Long Pants or Not?

spledeus, post: 428638, member: 3579 wrote: The right equipment for the right job.

I enjoy locating the ever changing shoreline. In the summer I would not dream of visiting the shore with pants.

Had a crew member wear shorts on day 1, February 1... Had to get him into pants just to not look stupid.

I worked for fourteen years for a surveyor who grew up in Edgartown...he wore shorts from March to November. Every day, didn't matter if he was in the field or at a planning commission meeting. I think he wore them to funerals

I was a lot tougher when I was younger, and wore shorts almost all the time when it was 70 or above, even in thorns and poison ivy.

Actually, I'm not sure if I'm less tough now, or just smarter, and only wear them when doing road topos or small boundaries.

I know a few people around here who wear shorts all year long. They may be wearing a parka and boots but there are shorts in between. They appear at basketball games in January in shorts when everyone else has about four layers of clothes on. Two fellows I can think of immediately are brothers and hairy enough to hang out with bears without the bears noticing.

I spent so much time as a kid riding tractors (no cabs in those days) or hauling square bales of hay that shorts rarely came out of my dresser drawer. Come to think of it, I am full or part owner of nearly 20 tractors at the moment and only one has a cab. Anyone need a 1940's vintage Allis-Chalmers?

Heat rash and chafing are definitely common when working in FRC jeans in the Louisiana summers.

Kris Morgan, post: 428585, member: 29 wrote: I would have to be on the beach running levels before I wore shorts to the field. I don't even hardly wear shorts to mow the grass.

Maybe it's a Texas thing, but I don't see many local surveyors wearing short pants either. I myself maybe own one pair, and those are for swimming. The idea of not having the tops of my boots covered is almost as bad as the thought of me wearing short pants in public beyond age 8.

Monte, post: 428707, member: 11913 wrote: Maybe it's a Texas thing, but I don't see many local surveyors wearing short pants either. I myself maybe own one pair, and those are for swimming. The idea of not having the tops of my boots covered is almost as bad as the thought of me wearing short pants in public beyond age 8.

So I'm guessing that this isn't a common look in Abilene?

Holy Cow, post: 428696, member: 50 wrote: Anyone need a 1940's vintage Allis-Chalmers?

Don't ask my dad this question, he may take one off your hands. (he recently sold his WD Allis that he had restored)

James Fleming, post: 428708, member: 136 wrote: So I'm guessing that this isn't a common look in Abilene?

Hopefully this isn't a common look anywhere.

As I recall from my time in SE PA, it can get pretty warm and humid.

Under the conditions you describe, I'd think that neat, clean shorts with no less than an 8" inseam would be fine. I'd have each crew member who chooses to wear shorts also have a pair of long pants in the truck in case site conditions require it for safety reasons or clients require it for decorum.

eapls2708, post: 428762, member: 589 wrote: Hopefully this isn't a common look anywhere.

Unfortunately it is.

I grew up mid-Atlantic, middle class in the late 70's early 80's. Lacrosse and Madras were religions.

Shorts are all good by me - especially in hot or wet weather

But with the amount of kneeling I do its long pants on a daily basis

(and I get really peeved by clients who try to tell me what I can and cant wear)

http://www.esquire.com/style/mens-fashion/news/a55081/romper-for-men-romphim/

Heard on the sports radio today, this was the trend. You could probably cover shorts and vests in one deal with these.

R.J. Schneider, post: 428808, member: 409 wrote:

http://www.esquire.com/style/mens-fashion/news/a55081/romper-for-men-romphim/

Heard on the sports radio today, this was the trend. You could probably cover shorts and vests in one deal with these.

I'd survey in the buff before I'd be caught wearing a get-up like that.

No no no way.
Canvas pants.
Shorts... Maybe for river work.
In fact, i have worn shorts, for river work.
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Those look like the standard outfits the junior high girls wore for gym class 50 years ago. Onesies for teenagers. Definitely not for manly men.

What goes with all this talk about kneeling? My knobby knees cannot endure two seconds of such contact. There is more than one way to get to where you need to go. Sometimes it ain't pretty, but, hey, I'm not pretty at any angle.

Holy Cow, post: 428826, member: 50 wrote: Those look like the standard outfits the junior high girls wore for gym class 50 years ago. Onesies for teenagers. Definitely not for manly men.

I would have never believed it but, it was on the sports radio talk show today.
Supposedly it's trending somewhere.

R.J. Schneider, post: 428827, member: 409 wrote: I would have never believed it but, it was on the sports radio talk show today.
Supposedly it's trending somewhere.

Yes, here.

Holy Cow, post: 428826, member: 50 wrote: ....What goes with all this talk about kneeling? My knobby knees cannot endure two seconds of such contact. There is more than one way to get to where you need to go. Sometimes it ain't pretty, but, hey, I'm not pretty at any angle.

Instead of kneeling at my age I generally prefer just to fall down flat on the deck to complete whatever task I need. I then crawl to the nearest fence post or tree and drag myself back up to the upright position.

It's a lot easier in populated areas....there's usually some do-good that is willing to help me up. This eliminates the need to crawl to something upright or substantial.

Holy Cow, post: 428826, member: 50 wrote:
What goes with all this talk about kneeling? My knobby knees cannot endure two seconds of such contact. There is more than one way to get to where you need to go. Sometimes it ain't pretty, but, hey, I'm not pretty at any angle.

Kneeling aint about moving - its about keeping still long enough to get that darned tack into the peg in just the right spot

I'm ok with shorts, especially when doing coastal work. I've surveyed in shorts and barefoot on the beach many times... 😎