What are your favorite shorts to carry a knife?

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So I needed some shorts for the summer and decided to look for ones that were knife friendly. Specifically ones with a dedicated spot/pocket for a knife. I settled with the 5.11 Stryke 11" short and I happen to really like it. It has a reinforced pocket notch at the bottom of the side pocket on the right and left side. Does anyone have any suggestions for other brands?


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Whatever shorts I'm wearing... except "under shorts".

I usually wear Dickies cargo shorts, cause they are inexpensive and comfortable.
 
generally cheap shorts with a drawstring - I just carry light knives in the summer. I also like zipped pockets so that my items do not fall out when I am driving.

If I am feeling dressy then some cargo pants, usually cheap no name brand items.
 
Low_rez said:
So I needed some shorts for the summer and decided to look for ones that were knife friendly. Specifically ones with a dedicated spot/pocket for a knife. I settled with the 5.11 Stryke 11" short and I happen to really like it. It has a reinforced pocket notch at the bottom of the side pocket on the right and left side. Does anyone have any suggestions for other brands?


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I was about to write that anything Ripstop is great for that, but then I saw the picture showing the shorts are in Ripstop. So I have nothing to add. Also: I don't wear shorts. 🥺👉👈

Sooo, not sure if they also make shorts, but I really like those Urban Tactical pants from Helikon Tex. Plenty of pockets for knives, and they also got reinforced hems on the basic front pockets, which is great for clips; they are also in Ripstop.

I just checked back, and yes, yes Helikon Tex also makes the Urban Tactical Pants as Shorts! 😇 (In black, coyote, khaki, and also in different camo patterns.)
 
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I bought some Lee denim shorts from the big river because they looked like they had a big watch pocket. They did, and a Case mini Sodbuster rides comfortably. Win. They also had a cell phone pocket, although not why I bought them. My cell phone was a little tight with it's case, but it fit. Win, win. Bought two more pairs.
 
Never wore shorts when I lived in Wisconsin/Minnesota. Now that the Family and I are in Oklahoma I've had to adapt. 5.11 and dickies are my go too.
 
Truewerk T1 work shorts have a great reinforced knife clip area. Best shorts with plenty of pocket space without looking like old jungle BDU cargo pants pockets.
 
jfk1110 said:
I don't wear shorts, ever....Bathing suit maybe once a year😜..........

Half the shorts they make nowadays are too damn long to be called shorts......Why bother😉
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was gonna show ya in a meme they still make those mens 1970s super short shorts still, but......decided not to......

I wear jeans....have since I was a kid and learned wearing shorts led to insect bites and misery from thorns and sharp brush in the swamps and jungle.
 
I can’t recall the exact model but I have a few pairs of Eddie Bauer shorts with a bunch of pockets that don’t look like cargo shorts. In the slightly stretchy material so I can climb a tree or ride a bike or whatever.
 
I tend to modify my knife to my attire. In the summer, I am usually sweating more and wearing lighter clothes to deal the with oppressive humidity. Autumn-Spring, I'm in jeans. Big chunky folder, multitool on my belt, etc. In the summer I wear these shorts I like I got from Costco. They are light, cheap enough to mess up at work and not care about, and have nothing more than a draw string on them. Today, I have attached the pocket clip to my leatherman and am carrying a Salt Stretch XL. If I knew I didn't need the LM later today, I would have just left it at home. I'm all about packing light and stainless when I am brining myself with sweat :P
 
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