Pockets on Women's Pants

[GeeTwo]

I have been aware of this problem for many years, but can only imagine having to live directly with it. Even with men's pants/khakis/jeans/etc, I have worn out the pockets, or the pocket area, first on most of my bottoms. A pair of khakis hit the trash can just this week due to irreparable right rear pocket issues (at least if I want to wear them respectably to the office). I have several pants with pockets held together with safety pins or hand stitching.

Loading down a belt has its own issues. At Red Stick this weekend, I felt like I was a D&D adventurer, with my phone on one hip and a camera on the other. I feel bulky enough with these two pouches on my hips; I can see that this would be a non-starter for many women.

On a number of occasions, I have thought of making something that would be a cross between a Sam Browne belt, Batman's utility belt, and a bandolier to use in the shop and at competitions. It would have dozens of pockets and tool slots from left shoulder to just below the right elbow, and across at just below elbow height. I currently keep eight items in my left pocket (plus the occasional "thing that needs replacing"), and way more often than chance would dictate, the item I'm looking for is the seventh or eighth or ninth or tenth that I find.

Cargo shorts: I have one pair, and wear them as often as any other pair of shorts (including right now), but I almost never use the lower patch pockets for anything other than a kerchief or similarly light object, because it feels wrong. I suppose that's why I never bought a second pair.

#pocketsforall
#morepocketsforall
#moreandmoreandmorepocketsforall

This past week, one of our veterans told the rookies something very much like:
"If you have a question, Mr. Gus probably has the answer. If you need something, Mr. Gus probably has it in his pocket."