LEO vs. My 5.11 Pants!

[hso]

As has been said Royal Robbins was a real person and not just a company name http://www.bigwalls.net/climb/Royal.html. He is considered to be the father of modern rock climbing and in his desire to bring the best gear to the growing sport of climbing he first marketed climbing gear and clothing from all over the world then developed and manufactured the best gear here in the US http://gorp.away.com/gorp/interact/guests/royal.htm. Those 511 pants all the posers wear to emulate cops and feds (all folks that wear 511s aren't posers) started out as climbing clothing that were discovered by the cops and feds (who were considered to be posers wearing climbing gear before the common man began to associate the gear with the feds instead of climbers).

Of course it's none of her DAMN business and you could just slough it off as the rantings of another workers comp scam artist looking for some PTSD money.

 

[sendec]

I am also pretty confident that the average cop/agent also has no idea of what "5.11" actually means, no matter how many pairs they own.

 

[M1911Owner]

Frankly, I think HankB probably hit it pretty close to the mark. While she wasn't overtly trying to get you out of your pants, that's probably what was running through her subconscious. Just take it as a compliment, and make sure someone else is around whenever she's there.

 

[Sylvilagus Aquaticus]

Perhaps a good answer would have been "It keeps all my equipment where I want it" with a wink and a grin.

Regards,
Rabbit.

 

[BenW]

Nuts. Because of this thread, http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?s=&threadid=77268 , I threw out all my BDUs and bought a pair of 5.11s that I was gonna wear tomorrow for the first time. Now I'm not allowed to wear those either.

I was thinking of breaking out my green and red Bermuda shorts, but I'm sure if I do some 70 year old from Kansas is gonna yell at me for wearing loud tourist clothes without being the proper age.

 

[magsnubby]

I'm working to pass legislation to ban those assualt pants in Kallyfornya. No honest law abiding citizen needs those things. They must be removed from the streets. After all, i'ts for the children.

 

[TallPine]

45R, were you impersonating a mountain climber ...?

 

[Gunsnrovers]

fashion police profiling

I'm lucky enough that I can wear shorts to work every day.

When not at work, cut off BDU's or the utilikilt are the weapon of choice. That with a hawaiian shirt. I like the hawaiian shirts because they hang nice and loose and you can hide all sorts of things under them.

Of course, my wife complains the fashion police will come knocking, but never for being tactical!...

I wear my 5.11's when I go to the desert for off roading and shooting. Lots of pockets for gear and beer.

Jeff

 

[Zundfolge]

I hate cops that think they aren't civilians too.

 

[jamz]

I guess that means that I should come out with my own line of clothing- 5.8 coz that's about as good as I get, outside.

p.s. I love my utilikilt

-James

 

[c_yeager]

Isnt her telling you that you can't wear "cop pants" in the same category as you telling her that as a woman she shouldnt be wearing pants at all? Ask her where her skirt went. And see how she feels about that.

(note: actually DOING the above will likely get you fired and slapped repeatedly (rightfully so) by every female in earshot.)

 

[geekWithA.45]

Another comeback....

-"Ooooh! Aren't WE special and elite!"

 

[seeker_two]

Ask her if they've cordoned off the Krispy Kreme as a police training area yet....

 

[DorGunR]

Dang......I never heard of 5.11 pants until I read this thread. Now I gotta find some.

 

[Teufelhunden]

Tell her that...you drive a Crown Victoria

...and what's wrong with my Vic?

-Teuf

 

[Dex Sinister]

Well, you should have told her that they weren't "5.11" pants, they're Royal Robbins "Half Dome" pants, and you think it's just shameful how the cops and FBI are such poser mountian climbers.

Dex

 

[ShaiVong]

I love my 5.11 pants; they're tough and comfortable. I usually carry two beers in the back pockets and it works great.

Like somebody said before, 5.11 is a little steep for me.. Ill take 5.8 or 5.9

I love them for work pants. Pleanty of pockets, reinforced knees, PC and a bit more classy than carhartts

 

[FPrice]

DorGunR...

"Dang......I never heard of 5.11 pants until I read this thread. Now I gotta find some."

Here you go!

http://www.actiongear.com/cgi-bin/t...tx=5%2E11&backto=%2Fagcatalog%2Fresults%2Etam

 

[Jayman]

I wear 5.11s at work all the time. My workplace is casual, and I used to wear jeans a lot. I wanted something that was somewhere between dress pants and jeans. Khaki 5.11s fit the bill, as far as I'm concerned.

They're useful and useable. Cargo pants are cool enough, but I cannot find any on the market that I like.

 

[GigaBuist]

I could swear Abercrombie and Fitch makes pants that have just as many pockets in them -- well, at least enough pockets I don't know what to do with them all. PDA, Cell phone, digital camera, room for 2 magazines in the pants pcokets, still wouldn't be entirely full. Heck, their shorts have plenty of room in them too.

Anyway....

Somebody earlier in the thread eluded to "5.11" having some sort of actual meaning with regards to mountain climbing. Anybody want to clue the rest of us into what it stands for?

 

[ShaiVong]

Its a rating on how hard a particular climbing route is. You can pretty much walk up 5.5, where as 5.12 is nearly impossible unless your a 'l33t' climber, or have jumars or some kind of device to alow you to mechanically climb the rope.

Most beginners can do a 5.7/5.8 after a day or so. 5.9/5.10 is much more tricky, and the limit of my comfort level (when i was still climbing), especially if you cant top rope and have to place anchors as you climb.

 

[stv]

5.x denotes the difficulty of a given route up a face/mountain - it's called the Yosemite Decimal System, or YDS.

http://www.climber.org/Resource/decimal.html#fifth

5.0 to 5.4
There are two hand- and two footholds for every move; the holds become progressively smaller as the number increases.
5.5 to 5.6
The two hand- and two footholds are there, obvious to the experienced, but not necessarily so to the beginner.
5.7
The move is missing one hand- or foothold.
5.8
The move is missing two holds of the four, or missing only one but is very strenuous.
5.9
The move has only one reasonable hold which may be for either a foot or a hand.
5.10
No hand- or footholds. The choices are to pretend a hold is there, pray a lot, or go home.
5.11
After thorough inspection you conclude this move is obviously impossible; however, occasionally someone actually accomplishes it. Since there is nothing for a handhold, grab it with both hands.
5.12
The surface is as smooth as glass and vertical. No one has really ever made this move, although a few claim they have.
5.13
This is identical to 5.12 except it is located under overhanging rock."
Ratings are established on lead; the follower has a somewhat easier climb.

 

[Strings]

heh... I just got my Utilikilt. And, having worn it all weekend, have decided to switch mostly to the kilt (except when riding the motorcycle: pants will win there). Comfy, with LOTS of room in the pockets! And nobody will suspect the holster on the inner thigh...

 

[The_Antibubba]

Skunkabilly

I could use a pair of those 5.12s now, after you posted that picture!

I just know my downstair's neighbor thinks I'm nuts.

 

[Treylis]

I've never had anybody notice when I've been wearing my 5.11s. Seems like a lot of people have been tagged... gee, you could put on an ensemble of a photographer's vest, Wilderness Instructor's Belt, and 5.11s and just flaunt your gun-clothing style. ;-)