Strings/ribbons inside the pocket of military trousers, what are they intended to retain.....???
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The strings/ribbons are intended to tie to your leg to stop heavy loads in the pockets swinging excessively when you walk.
The strings/ribbons are intended to tie to your leg to stop heavy loads in the pockets swinging excessively when you walk.
In a hundred years of focused thinking, I never would have come to that conclusion. I trust you, so I know that is the correct answer.
I could not get "past" figuring it was for securing something important/critical that could fall out of the pocket if you fell or rolled down a hill or stairs.
Thanks for the honest/accurate answer.
Man, I’m getting old.
We didn’t have BDU’s, we had fatigues in the states and jungle fatigues in Nam.
No strings attached except at the bottom of jungle pants to keep creepy crawlers out.
We didn’t have BDU’s, we had fatigues in the states and jungle fatigues in Nam.
No strings attached except at the bottom of jungle pants to keep creepy crawlers out.
Ok, so I have a couple pairs of surplus military pants. One is probably 1980s or 90s vintage, OD green. It has what amounts to giant shoelaces inside the cargo pockets. The other has GWOT era desert camo, are made from heavier cloth, and has what I would call "tapes" in the cargo pockets. They are about 1/2" wide, attached to the leg of the pants at the top of the pocket. One is about a foot long, the other is close to three feet long.
So I understand it's to secure cargo, but it's meant to go around the leg, outside the pants? I never knew that. I was physically disqualified from serving so I have no clue about how the military would use them. I only wear them for hiking, hunting, or sometimes for working. I doubt I'll ever need to secure anything in those pockets but it's nice to know about...
So I understand it's to secure cargo, but it's meant to go around the leg, outside the pants? I never knew that. I was physically disqualified from serving so I have no clue about how the military would use them. I only wear them for hiking, hunting, or sometimes for working. I doubt I'll ever need to secure anything in those pockets but it's nice to know about...
Also, on the desert camo pair, there are 2 loops on the crotch of the pants. What are those for?
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Hanging rolls of toilet paper.
JK, I have no idea. In the Marines, we didn't have any strings or anything anywhere on our cammies that I recall.
This is the crotch of the pants, with my fingers in the two loops. There are other loops inside the waist, along with suspender buttons and what I assume is a watch pocket. The tag says "Trouser, Combat, 3 Colour Desert" with both American and NATO size.
