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Wow, those look like nice slacks.http://shop.bluffworks.com
http://snarkynomad.com/so-these-are-probably-the-best-travel-pants-on-the-planet-right-now/
I might have to try these out, they may be on the pricey side, but they look like they normal pants that you can wear before, during, and after the Camino yet still be office appropriate when you are home.
As long as it was the pants you wore in Afghanistan, and not the shorts!!..........The Tilley pants started off with 4 months in Afghanistan 5 years ago and are still going strong - lifetime guarantee!)
My first Platoon Sergeant in Viet Nam told me that every time I threw a hand grenade to put the ring in a cargo pocket and after I had filled both Cargo Pockets, he would let me go home.
God help me if I ever look "office appropriate". LOLyet still be office appropriate when you are home.
The way I read the OP was that these pants were in keeping with the thought that "I am always ready to start walking." I read it, not as bringing office wear to the Camino but rather, coming as close as possible to bringing Camino clothing to the office. Don't you all pick up a piece of clothing, balance it in one hand and think "This would be good for the Camino", regardless of how soon you think you will return?
At least one...How many pilgrims still wear their hiking pants after the Camino? How many would wear the (they don't work well as shorts) zip off pants?
And another one!At least one...
Im sure the minor negative comments were meant as "tongue in cheek"The way I read the OP was that these pants were in keeping with the thought that "I am always ready to start walking." I read it, not as bringing office wear to the Camino but rather, coming as close as possible to bringing Camino clothing to the office. Don't you all pick up a piece of clothing, balance it in one hand and think "This would be good for the Camino", regardless of how soon you think you will return?
Make that two.At least one...
Oh I love the Kuhl pants. Bought a pair for my last Camino and they were so comfortable I wore them most of the time and just wore the other pair while they were drying. They had an internal draw string which allowed me to tighten them as my waist grew smallerThis company makes some nice hiking/outdoor pants that don't look too much like hiking pants, but they are pricey.
www.kuhl.com
I actually love the pockets...especially with zippers. I always keep my passport, extra cash and credit card in a ziplock plastic bag and it fits in the larger zip pocket on my leg...never leaves my side and no bulky money belt around my waist. I find the other pockets are good for chapstick, daily spending money, tissues ( drippy nose/toilet-hate when there is no TP in the toilet), cell phone, mini-camera ( I know-redundant to the phone but it has manual settings and telephoto lens), daily map/instructions. When I drop my pack at a bar, I have all my valuables and necessities on me so no need to worry about the pack missing or something being stolen...although I would cry if my trekking poles disappeared...just too big to fit in the pockets. I get paranoid that I might lose my valuables so you can recognize me each morning...I am the one doing the funny "touch dance"...leg pocket, pants pocket, chest pocket... I usually do it again about 30 minutes into walking when I think I left something at the albergue...is it Alzheimer's?!Just bought two pairs of Columbia hiking pants that only have one small pocket on the thigh. No giant cargo pockets for me to fill up. I figure I'll carry pilgrim passport, map/guide and some cash in a waist pack. And a money belt of course. Think that will work or do I really need all those pockets?
Just Camino OCD. I like the idea of not having a sweaty money belt. And I too need those nose rags...I actually love the pockets...especially with zippers. I always keep my passport, extra cash and credit card in a ziplock plastic bag and it fits in the larger zip pocket on my leg...never leaves my side and no bulky money belt around my waist. I find the other pockets are good for chapstick, daily spending money, tissues ( drippy nose/toilet-hate when there is no TP in the toilet), cell phone, mini-camera ( I know-redundant to the phone but it has manual settings and telephoto lens), daily map/instructions. When I drop my pack at a bar, I have all my valuables and necessities on me so no need to worry about the pack missing or something being stolen...although I would cry if my trekking poles disappeared...just too big to fit in the pockets. I get paranoid that I might lose my valuables so you can recognize me each morning...I am the one doing the funny "touch dance"...leg pocket, pants pocket, chest pocket... I usually do it again about 30 minutes into walking when I think I left something at the albergue...is it Alzheimer's?!
Yeah, I'm thinking that's going to be a little tough on my squeamishness.Never really got shaggy, crumpled or even muddy on either Camino and shaved almost everyday.
Now there were some funky peregrinos on both Caminos I walked that one could smell before one saw in the albergues. Phew.....
Me too. But I hike at home too. Love my cargo shorts. Would never wear long pants. Ever. If its cold I wear tights. Off the Camino I never wear polyester. Weird how I compartmentalise my life and my clothes.Thank you! How many pilgrims still wear their hiking pants after the Camino? How many would wear the (they don't work well as shorts) zip off pants? Not many. With travel pants like this, it gives you versatility in your travel wardrobe, it has features that combine hiking pants and khakis into something you would still wear after the Camino, just add a nice shirt and shoes and go out to dinner.
Thank you! How many pilgrims still wear their hiking pants after the Camino? How many would wear the (they don't work well as shorts) zip off pants? Not many. With travel pants like this, it gives you versatility in your travel wardrobe, it has features that combine hiking pants and khakis into something you would still wear after the Camino, just add a nice shirt and shoes and go out to dinner.
Originally it was meant to be a map pocket (like they were going to issue maps to every Squaddie in the British Army) and there was just the one on the left leg.Notice they don't have the unnecessary Cargo pockets. 99.99 % of people don't know what cargo pockets are for anyway. My first Platoon Sergeant in Viet Nam told me that every time I threw a hand grenade to put the ring in a cargo pocket and after I had filled both Cargo Pockets, he would let me go home. Anyway after having expensive pants or shirts stolen while traveling, I buy my clothes for less than $2 at a local Goodwill store and don't bother bringing them back with me. Found out that Second hand clothing stores located near hospitals tend to get high quality clothes--including hiking pants--donated by doctors who can afford such gear.
I actually love the pockets...especially with zippers. I always keep my passport, extra cash and credit card in a ziplock plastic bag and it fits in the larger zip pocket on my leg...never leaves my side and no bulky money belt around my waist. I find the other pockets are good for chapstick, daily spending money, tissues ( drippy nose/toilet-hate when there is no TP in the toilet), cell phone, mini-camera ( I know-redundant to the phone but it has manual settings and telephoto lens), daily map/instructions. When I drop my pack at a bar, I have all my valuables and necessities on me so no need to worry about the pack missing or something being stolen...although I would cry if my trekking poles disappeared...just too big to fit in the pockets. I get paranoid that I might lose my valuables so you can recognize me each morning...I am the one doing the funny "touch dance"...leg pocket, pants pocket, chest pocket... I usually do it again about 30 minutes into walking when I think I left something at the albergue...is it Alzheimer's?!
First rule for any kind of trouser, travel or not: don't put ANYTHING in your back pockets that you wouldn't be happy for a pickpocket to take home with him. Read the review - iPhone peaking out of back pocket? "Now where did I put my phone? It was here a minute ago!"http://shop.bluffworks.com
http://snarkynomad.com/so-these-are-probably-the-best-travel-pants-on-the-planet-right-now/
I might have to try these out, they may be on the pricey side, but they look like they normal pants that you can wear before, during, and after the Camino yet still be office appropriate when you are home.
Ah the P37 battledress trousers, rough serge wool that acted like sandpaper on your legs and probably the reason why, although I'm a hairy chested type, I have almost no hair on my legs below mid-thigh - much to my daughters' chagrin."99.99 % of people don't know what cargo pockets are for anyway"
Cargo pants were first worn by members of the British Armed Forces in 1938, and were introduced to the United States in the mid-1940s during World War II. The large pockets characteristic of cargo pants were originally designed to allow paratroopers more room to hold radios and extra ammunition.
On the Camino they are used for holding Brierley Guide, passport, phone and whatever else takes your fancy.
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