefer to keep my stuff in one place, even say a knapsack.

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    1. I like having my phone (and lip balm!) where I can reach it; couldn't do that without removing a knapsack from my back

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  3. Hi Kathy! Thanks for visiting my blog. Yours is great! I need a pair of shorts like that this summer for my trip to Rome - the leading pickpocket city in the world. I keep reading that I should wear shorts with deep pockets and after inserting my $ stuff it fulll with other stuff. Have a great weekend!

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    1. Years ago when we went to China we bought over-the-neck pouches to hold our valuables--plane tickets, passports, and money. We'd transfer just what we needed for the day to a secure pocket (or purse that I'd sling over my shoulder).

      Rome is on my bucket list of places to go :-)

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  4. Knowing me, I'd try to fill them all for an afternoon of fun and the shorts would be too heavy to wear! lol

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  5. I got some pants like those last year for a trip to Montana and they were wonderful.

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    1. I've thought about buying some, but each time I do the price holds me back.

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