Pockets on Women's Pants

[Pauline Tasci]

If any of you want to experience what it's truly like wearing women pants and the struggle of them; wear them to a competition if you are on pit crew.

You end up not having a place to carry tools when you go off to the practice field or a match and have to carry a backpack everywhere... it's quite frustrating.

[Lireal]

Why not just wear a light jacket with pockets? That is what most of the girls on my team end up wearing, and as long as it isn't too hot, there have not been any issues.

[Pauline Tasci]

Originally Posted by Lireal

Why not just wear a light jacket with pockets? That is what most of the girls on my team end up wearing, and as long as it isn't too hot, there have not been any issues.

Nearly impossible in California.
We're all sweating by the first hour of pits open usually.

[SoftwareBug2.0]

Originally Posted by Lireal

Why not just wear a light jacket with pockets? That is what most of the girls on my team end up wearing, and as long as it isn't too hot, there have not been any issues.

You could also go for aprons. Some of the boys on my team have been known to do this, inspired by team 360.

[frcguy]

This might be slightly off topic, but as someone who is known to like clothing and outerwear with lots of pockets, here are my experiences from this season:

Whenever we were doing serious woodworking like building the defenses and field objects, I wore Carhartt overalls. They have lots of pockets and are super durable, so they are great when building stuff. For the rest of the season, I just wore whatever clothes I wore to school that day. After the season, I picked up one of these Mechanix Wear Aprons. I really like it, and it is great for keeping grease, metal shavings, etc. off your clothes. It also has huge pockets for storing pretty much anything.

As far as at events, I find myself stuffing my pockets with whatever I need. This season it typically included: grease, rags, zip-ties, my Leatherman (either a Crunch or Wingman), flashlight, and other random stuff. As having all this stuff in my pockets sucked, I have one of these bags (this particular one isn't availible but 5.11 still sells it in other colors) that I might try for holding everything. While it might look a little silly (my friends and I call it a tactical purse), it has more space to store things. If you are looking for something to hold what you need at a competition, I would probably go with that, as it's small enough to not be a nuisance but big enough to carry everything.

[techhelpbb]

Try a tool bag?

I am trying to remember if I ever had anything in my pockets that wasn't what I normally have in my pocket during a competition. Can't say that it was all that common except maybe a shirt pocket. I mean I am a pocket protector kind of guy.

On one rare exception I had carpenter's pants on. So in the lower pockets I had a few things.
http://www.duluthtrading.com/store/m...s-for-men.aspx

For the Ladies:
http://women.duluthtrading.com/store...cessor=content

This topic amuses me: I have taken several sewing classes. Almost without fail the Ladies think I found the wrong classroom. I guess people don't think about tailors and the guys that used to sew all the ship sails.

[kristinweiss]

#makefannypacksgreatagain

But actually I would love to see fanny packs make a comeback because girls' pockets are a joke. The pockets on Norts are just barely large enough to hold a phone, so at competitions I throw all my other stuff in my oversized "mom purse" and keep it in a somewhat secure place close to the field where I can easily access it.

[Jessica Boucher]

Pro tip: Crossbody bags. 80% of my purse collection is crossbody bags. Ideally, you're looking for something smaller than a piece of paper, vertically aligned, no flap, with a zipper top. You need to be okay with washing out the liner when grease eventually gets in the bottom. Or if you're looking to resell it, black fabric lining.

Marc Jacobs, Rebecca Minkoff, and Kate Spade are my favorites. I take off extra tassels so they don't get caught and clean them after events.

[Red2486]

Originally Posted by kristinweiss

#makefannypacksgreatagain

But actually I would love to see fanny packs make a comeback because girls' pockets are a joke. The pockets on Norts are just barely large enough to hold a phone, so at competitions I throw all my other stuff in my oversized "mom purse" and keep it in a somewhat secure place close to the field where I can easily access it.

This is my go-to! I have a fanny pack that I always wear at competitions, otherwise I'm carting around a back pack all day. You can find all kinds of sizes and styles these days (I have two from Amazon) and they are incredibly convenient.

[Trying to Help]

I was going to suggest Duluth Trading pants too. As a woman who occasionally gets down on the ground, I want my pants to not only have pockets but also maintain a certain level of professionalism. Hard to do at times but the Duluth pants seem to work OK.

Trying to Help

Brighid

Originally Posted by techhelpbb

Try a tool bag?

I am trying to remember if I ever had anything in my pockets that wasn't what I normally have in my pocket during a competition. Can't say that it was all that common except maybe a shirt pocket. I mean I am a pocket protector kind of guy.

On one rare exception I had carpenter's pants on. So in the lower pockets I had a few things.
http://www.duluthtrading.com/store/m...s-for-men.aspx

For the Ladies:
http://women.duluthtrading.com/store...cessor=content

This topic amuses me: I have taken several sewing classes. Almost without fail the Ladies think I found the wrong classroom. I guess people don't think about tailors and the guys that used to sew all the ship sails.

[bdaroz]

Originally Posted by frcguy

This might be slightly off topic

I opened this thread expecting to see a SPAM discussion after the OP, but I must say how very CD this thread is! Despite the serious discussion you do have to take a step back and see the bigger picture, and I find it hilarious. (Not the difficulty in finding pockets, but the robotics forum having a serious discussion on women's utility-fashion.)

Kudos

[indieFan]

I have never been fashion conscious and have recently run into significant issues as a result of this issue. Due to being heat sensitive, I had to trade my jeans at work for light-weight slacks that have no or small pockets. I now have to use a "purse" or "clutch" which I am very uncomfortable with. I lock the purse in one of my file cabinets. When I wear the slacks that have no pockets, I am left with the issue of where to leave the keys for my file cabinet. Do I leave them in my backpack? Do I just carry them around with me and hope I don't forget them?

The issue isn't just about tools, but personal items, particularly in public areas.

[AdamHeard]

Originally Posted by AlexanderLuke

From what I have seen and heard from the ladies themselves, Dickies female pants are no better. Just about 2" deep pockets on them, and nothing much more of that, but I would not be the one to make the final say on that. I can certainly recall that male sized pockets I have come across for team event use, which are Dickies or similar style pants, are around 8" deep.

Dickies have lines geared towards work, and others that are pretty much just pants. I'm certain female students in 973 have used the work oriented line with larger pockets.

I love dickies for robotics, low priced and super durable.

[Sperkowsky]

I guess the lack of pockets is from clothing makers expecting all women to carry pocketbooks. Kinda absurd if you ask me although outside of a robotics competition the idea isn't that far fetched.

Off topic. Cargo shorts are actually more in style than they used to be.The best pants I have used for FRC are actually these. They are very expensive but on sale for right now. They have a gigantic pocket on the right that can hold a small laptop and a normal pocket on the other side. They are also very high quality and very warm. Ironically if you check out the woman's version here you notice it is missing the big amazing pocket....

[Akash Rastogi]

Originally Posted by Sperkowsky

Off topic. Cargo shorts are actually more in style than they used to be.

pls don't try this in college