Halloween Survey

The 5th jeans pocket (when equipped) is properly a:

  • Waste/Bad Joke/Obsolete

    Votes: 6 10.2%

  • Hiding Place For A Itty Bitty Tiny Teeny Weeny Knife.

    Votes: 30 50.8%

  • Lint Collector

    Votes: 6 10.2%

  • Place for the now "obsolete" and out of style "Pocket Watch"

    Votes: 10 16.9%

  • What 5th pocket?

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Coin Pocket

    Votes: 7 11.9%

  • Other (per popular request)

    Votes: 10 16.9%
  • Total voters
    59
afishhunter

afishhunter

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EDIT:
This posted before I hit "post"
Second survey choice should read:
"Hiding Place For A Itty Bitty Teeny Weeny Knife"

For some reason I cannot edit that response.
 
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I can't vote because the watch pockets in my Wrangler Riggs Contractor jeans are huge. I can carry up to a 4 inch closed knife in there horizontally. Any longer than that and it starts to tilt upward which I don't like.

A tiny watch pocket would be better than none at all but I'm glad mine are huge. It's one of the reasons I chose that make and model of jeans.
 
I answered coin pocket, but that only applies to the Levi's boot cut jeans I used to buy. Years ago they changed the design of the jeans to make the legs skinnier and they ride lower. Stopped buying them and went back to Wrangler. The problem with the Wrangler jeans is that the opening to the watch pocket is covered by my belt, making it very difficult to use that pocket. So Ileave it empty and throw the coins in with the keys.
On my dress pants, there is usually a small pocket within the right front pocket, and I put the coins in there.
 
I will stick a small pocket knife in there on occasion, I've had one squeeze out before from that location.
 
I've complained before that the watch pocket is obsolete. What I can't understand is why manufactures of men's pants can't add a cell phone pocket. It's only been 30 years since we started looking for a place to put the darn things. I hate stuff on my belt, and I have knife and keys in the other two front pockets (so the knife doesn't get scratched). Some manufacturers do, I'm wearing a really good pair by Prana today, but WTF is wrong with changing the basic 5 pocket jean to be useful. I see guys with all the other modern accoutrements wearing 150 year old pants and wonder. If they can make 7 different sizes, from "wide, "relaxed". and "skinny" in the "same" pattern you'd think they could grab a clue and make the darn things with usable pockets. Heck, most men stopped carrying a pocket watch 70 years ago.
 
eisman said:
What I can't understand is why manufactures of men's pants can't add a cell phone pocket.
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I own several variations of Carhartt shorts, jeans, and work pants - every pair I buy has a cellphone pocket (up to the size of an iPhone 8 in a tight impact case) and a watch pocket at least big enough for a GEC 14 - some have bigger watch pockets. Those two features are what led me away from Wrangler over to Carhartt. OH
 
I use that pocket to keep my 1/4" to 3/8" adapter in. I always seemed to lose it somehow and could never find it when I needed it. So I keep it in my 5th pocket.
 
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