August 24, 2004

Curious George: Men's capri pants. I'm looking for Men's capri pants, preferably cargo. Can you help me without telling me how much you love or hate these things?

I have a pair of cargo capri pants that I got at Express Men about three years ago and I wear them all the time. They have drawstrings at the bottom and cargo pockets on each thigh, in a really lightwight ripstop material. I want to find more like these, as they got stained. I have Googled to no end! I also see these sometimes on "outdoorsy" types, like rock climbers and cyclists. Can anyone point me to some online places?

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  • well, there were a few results i found on Google for you. Amazing resource this Google. I recommend it heartily!
  • Feel free to correct me if I'm mistaken here, but don't men's capri pants make baby Jesus cry?
  • ...and they are called "flood pants" when men wear them. That being said look here and here(Flash).
  • As a rock climber, I resent any connection with men that wear capri pants.
  • Thanks! I found the ones I wanted.
  • But, if you want some long shorts, try Prana. I swear by thier stuff.
  • I second Prana, but I don't wear their short pants/long shorts. I also let climbers who wear them slide without pointing and laughing because there really isn't a better solution to keeping, both, cool and the skin on your knees.
  • es el Queso: You'll notice that many, many of those are women's capri pants and lots are fashion columns in the vein of "Is it okay to wear men's capri pants?" Thanks for being condescending, though. It added a lot to the discourse. I am getting a pair of Prana short pants. Thanks!
  • I have no comment on this issue.
  • hey, why miss a good opportunity to point out the painfully obvious! always happy to help.
  • [hands baby jesus a kleenex]
  • God, I didn't know there was such a thing. What's wrong with the world?
  • I think the better question is; What's wrong with Trey?;)
  • You mean it's OK for guys to wear capri pants? Sweet! I don't give two shits what people think I look like, since I've pretty much gotten used to the idea that most women think I'm a dork, regardless.
  • You mean there's supposed to be skin on your knees?
  • Hey, nice pants! They sell men's clothes where you got those? :)
  • yay! saved by the snark patrol!
  • Dude! They're just cropped pants. The Capri lable is a little bogus.
  • i was at a diner one time in the sticks, and some redneck started dissing my flip-flops. then he started dissing me. i would've talked to him about it outside, but i was with a lady friend. jackass had a lot of nerve. i wear flip-flops for most of the year. that said, what kind of sissy wears capri pants? Monkeyfilter: Thanks for being condescending, though.
  • I have seen plenty of capri pants on some young, hip-hop males. I think they call them "shorts."
  • I wear cargos AND flip flops in redneck Fl. Never had a problem with comments from the retards.
  • PRANA - yup them's the ones. check em out...
  • Hm, here's more. I found them by searching for "manpris." "3/4 pants" turned up some Adidas ones. "Clamdiggers" turned up some too, but only for retail buyers, I think.
  • Hm, here's more. I found them by searching for "manpris." "3/4 pants" turned up some Adidas ones. "Clamdiggers" turned up some too, but only for retail buyers, I think.
  • Any men's specialty shop with a French sounding name should have what would normally be women's capri pants in men's sizes. I have a pair but I discovered after buying them that you have to iron them so they don't see much action. The Prana stuff is good for climbing but they don't look like regular pants -- they look like climbing pants. The are other makers like Columbia that make things that look (and are) a little less specialized.
  • Never had a problem with comments from the retards. Goddamit nippurr, leave my family outta this.
  • you should also inquire about a mirror as well so you can see how incredibly stupid you will look.
  • speaking of cropped pants, there's this guy in my sweetie's apartment building that wears all his pants TORN OFF just above the ankles. with that, wears men's dress shirts, tucked in, with pants pulled up to ribs. dark socks, hiking boots and thick glasses held on by a big black elastic cord around his bald head. just wanted to share that.
  • sissypants
  • Damn, Side... I think that's one of nature's ways of saying, "avoid me, I'm a whacko"
  • we're trying to decide just what to make of him. our latest theory is, a retired ambassador gone insane. or an engineer.
  • If he has b.o., he could be a computer science professor. Just sayin'.
  • I have reason to believe that everybody who commented in this thread may be one of those "homosexuals" you read about in the newspapers.
  • Well, some of us may just like to look at men's calves, my little chickadee.
  • and some of us are merely ankle-biters...
  • And some of us just like to make fun of others. Especially when they opened themselves up for it, and then asked you not to do it. My God, what fun!
  • It took me years to realise the brilliance of capri pants - They don't get caught in your bike chain. No more rolling my trousers up to keep them from being shredded.
  • When I'm in sports mode I generally wear 3/4-length "shorts", mostly because that is all I can find in stores apart from bicycle shorts. Dammit, I went to three department stores the other day for a comfy pair of baggy above-the-knee shorts - think I'll need to go to menswear next time. The good thing about playing in long shorts is that you warm up quicker and feel like you're working a little harder because you sweat off so much energy. Based on personal experience, at least.