WhiteBlaze Pages 2024
A Complete Appalachian Trail Guidebook.
AVAILABLE NOW. $4 for interactive PDF(smartphone version)
Read more here WhiteBlaze Pages Store

Page 1 of 2 1 2 LastLast
Results 1 to 20 of 25
  1. #1
    Registered User travisap's Avatar
    Join Date
    08-31-2010
    Location
    La Crosse, WI
    Age
    35
    Posts
    46
    Journal Entries
    1

    Default 6" 7" or 8" Inseam Nylon Hiking Shorts?

    Hey guys, I've been doing a lot of research for some simple nylon cargo hiking shorts. Nothing too elaborate, the main thing I want is a shorter inseam (6-8 inches) and side pockets for hands. Cargo pockets are not required and I could do without.

    I've looked at ExOfficio, Columbia and The North Face but almost everything I've seen has a 10" inseam! Any recommendations?

  2. #2

    Join Date
    08-07-2003
    Location
    Nashville, Tennessee
    Age
    72
    Posts
    6,119
    Images
    620

    Default

    I bought cheap plain ones at Sam's club and hemmed them up an inch or two on my own. Only way to get real "shorts" these days. Other wise, they're actually "longs" and not shorts at all.

    RainMan

    .
    [I]ye shall not pollute the land wherein ye are: ... Defile not therefore the land which ye shall inhabit....[/I]. Numbers 35

    [url]www.MeetUp.com/NashvilleBackpacker[/url]

    .

  3. #3
    Registered User
    Join Date
    05-21-2010
    Location
    Seminole, Fl
    Age
    75
    Posts
    463
    Images
    26

    Default

    Found some short shorts last season at Cabella's on line. Bass Pro had similar cut shorts too.
    Let no one be deluded that a knowledge of the path can substitute for putting one foot in front of the other.
    —M. C. Richards

  4. #4
    Registered User
    Join Date
    09-10-2008
    Location
    Kingsport, TN
    Age
    62
    Posts
    43
    Images
    3

    Default

    Columbia Whidbey II - great shorts - Available in 6 or 8 in

    http://www.backcountry.com/columbia-...er-shorts-mens

  5. #5
    Registered User bigmac_in's Avatar
    Join Date
    10-10-2005
    Location
    Bloomington, Indiana
    Age
    65
    Posts
    1,067
    Images
    41

    Default







    I've got nothin'
    It's a great day to be alive !

  6. #6

    Default

    Wear a kilt.

  7. #7
    Registered User
    Join Date
    11-24-2007
    Location
    Michigan
    Age
    68
    Posts
    3,053
    Images
    17

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by bigmac_in View Post





    I've got nothin'
    not me

    nope

    not gonna do it
    If you find yourself in a fair fight; your tactics suck.

  8. #8
    Registered User
    Join Date
    09-27-2008
    Location
    Kentucky
    Posts
    34
    Images
    1

    Default

    mountain hardwear men's canyon shorts have a 7" inseam. $45.00

  9. #9

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by Rain Man View Post
    I bought cheap plain ones at Sam's club and hemmed them up an inch or two on my own. Only way to get real "shorts" these days. Other wise, they're actually "longs" and not shorts at all.

    RainMan

    .
    Yeah, what's up with the long shorts that are for sale these days? I have to hem my running shorts. If I wanted something down around my ankles, I would buy pants. Even Patagonia Baggies are longer now. Manufacturers are catering to someone when they make these "longs". I just don't know who. I would love to hear from someone who does know.

    litefoot 2000

  10. #10
    Whats over the next hill? Pioneer Spirit's Avatar
    Join Date
    12-21-2010
    Location
    McArthur, Ohio
    Age
    66
    Posts
    106
    Journal Entries
    8
    Images
    11

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by litefoot 2000 View Post
    Yeah, what's up with the long shorts that are for sale these days? I have to hem my running shorts. If I wanted something down around my ankles, I would buy pants. Even Patagonia Baggies are longer now. Manufacturers are catering to someone when they make these "longs". I just don't know who. I would love to hear from someone who does know.

    litefoot 2000
    It's to satisfy the thug, gangbanger, hippy-hop, wearing my hat cockeyed, just-got-out-of-prison look crowd.
    Of course that's my opinion and I could be wrong.
    Buckeye Trail 2,700 miler.

  11. #11
    Registered User 4eyedbuzzard's Avatar
    Join Date
    01-02-2007
    Location
    DFW, TX / Northern NH
    Age
    67
    Posts
    8,143
    Images
    27

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by bigmac_in View Post

    I've got nothin'
    Quote Originally Posted by sheepdog View Post
    not me
    nope
    not gonna do it
    Bunch of chickens

    "That's the thing about possum innards - they's just as good the second day." - Jed Clampett

  12. #12

    Default

    Seems these days so many shorts are of the long basketball type length. I like short shorts too! Go Lite makes some nice short inseam nylon hiking shorts. IMO, the cargo style shorts have WAY TOO MANY pockets, strings, zips, etc and long of an inseam for lengthy thru-hikes.

  13. #13

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by Pioneer Spirit View Post
    It's to satisfy the thug, gangbanger, hippy-hop, wearing my hat cockeyed, just-got-out-of-prison look crowd.
    THE UNOFFICIAL BIRTH OF HIP-HOP FASHIONWARE:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCWjGMetU0E

    You'd have to be as old as me to remember this one.
    As I live, declares the Lord God, I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but rather that the wicked turn back from his way and live. Ezekiel 33:11

  14. #14
    Registered User Toolshed's Avatar
    Join Date
    06-13-2003
    Location
    Along the AT
    Posts
    3,419
    Images
    52

    Default

    I like shorter than a 5" inseam - problem is they are very hard to find. Cabellas has some 5", but they are cotton. So I typically just wear runner's shorts with 2" or 3" inseam.
    .....Someday, like many others who joined WB in the early years, I may dry up and dissapear....

  15. #15

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by Pioneer Spirit View Post
    It's to satisfy the thug, gangbanger, hippy-hop, wearing my hat cockeyed, just-got-out-of-prison look crowd.

    And you mean to tell me that they comprise enough of the market to virtually eliminate the functional types of outdoor wear? That's interesting.

    litefoot 2000

  16. #16

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by Toolshed View Post
    I like shorter than a 5" inseam - problem is they are very hard to find. Cabellas has some 5", but they are cotton. So I typically just wear runner's shorts with 2" or 3" inseam.
    Officer Dangle may have some suggestions.

  17. #17
    Registered User
    Join Date
    01-28-2008
    Location
    Spokane, WA
    Age
    71
    Posts
    4,907

    Default

    LL Bean has some
    "It's fun to have fun, but you have to know how." ---Dr. Seuss

  18. #18
    Registered User Toolshed's Avatar
    Join Date
    06-13-2003
    Location
    Along the AT
    Posts
    3,419
    Images
    52

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by nufsaid View Post
    Officer Dangle may have some suggestions.
    That's "Lt. Jim Dangle, SIR", To you.
    .....Someday, like many others who joined WB in the early years, I may dry up and dissapear....

  19. #19

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by Toolshed View Post
    That's "Lt. Jim Dangle, SIR", To you.

    Lt. Jim Dangle may have some suggestions SIR. But you may want to add an inch or two to his suggested shorts. If you are asking deputy Jones you may want to subtract a number of inches.

  20. #20

    Default

    Odd, I want longer shorts. That way with tall gaters, i don't have to rezip the pants legs on or put on rain pants when going through brush or fields.

    I also have a tall inseam.

Page 1 of 2 1 2 LastLast
++ New Posts ++

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •