Anyone know of a good alternative to the Patagonia stand up short?
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Carhart shorts made of the heavy canvas you're craving...
I wear the Deluth Firehose cargopants at work, very thick and indeed they can almost stand up on their own 
They do not wear out, and look as new as when I bought them.
They do not wear out, and look as new as when I bought them.
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The rear pocket is what i'm looking for. Its hard to find a short that works well with a survey field book. The patagonia rear pocket it perfect. I have some carhartts and you have to cram the book into that pocket. The standard field book is about 5"x8"x.75"
hmm...maybe the Mountain Khaki's made in Jackson Hole. They too are heavy duty, but I am not sure about the rear pockets off the top of my head.
I was just at the Pat outlet here in Reno. They had a bin full of the thicker old style stand ups, but they were all in a burgundy color.
I have a funny (To me) story about stand ups. I was pulling the motor in my 80 series to rebuild it. I was on a creeper in a pair of shorter stand ups. One of the gf's hot friends stops by and on her way past me she stops. Takes a few steps back and starts talking to me. This is not abnormal, but she continued talking to me for quite awhile. She's a fun girl, nice big fakes, great sense of humor... It never hit me.
She finally walks into the house and about one minute later out comes the gf. She starts talking to me about dumb sh@t as well. This goes on for about 45 seconds before she reaches into my short leg, grabs my crank and says Brittany likes your shorts. I hit my head on the cruiser when she did it, she walks into the house laughing her ass off.
A couple of months ago, I do a brake job on Brittany's car for her. When I walk down the stairs to go into the garage the ladies are smiling and silent... I smile and nod and keep walking towards the door. As soon as I get to the door, Brittany says, "Hey J, your not wearing your special shorts!".
I have a funny (To me) story about stand ups. I was pulling the motor in my 80 series to rebuild it. I was on a creeper in a pair of shorter stand ups. One of the gf's hot friends stops by and on her way past me she stops. Takes a few steps back and starts talking to me. This is not abnormal, but she continued talking to me for quite awhile. She's a fun girl, nice big fakes, great sense of humor... It never hit me.
She finally walks into the house and about one minute later out comes the gf. She starts talking to me about dumb sh@t as well. This goes on for about 45 seconds before she reaches into my short leg, grabs my crank and says Brittany likes your shorts. I hit my head on the cruiser when she did it, she walks into the house laughing her ass off.
A couple of months ago, I do a brake job on Brittany's car for her. When I walk down the stairs to go into the garage the ladies are smiling and silent... I smile and nod and keep walking towards the door. As soon as I get to the door, Brittany says, "Hey J, your not wearing your special shorts!".
that's a great story!
How about 5.11? Their pants and shorts have a unique rear pocket. Not canvas material, but I have several pairs that I have been wearing for many years. Also Wrangler workwear has the heavy canvas material shorts.
