tactical shorts - what are the limits?

0302 · June 18, 2017, 10:09

http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2...probably-nsfw/

i had a pair of short shorties in tiger stripe camo i bought at the px in da p.i. which were pretty cool but my junk did hang out on occasion but that is how cool warrior types hang.

NFADLR · June 18, 2017, 11:25

Inseam is the logarithm, if you have 6 inches to cover then wear a 7 inch short inseam.

so one inch (if you are comfortable with that) maybe 2 inches past said short arm to cover.

Yas don't want to expose that scar from the square needle in the left nut.

0302 · June 18, 2017, 14:08

those south africans wore some real short shorts, u sayin they didn't have much to hide?

meltblown · June 18, 2017, 14:24

Watch the videos with the Brits in North Africa, Asian Jungles etc. I understand that shorts are cooler, but damn, fighting and dealing with bugs and such I want something over my legs. Hell I don't cut the yard in shorts or really walk on the back of the property without boots and heavy duty Wranglers.

**Stoney** · June 18, 2017, 17:30

^^^^^

**W.E.G.** · June 18, 2017, 18:16

Burlap banana hammock

Invictus77 · June 18, 2017, 18:32

The inseam rule works. Three inches is the maximum needed for me.

As long as it falls within three inches of my kneecap, I'm GTG

**12v71** · June 18, 2017, 23:07

A knee length Kilt cures most problems.

And much better ventilation.

Bwana John · June 19, 2017, 16:44

Quote:

Originally Posted by 12v71

A knee length Kilt cures most problems.

And much better ventilation.

But 12 yards of tartan fabric aint so good for swiming in, short-short are.

I believe that SOP for highland amphibious action calls for blue dye only as a body covering.

0302 · June 20, 2017, 15:42

there ya go, short shorts are great for swimming.

**Trypcil** · June 20, 2017, 16:35

These days a Jock strap and a pony tail!

NFADLR · June 20, 2017, 16:59

No way dude, tooo restricting... the boys need to breathe!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Trypcil

These days a Jock strap and a pony tail!

**SAFN49** · June 20, 2017, 19:08

Quote:

Originally Posted by NFADLR

No way dude, tooo restricting... the boys need to breathe!

That's why there is the tactikilt

**Trypcil** · June 20, 2017, 19:17

Tell that to Sean Connery, with his Webley and thigh length boots! - ZARDOZ!

http://mashable.com/2015/01/24/zardo.../#SAn6.2slmGqy

NFADLR · June 20, 2017, 19:46

Frickin strange film..

Checkout This is something strange but I'm thinking may be happening now with the underground tube shuttles I've read about.

It's a film from the 1970's Genisis II and planet earth about a future civilization that traveled underground in shuttle tunes.

https://www.google.com/search?client...Y-9JYQyIXg_1:0

Quote:

Originally Posted by Trypcil

Tell that to Sean Connery, with his Webley and thigh length boots! - ZARDOZ!

http://mashable.com/2015/01/24/zardo.../#SAn6.2slmGqy

**Trypcil** · June 20, 2017, 20:04

Hah! - and its full length on uTube! Its almost as whacky as Zardoz - which was something to behold.
Boxer shorts - I always found restrictive, almost like Bloomers, bunching up in jeans - but thats me. The big difference between Euros and Americans is perhaps best portrayed by the underwear they wear, or the shorts - Euro shorts, which can be shorter than the OP's link illustrates.
Well my brother in law comes over here one year, with shorts that can only be described as 'Balls a poppin' - surprised he didn't get a ticket for indecency. Whats normal there, isn't here - must be something to do with the Pilgrims, and their puritanical mindset. Me, I wear something in-between, though due to my Mothers side (Scottish), I have been know to wear a kilt on occasion!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trousers

And we wear our 'Pants' under our Trousers - not on the outside!

0302 · June 21, 2017, 00:01

https://youtu.be/cah4dWmt1r8

the tactical kilt is way the f$&k over the top. some things should not be. i would go nekkid before wearing such an abomination.

ALL FAL · June 21, 2017, 01:49

Yep, exam Glove keeps the goods in place and can double if ya run into horny Bush Babes, shorts to swim in?? Nekid is much more freeing, Damn the shorts.

TenTea · June 21, 2017, 08:13

tactical shorts? = pure marketing hype = genius

Story · June 22, 2017, 08:46

Standard Kazahk dessert wear only requires Kalashnikov and magazine chest carrier.

Is nice!

Story · June 22, 2017, 09:00

Meet Liberian militia General Butt-Naked.

Abominog · June 22, 2017, 19:13

Shorts may be fine in the desert but not in the bush. Don't ask how I know.

**gunplumber** · June 23, 2017, 08:25

Nogo on shorts in the bush. It's just silly. Thin breathable fabric. There is no upside to bare skin in adverse environments.

My Ranger Panties still fit, but they're not for field use.

Except if you're in a hurry to drop rounds.

0302 · June 23, 2017, 14:06

gen buck naked was a preacher last i heard. pretty good one too. dude had his shiite wired back in the day.

raubvogel · June 24, 2017, 10:08

Quote:

Originally Posted by gunplumber

Nogo on shorts in the bush. It's just silly. Thin breathable fabric. There is no upside to bare skin in adverse environments.

Selous Scouts must have been a bunch of silly folks

**gunplumber** · June 24, 2017, 12:23

Quote:

Originally Posted by raubvogel

Selous Scouts must have been a bunch of silly folks

Yeah, and those Brits in North Africa.

Seriously though, I don't get it. I put my time in uniform - mostly jungle and desert (thankfully not in extreme cold weather, I hate cold!).

I've come out of dinosaur land, and squeezed my hands into fists to get all the pus to come bubbling out of the hundreds of abrasions from thorns. I've been eaten alive by mosquitoes. And I've fought sidewinders for the cooler spot of the scrape in endless miles of desert. At no point did it ever occur to me that exposing more bare skin was a good idea.

Bwana John · June 25, 2017, 12:09

Hell, the Zulus went barefoot.

And won, after running 50 miles in the dark "off piste" the night before.

And yer worryin about scratchin them lily white legs..., what would Shaka say?

TxGunDawg · July 09, 2017, 13:53

I'd say no limits, they're even a go in the bush.

But i won't be wearing any.

**Trypcil** · July 09, 2017, 16:47

Quote:

Originally Posted by TxGunDawg

I'd say no limits, they're even a go in the bush.

But i won't be wearing any.

Won't be wearing any!!!!!!!!!

TxGunDawg · July 10, 2017, 12:25

Quote:

Originally Posted by Trypcil

Won't be wearing any!!!!!!!!!

**Trypcil** · July 10, 2017, 13:06

So a Kilt, it is!

TxGunDawg · July 10, 2017, 13:38

Quote:

Originally Posted by Trypcil

So a Kilt, it is!

Now there's an idea.

Only if 5.11 had them in stock in my size.

lew · July 13, 2017, 12:28

I'd rather have to apply sunscreen than wear pants out here in the bush when it's at all warm out. Shorts ending right above the knee are great, but the Commonwealth fashion is just not for me.

raubvogel · July 15, 2017, 08:56

Quote:

Originally Posted by TxGunDawg

Now there's an idea.

Only if 5.11 had them in stock in my size.

So you are saying if it is not a 5.11 it is not a real Kilt? Or it has to have rails on the side?

Bwana John · July 15, 2017, 09:59

I'm guessing not many of you have actually worn a real kilt.

They are intended for rainy, cold Scotland, not really desert or tropical wear.

8 yards of pleated heavy wool tartan fabric is no fun in the heat, and you really don't want to swim in one (unlike UDT short-shorts).

0302 · July 16, 2017, 12:07

i am sure my wife's geh relatives have worn eh kilt.

**SAFN49** · July 16, 2017, 18:45

sirspyair · July 16, 2017, 19:46

Kilts, with pockets? Such thing exists?

Tactical Baron · July 29, 2017, 19:52

Tactical shorts, for those brave enough to get their legs torn. That being said, I subscribe to the officer Dangle school of thought, gotta have lighting fast reflexes that can only be achieved through ranger panties.

lew · July 30, 2017, 13:35

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tactical Baron

Tactical shorts, for those brave enough to get their legs torn. That being said, I subscribe to the officer Dangle school of thought, gotta have lighting fast reflexes that can only be achieved through ranger panties.

Don't forget that the whites (about half of the 84 on Op. Eland) had bitchin' beards, too.

chet · July 30, 2017, 13:38

Got issued UDT shorts for my second deployment. During the training prior,a buddy was permanently barred from doing road guard duty on runs to the beach because his were.....insufficient....when standing in traffic at parade rest. Made all the dependas honk.

June 18, 2017, 10:09	#1
0302 Registered FALaholic #: 348 Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: New Mexico Posts: 8,713	tactical shorts - what are the limits? http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2...probably-nsfw/ i had a pair of short shorties in tiger stripe camo i bought at the px in da p.i. which were pretty cool but my junk did hang out on occasion but that is how cool warrior types hang.

June 18, 2017, 11:25	#2
NFADLR curmudgeon Bronze Contributor FALaholic #: 7480 Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Location thats the question ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Posts: 4,731	Inseam is the logarithm, if you have 6 inches to cover then wear a 7 inch short inseam. so one inch (if you are comfortable with that) maybe 2 inches past said short arm to cover. Yas don't want to expose that scar from the square needle in the left nut. __________________ http://www.originalintent.org/edu/14thamend.php http://www.irs-taxes.50megs.com/custom3.html

June 18, 2017, 14:24	#4
meltblown Registered Bronze Contributor FALaholic #: 34604 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: SA Tx Posts: 11,762	Watch the videos with the Brits in North Africa, Asian Jungles etc. I understand that shorts are cooler, but damn, fighting and dealing with bugs and such I want something over my legs. Hell I don't cut the yard in shorts or really walk on the back of the property without boots and heavy duty Wranglers. __________________ Pain is inevitable, suffering is optional. Expect the worst, and you'll never be disappointed. Before trying to beat the odds, make sure you can survive the odds beating you.

June 18, 2017, 17:30	#5
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June 18, 2017, 14:08	#3
0302 Registered FALaholic #: 348 Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: New Mexico Posts: 8,713	those south africans wore some real short shorts, u sayin they didn't have much to hide?

June 18, 2017, 18:32	#7
Invictus77 1C 16:13 Bronze Contributor FALaholic #: 74205 Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Western, KY Posts: 5,647	The inseam rule works. Three inches is the maximum needed for me. As long as it falls within three inches of my kneecap, I'm GTG __________________ A 9 mm "might" expand A 45 will NEVER shrink!!

June 18, 2017, 23:07	#8
12v71 Perched in the MP Silver Contributor FALaholic #: 71127 Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: I'l know when I get there. Posts: 6,915	A knee length Kilt cures most problems. And much better ventilation. __________________ "Can you lock him out of the marketplace?": My other half talking to Brunop in 2014. "Freedom is not a crime" I'm a heavy equipment mechanic because brain surgery was far too easy.

June 20, 2017, 15:42	#10
0302 Registered FALaholic #: 348 Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: New Mexico Posts: 8,713	there ya go, short shorts are great for swimming.

June 20, 2017, 16:35	#11
Trypcil Curio & Relic Silver Contributor FALaholic #: 63101 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: GA Posts: 4,226	These days a Jock strap and a pony tail! __________________ "It's easier to fool people than to convince them they have been fooled!" -- Mark Twain "To learn who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize." -- Voltaire Stopthecrime.net

June 20, 2017, 19:17	#14
Trypcil Curio & Relic Silver Contributor FALaholic #: 63101 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: GA Posts: 4,226	Tell that to Sean Connery, with his Webley and thigh length boots! - ZARDOZ! http://mashable.com/2015/01/24/zardo.../#SAn6.2slmGqy __________________ "It's easier to fool people than to convince them they have been fooled!" -- Mark Twain "To learn who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize." -- Voltaire Stopthecrime.net Last edited by Trypcil; June 20, 2017 at 19:19. Reason: for decency's sake!

June 20, 2017, 20:04	#16
Trypcil Curio & Relic Silver Contributor FALaholic #: 63101 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: GA Posts: 4,226	Fashion is for fools! Hah! - and its full length on uTube! Its almost as whacky as Zardoz - which was something to behold. Boxer shorts - I always found restrictive, almost like Bloomers, bunching up in jeans - but thats me. The big difference between Euros and Americans is perhaps best portrayed by the underwear they wear, or the shorts - Euro shorts, which can be shorter than the OP's link illustrates. Well my brother in law comes over here one year, with shorts that can only be described as 'Balls a poppin' - surprised he didn't get a ticket for indecency. Whats normal there, isn't here - must be something to do with the Pilgrims, and their puritanical mindset. Me, I wear something in-between, though due to my Mothers side (Scottish), I have been know to wear a kilt on occasion! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trousers And we wear our 'Pants' under our Trousers - not on the outside! __________________ "It's easier to fool people than to convince them they have been fooled!" -- Mark Twain "To learn who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize." -- Voltaire Stopthecrime.net Last edited by Trypcil; June 20, 2017 at 20:09.

June 21, 2017, 00:01	#17
0302 Registered FALaholic #: 348 Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: New Mexico Posts: 8,713	https://youtu.be/cah4dWmt1r8 the tactical kilt is way the f$&k over the top. some things should not be. i would go nekkid before wearing such an abomination.

June 21, 2017, 01:49	#18
ALL FAL Registered FALaholic #: 24447 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Oregon Posts: 9,176	Meh, real men go naked and put a rubber glove over their junk. Yep, exam Glove keeps the goods in place and can double if ya run into horny Bush Babes, shorts to swim in?? Nekid is much more freeing, Damn the shorts. __________________ COBC #1- That's all Folks.

June 21, 2017, 08:13	#19
TenTea Registered Contributor FALaholic #: 72247 Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Wisco Posts: 3,481	tactical shorts? = pure marketing hype = genius

June 22, 2017, 08:46	#20
Story Registered FALaholic #: 7638 Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Right here Posts: 9,088	Standard Kazahk dessert wear only requires Kalashnikov and magazine chest carrier. Is nice!

June 22, 2017, 09:00	#21
Story Registered FALaholic #: 7638 Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Right here Posts: 9,088	Meet Liberian militia General Butt-Naked.

June 22, 2017, 19:13	#22
Abominog Registered FALaholic #: 372 Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Guadalcanal Posts: 8,767	Shorts may be fine in the desert but not in the bush. Don't ask how I know. __________________ They will live a long time, these men of the South Pacific. They, like their victories, will be remembered as long as our generation lives. Longer and longer shadows will obscure them, until their Guadalcanal sounds distant on the ear like Shiloh and Valley Forge. --- Michener, Tales of the South Pacific Tempus Edax Rerum

June 23, 2017, 08:25	#23
gunplumber Arrogant Bastard Gold Contributor FALaholic #: 96 Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Surprise, AZ Posts: 24,099	Nogo on shorts in the bush. It's just silly. Thin breathable fabric. There is no upside to bare skin in adverse environments. My Ranger Panties still fit, but they're not for field use. Except if you're in a hurry to drop rounds. __________________ T. Mark Graham, Master Gunsmith Arizona Response Systems, LLC

June 23, 2017, 14:06	#24
0302 Registered FALaholic #: 348 Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: New Mexico Posts: 8,713	gen buck naked was a preacher last i heard. pretty good one too. dude had his shiite wired back in the day.

June 25, 2017, 12:09	#27
Bwana John Registered FALaholic #: 3810 Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: N. AZ Posts: 2,823	Hell, the Zulus went barefoot. And won, after running 50 miles in the dark "off piste" the night before. And yer worryin about scratchin them lily white legs..., what would Shaka say? __________________ "On Safari"

July 09, 2017, 13:53	#28
TxGunDawg Registered FALaholic #: 58435 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: NE Texas Posts: 623	I'd say no limits, they're even a go in the bush. But i won't be wearing any. Last edited by TxGunDawg; July 09, 2017 at 14:19.

July 10, 2017, 13:06	#31
Trypcil Curio & Relic Silver Contributor FALaholic #: 63101 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: GA Posts: 4,226	So a Kilt, it is! __________________ "It's easier to fool people than to convince them they have been fooled!" -- Mark Twain "To learn who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize." -- Voltaire Stopthecrime.net

July 13, 2017, 12:28	#33
lew Registered Bronze Contributor FALaholic #: 16727 Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 7,673	I'd rather have to apply sunscreen than wear pants out here in the bush when it's at all warm out. Shorts ending right above the knee are great, but the Commonwealth fashion is just not for me. __________________ Statism: Ideas so great, they're mandatory. There is not a problem that government cannot make worse.

July 15, 2017, 09:59	#35
Bwana John Registered FALaholic #: 3810 Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: N. AZ Posts: 2,823	I'm guessing not many of you have actually worn a real kilt. They are intended for rainy, cold Scotland, not really desert or tropical wear. 8 yards of pleated heavy wool tartan fabric is no fun in the heat, and you really don't want to swim in one (unlike UDT short-shorts). __________________ "On Safari"

July 16, 2017, 12:07	#36
0302 Registered FALaholic #: 348 Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: New Mexico Posts: 8,713	i am sure my wife's geh relatives have worn eh kilt.

July 16, 2017, 18:45	#37
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July 16, 2017, 19:46	#38
sirspyair Registered FALaholic #: 79874 Join Date: Jul 2017 Location: Santa Cruz CA - Research reference and practical knowledge gathering Posts: 12	Kilts, with pockets? Such thing exists?

July 29, 2017, 19:52	#39
Tactical Baron Registered FALaholic #: 79895 Join Date: Jul 2017 Location: Lake Havasu City, Arizona Posts: 53	Tactical shorts, for those brave enough to get their legs torn. That being said, I subscribe to the officer Dangle school of thought, gotta have lighting fast reflexes that can only be achieved through ranger panties.

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