Hidden Pockets: Third World Travel

Don Rearic

Don Rearic

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I was cruising through Vagabond Journey Dot Com, as I sometimes do, and I found this little gem.

Right here.

You don't have to be a full-on "Stitch Bitch" to do a much better job than this, you can start by using a thread that more closely matches the material of the pants. That having been said, this guy has interesting things to say at times, especially in this article of his.
 
Cool. You'd think you could actually sew it in just the corners to the pants and it will still be plenty stable. Definitely not too low-pro with that Raggety Anne stitching job. :D Real men sew!
 
Not a horrible idea, but geez, what crappy work.


You'd think that if he knew he was taking photos of that and putting them on the internet he would have spent 5 minutes on making it look alright.

He might as well have said "I recommend tearing a hole in the inside of your pocket with a rusty, bent-over, bottle cap."
 
adaman04 said:
Real men sew!
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Real men sew real important shit! :D

I put it up there with the caveat that the guy's work was less than impressive. However, read the article and then read the comments that follow it, that's where the interesting stuff is.

Raggedy Ann shit, you guys cracks me up. :D
 
Honestly, I think it would be less noticeable if he put a post it note over the hidden pocket panel that said" HIDDEN POCKET UNDER HERE":D

very cool idea though. I have a pair of 5.11 Khacki pants that have zippered pockets inside the pockets. I like them but have yet to find to many reasons myself to use the inner pockets....but by god I feel cool!:cool:
 
I have a hidden pocket for my right testicle in my Cabela's cargo shorts because it gets colder faster than the other one. I used khaki thread, don't judge me. :)
 
Yeah, he had an entry about tarantulas, too. Said the biggest one he ever seent was as big as a man's head and it was in Peru. Jeff and Mike have balls of steel. I'd shit on myself if I seent something like that. :D
 
My Cabella's Safari vest has so many hidden pockets, I lose things in it. I thought I had emptied out all the pockets when I washed it today (never wash a vest). Must have had some tissues in one of the pockets. The whole load is covered in little tiny pieces of paper! But I use it for all my Third World Travels. Fortunately, I only have to travel into the nearby town to get that Third World experience. :eek:
 
HD, you just invented the Tender Vest. Maybe Jeff can get some made in Columbia with an ESEE patch on them.:)
 
Horn Dog said:
My Cabella's Safari vest has so many hidden pockets, I lose things in it.
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I do, too. :)

But I use it for all my Third World Travels. Fortunately, I only have to travel into the nearby town to get that Third World experience. :eek:
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I feel the same way about Baltimore City and Dundalk, Maryland. :D


texastonydobbs said:
I think it might of been better hidden, if he'd stitched a smile face Patch over his shotty sewing job....
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Why you picking on Beckett now? :D
 
My fancy pants have double "sekrit" pockets up front with magnetic closures. If I went somewhere other than Japan these last couple of years, I'd sew that into my jeans.

Thanks for the article and the web link.
 
Very good idea. If I were to do this, I'd sew a larger piece across the inside of the leg (as in, one side attached to the the fly, one to the seam on the side of the leg), or hanging from the belt area, and sew the pocket onto that. That way the stitches would blend in with the pant seams.
 
The Z said:
Very good idea. If I were to do this, I'd sew a larger piece across the inside of the leg (as in, one side attached to the the fly, one to the seam on the side of the leg), or hanging from the belt area, and sew the pocket onto that. That way the stitches would blend in with the pant seams.
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Basically, half-line at least the one leg and sew the hidden pocket to the lining. You're right; that would be the cleanest way to do it, but it would involve a little more work to get the lining attached invisibly. Once you got the lining right, the hidden pocket would be very simple.

Yes, the sewing in this article looks pretty crude, but in this guy's defense, it could be he really does sew well but wanted to make the idea clearly visible for his article. If the stitching was done well enough to not be seen it would be much harder for readers to see how to do their own. Just a thought...
 
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