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Comfortable Travel pants with closing pockets for women? Stores ?

linnea56 (zone 5b Chicago)

7 years ago

Strange question, I know… When I travel I don’t want to
carry a purse or a fanny pack, and want to have hands free for my camera. This
seems to be an easy item to find for men, but not for women. I am planning
several trips to areas where I want to be more secure with my valuables. I know
I can use a money belt, and WILL, up to a point. But don’t want to have to
ferret around under my shirt for everything.

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I am hoping to find something with at least 3 pockets with
flaps that close. I can always add Velcro if need be. “Cargo” pants are what I need, but I can’t
seem to find them in anything but junior/ teenager sizes that come too slim in
the leg and rear. I am a size 14. I am 60 and don’t have the proportions of a
teenager anymore.

Stops at several outdoor stores have not resulted in
anything. I have tried Dicks (nothing at all), Erewhon (only pants for very
slender people, that choke in the wrong places.). Before I exhaust myself
trying, I wonder if any women have had luck with finding such an item. Thank
you.

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Comments (3)

bleusblue2
7 years ago
Check out Tilley Endurables -- in Canada. I haven't looked for your precise requirements but I do have a couple of pairs pants that have an inside waistband pocket for credit card and passport.
User
7 years ago
Brand name: 5.11 Tactial, Category: women's pants. Sizes from 2-20, many styles, prices, colors?

They have a web site.
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Thanks. I just got back from the trip. After ordering and returning several pairs of women's pants, where the pockets were too shallow for practicality, or the rise was too low, or the fabric contained spandex (too hot for the desert where I was going), I was out of time. Following a suggestion on another forum, what I ended up buying in-store was men's rip-stop 100% cotton pants. They had both deep front pockets and cargo pockets. I had to buy them large enough to accommodate a woman's derriere (not large by any means, but larger than a man's), then take them in at the waistband. I can sew and tailor, but even for someone with few skills in this area, it was very easy to do. (I mention this in case someone else needs to take the same route.) I HAD bought 1 pair of women's pants from L. L. Bean that fit (at 3 x the price of the men's pants I bought locally), but only wore them once. They have spandex and were much too hot.

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