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He’s reinvented the knife pocket in carpenter jeans. There’s also usually a loop nearby for hanging a hammer so you don’t have to walk around with your tool bag
by jschwartzi 6y ago
He’s reinvented the knife pocket in carpenter jeans. There’s also usually a loop nearby for hanging a hammer so you don’t have to walk around with your tool bags.
- pantaloony 6y agoParticularly when climbing ladders. Anyone who’s ever gone up a ladder and felt like they needed a third hand for carrying crap has experienced why the hammer loop exists. Plus securing it when you’re up there so your dumb ass doesn’t knock it on someone’s head :-)
- jldugger 6y agoPretty much but I should point out that you can’t easily find carpenter pants anymore. And I view the gamer loop as about as useful as the coin pocket: purely decorative in nature.
- skinkestek 6y ago> And I view the gamer loop as about as useful as the coin pocket: purely decorative in nature. I use the coin pocket extensively: for coins, medicine, chewing gum etc.
- Sirened 6y agoWhat medication are you able to fit in a coin pocket? Everything I've ever taken is either bottled, in a large blister pack, or I need more than I could reasonably fit inside that tiny pocket
- pbh101 6y agoNot op but: Lactase Also AirPods
- K2L8M11N2 6y agoNot OP, but my medication's blister pack is perforated so I can break off one pill.
- skinkestek 6y agoblister packs are fine as long as they aren't too big (or can be cut with scissors). :-)
- Pamar 6y agoFine also for keychain-sized multitools, in my experience.
- vngzs 6y agoI carry a filled Zippo everywhere I go (although I don't smoke - it's for lighting others' cigarettes). It fits perfectly in the coin pocket on a pair of raw Japanese jeans, where it will produce a fade[0] unique to the lighter and its wearer. [0]: https://www.heddels.com/2019/04/fade-day-unbranded-ub421-14-months-1-wash-2-soaks/ https://www.heddels.com/2019/04/fade-day-unbranded-ub421-14-...
- mmm_grayons 6y ago> I carry a filled Zippo... for lighting others' cigarettes That seems a bit of an odd thing to carry; how often do you use it?
- vngzs 6y agoBefore covid-19, pretty frequently. For instance, I once noticed that the end of my shoelace broke off. If you want to prevent continued fraying, you can use a lighter to melt the end of the lace. Besides that it's a well-designed, classic looking, functional tool that I enjoy handling. I live in New York, where smoking is more common, and I've found an abundance of social situations that become available when a stranger needs a light.
- saagarjha 6y agoDoes that actually work as well as an actual aglet?
- ChoGGi 6y agoIt's easy enough to find carpenter pants. https://www.leevalley.com/en-ca/shop/tools/apparel-and-safety-gear/71894-herock-work-pants https://www.leevalley.com/en-ca/shop/tools/apparel-and-safet...
- zargon 6y agoI never used a coin pocket in my life until I got a car with proximity entry & ignition. Now I wish I didn't buy these shorts that lack coin pockets.
- WorldMaker 6y agoI've found some coin pockets to be the right size and shape to securely carry a single ID or credit card or hotel room key in times where you don't need or want to carry a full wallet. I've seen coin pockets rebranded "golf pockets" for similar reason that golfers find them useful for scorecards and maybe a pencil.