5.11 pants. Whats the tactical strap for?

[cosermann]

Yeah, my daily belts are 1.5" What's the word fire hose pants people?
FWIW, the video says the belt loops are 1" wide, not that they take a belt that's 1" - there's a difference.
The loops certainly look bigger in the pics. Like maybe they'd take close to a 1.75 to 2" belt.

 

[hooky]

Width and height are two different things. The width measurement is horizontal. My Dad wears these and his belt is a 1.5", so there's at least that much room.

 

[jsx1043]

As cyprant said, it's for climbing carabiners. The 5.11 pant evolved from the Royal Robbins climbing cargo pant that was being issued at the FBI Academy in Quantico. Guys going to the academy saw them from the recruits and brought the idea back to the departments. 5.11 bought out the design and patent from Royal Robbins.

I like the 5.11's and they fit me well, but then again I don't spend a whole lot of time being "grey", and if I do, I'm in jeans and a hoodie with a 3 day beard. I also like the Propper knock-off of the 5.11. They actually fit me better and don't have the funny shaped back pockets/strap.

 

[bwframe]

I was thinking of trying the firehose pants, but they only advertise that it will take a 1" wide belt which is not big enough for me. Can you guys that have them confirm?

Width and height are two different things. The width measurement is horizontal. My Dad wears these and his belt is a 1.5", so there's at least that much room.

That's it. The loops are 1" WIDE (rear loop is 4".) I wear a 1.5" Wilderness Instructors belt daily.

 

[metaldog]

Aw, c'mon! Everyone knows the strap is used to hang your toddlers leash from so you don't lose him/her in the store.
Ooops! I used purple. Period. End of story.

 

[Trigger Time]

The strap is for former marines to sew their "courtesy name tags" to so that the person behind them knows who they're ...........

i may or may not be kidding and trying to poke at some old marines

 

[Cameramonkey]

The strap is for [STRIKE]former marines[/STRIKE] sailors to sew their "courtesy name tags" to so that the person behind them knows who they're ...........

FTFY on two counts. (there is no such thing as a "former marine")

 

[MontereyC6]

That's it. The loops are 1" WIDE (rear loop is 4".) I wear a 1.5" Wilderness Instructors belt daily.

Thank you sir for the clarrification. I wear a OSOE EDC belt everyday and I find some pants can be difficult to feed the belt through.

 

[bwframe]

Thank you sir for the clarrification. I wear a OSOE EDC belt everyday and I find some pants can be difficult to feed the belt through.

Are the Duluth pants tacticool enough to keep up with that belt?

 

[MontereyC6]

Are the Duluth pants tacticool enough to keep up with that belt?

Ha! We'll just have to see. I really like how stiff the belt is and how it goes on to the exact same tension each time I put it on. For what ever reason I am hard on belts and the 2 I have from them are holding up really well.

 

[SmileDocHill]

ill second the question/concern about the firehose pants ability to not absorb water. i chose against them because of the cotton content.

 

[stephen87]

At work, most of us wear 5.11 or TruSpecs. All of our keys have a carabiner and we use the strap to clip the keys, then we drop them in our pockets to keep them from getting hung up on stuff. Very convenient.

 

[SmileDocHill]

Another pants component question. I have the LAPG operator tactical pants to use as a shell for working outside. On the thigh pockets there is a flap held down by Velcro. On the flap is a hole in the center that allows about a 2" access hole into the thigh pocket even when the flap is closed. What is the design intent for that. I've not had them long enough to play with it. I did use it to hold a hammer once but the pocket is so wide at the base it allows the hammer to swing to the front and back too much to be a good use.

Don't know if this is the exact same pants but the pocket flap looks just like this.

 

[stephen87]

Spare magazine?

 

[SmileDocHill]

Spare magazine?

You might be able to drop a pistol mag through it but it wouldn't stay reachable without opening the flap and entering the pocket. A rifle mag isn't even close to fitting in mine at least. The one in the pic looks like it would be close.