Anyone familiar with Men's Blackhawk Lightweight Tactical Cargo Shorts

insman1132 · June 15, 2013, 11:36 AM

Looking for comfortable cargo shorts (live in FL) to wear when carrying a pocket gun. Someone recommended the Blackhawk brand. Also recommended their full length cargo pants. Anyone have any experience with this brand? And how well do they work with a pocket gun/holster?

SgtLumpy · June 15, 2013, 09:30 PM

I can't comment on the Blackhawk shorts. I don't know how "tactical" they are...

I buy my shorts at Goodwill. They're 3-4-5 bucks a pair. I have maybe 30 pair. If they get destroyed during tactical maneuvers (Hmmm), I've got plenty of BOS (back us shorts). They come in tactical black, a dozen styles of camo, coyote tan, desert tan, dark earth tan, faded tan, and beige.

Toughest part about those Goodwill shorts is getting the darn smell of Febreze out of them.

Sgt Lumpy

**4V50 Gary** · June 15, 2013, 11:23 PM

I think the "grey man" looks > tactical look. I'd be like SgtLumpy and buy ordinary shorts at a used or sales clothes rack (yeah, I'm cheap too).

wuluf · June 16, 2013, 11:12 AM

Walmart carries Wrangler cargo pants and shorts. Not nearly as cool, but cheaper...

SgtLumpy · June 16, 2013, 11:15 AM

BTW - If you want to patch a little hole in your pants pocket, perhaps worn there by your front sight or hammer, use a piece of iron on jeans patch material. It makes the fabric tougher than the original. Comes in all kinds of colors from black to camo to red and orange flames.

Use the same material for a little "hook guard" if you like, to line the edge of your pocket where you hook your folding knife.

Sgt Lumpy

rayban · June 17, 2013, 03:06 PM

The Goodwill I go to don't mark them according to size, so I take a string along that's cut to my size and just stretch it along the waist band.....I get funny looks but it's better than trying them on right there in the aisle.

SgtLumpy · June 17, 2013, 08:34 PM

My Goodwill marks them for size and for the most part it's pretty accurate. But they've got try-on rooms so I can check, including how they might fit my pistol.

One interesting social observation is that a lot of the shorts traded in by younger guys were the "hang 'em low, see my underwear, extra baggy" style. So they end up fitting in a more sane, dated fashion, for older, big guys like yours truly. A lot of times they're too long. That seems to be the style. I sometimes have to hem them shorter.

Sgt Lumpy

2ndsojourn · June 18, 2013, 07:10 PM

I don't know about the Blackhawk brand, but most of these from Duluth have big deep roomy pockets. About big enough for a full sized 1911.

http://www.duluthtrading.com/search/...cessor=content

Garycw · June 18, 2013, 08:23 PM

There's a bunch on this site if you can't find what you want. They start around $20

http://lapolicegear.ecomm-search.com...og=policestuff

insman1132 · June 23, 2013, 09:10 PM

Thanks everyone. I appreciate your input.

Ajtozzi · June 23, 2013, 09:36 PM

I wear the 5.11 tactical shorts to work all the time. Very comfy and very durable.

June 15, 2013, 11:36 AM	#1
insman1132 Member Join Date: August 1, 2009 Location: SW FL year around Posts: 56	Anyone familiar with Men's Blackhawk Lightweight Tactical Cargo Shorts Looking for comfortable cargo shorts (live in FL) to wear when carrying a pocket gun. Someone recommended the Blackhawk brand. Also recommended their full length cargo pants. Anyone have any experience with this brand? And how well do they work with a pocket gun/holster?

June 15, 2013, 11:23 PM	#3
4V50 Gary Staff Join Date: November 2, 1998 Location: Colorado Posts: 21,831	I think the "grey man" looks > tactical look. I'd be like SgtLumpy and buy ordinary shorts at a used or sales clothes rack (yeah, I'm cheap too). __________________ Vigilantibus et non dormientibus jura subveniunt. *Molon Labe!*

June 16, 2013, 11:12 AM	#4
wuluf Senior Member Join Date: October 30, 2006 Location: River City CA Posts: 228	Walmart carries Wrangler cargo pants and shorts. Not nearly as cool, but cheaper... __________________ Freedom isn't the choice the world encourages. You have to wear a suit of armor to defend it.

June 17, 2013, 03:06 PM	#6
rayban Member Join Date: May 29, 2010 Posts: 84	The Goodwill I go to don't mark them according to size, so I take a string along that's cut to my size and just stretch it along the waist band.....I get funny looks but it's better than trying them on right there in the aisle. __________________ Rayban www.rgleather.freehomepage.com

June 18, 2013, 08:23 PM	#9
Garycw Senior Member Join Date: May 27, 2011 Location: Ohio-Kentucky - florida Posts: 1,221	Anyone familiar with Men's Blackhawk Lightweight Tactical Cargo Shorts There's a bunch on this site if you can't find what you want. They start around $20 http://lapolicegear.ecomm-search.com...og=policestuff

June 15, 2013, 09:30 PM	#2
SgtLumpy Senior Member Join Date: January 2, 2013 Posts: 779	I can't comment on the Blackhawk shorts. I don't know how "tactical" they are... I buy my shorts at Goodwill. They're 3-4-5 bucks a pair. I have maybe 30 pair. If they get destroyed during tactical maneuvers (Hmmm), I've got plenty of BOS (back us shorts). They come in tactical black, a dozen styles of camo, coyote tan, desert tan, dark earth tan, faded tan, and beige. Toughest part about those Goodwill shorts is getting the darn smell of Febreze out of them. Sgt Lumpy

June 16, 2013, 11:15 AM	#5
SgtLumpy Senior Member Join Date: January 2, 2013 Posts: 779	BTW - If you want to patch a little hole in your pants pocket, perhaps worn there by your front sight or hammer, use a piece of iron on jeans patch material. It makes the fabric tougher than the original. Comes in all kinds of colors from black to camo to red and orange flames. Use the same material for a little "hook guard" if you like, to line the edge of your pocket where you hook your folding knife. Sgt Lumpy

June 17, 2013, 08:34 PM	#7
SgtLumpy Senior Member Join Date: January 2, 2013 Posts: 779	My Goodwill marks them for size and for the most part it's pretty accurate. But they've got try-on rooms so I can check, including how they might fit my pistol. One interesting social observation is that a lot of the shorts traded in by younger guys were the "hang 'em low, see my underwear, extra baggy" style. So they end up fitting in a more sane, dated fashion, for older, big guys like yours truly. A lot of times they're too long. That seems to be the style. I sometimes have to hem them shorter. Sgt Lumpy

June 18, 2013, 07:10 PM	#8
2ndsojourn Senior Member Join Date: January 15, 2013 Location: South Jersey Posts: 1,416	I don't know about the Blackhawk brand, but most of these from Duluth have big deep roomy pockets. About big enough for a full sized 1911. http://www.duluthtrading.com/search/...cessor=content

June 23, 2013, 09:10 PM	#10
insman1132 Member Join Date: August 1, 2009 Location: SW FL year around Posts: 56	Thanks everyone. I appreciate your input.

June 23, 2013, 09:36 PM	#11
Ajtozzi Member Join Date: September 14, 2011 Location: NJ Posts: 87	Anyone familiar with Men's Blackhawk Lightweight Tactical Cargo Shorts I wear the 5.11 tactical shorts to work all the time. Very comfy and very durable.