Question 1

would these be good for survival pants?

Accepted Answer

If your goal is "survival", then the fact is that any good quality pants will be basically functional. These pants have a lot of features like a gusseted crotch and support for knee pad inserts. The have tons of pockets for carrying lots of gear, so if you don't wanna look like a doof with a fanny pack, you can load them up.

There's a downside, of course: If anyone sees you walking down the street wearing these things in a survival situation, the least they're gonna be thinking is, "that dude's probably got a lot of the stuff that I need stuffed into his pants." Any other time, anyone who knows anything about these kinds of pants and the people who wear them is gonna be saying, "that dude is probably carrying a gun". If you want to not be noticed, these are possibly not the pants to wear. I'd recommend Propper's HLX pants or one of the other brands' more "covert" cargo pants. They'll let you gray-man a little better. (Of course that all goes out the window if you're slinging ye standard issue youtube prepper MSR around.

My advice for anyone reading answers to this question so long after it was asked: Navy silhouettes less than black does at night but if you look like a blue ninja any other time… LOL. And appropriate camo makes you less visible in wild places, but it attracts attention if you've got a Walmart within 5 miles. In most places, if you look like you belong where you're seen, people rarely think once, let alone twice, at having seen you there. Options are good, so keep yours as open as you can.

I wear these pants most days, but I also work in IT and wear "officey" colors in the office. If I reach into a pocket, people usually expect my hand's coming out with a USB stick or a cable tester, not a magazine. The fact that the pocket's built to hold a mag would sure be convenient if I needed to carry one there, though.

Question 2

do these pants have a place to insert knee pads?  I have seen the question answered both yes and no.

Accepted Answer

the ones I got do not have a place to insert knee pads.  Popper makes them but they are much more expensive.

Question 3

How accurate are the sizes? I don't want to buy pants that fall down to my ankles

Accepted Answer

I bought three pairs, all 36x34.  The third pair were way tighter than the first two, but I kept them.  I ordered a size 38 but they were huge on me, so I returned them.

Question 4

Whats the difference between these 9 pocket pants and the 11 pocket pants?

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This pant has:2 front/trouser pockets2 rear pockets2 cargo pockets1 phone pocket above the left cargo pocket1 wallet pocket in left rear pocket1 coin pocket in the right trouser pocketsumma summarum 9 pockets. Count every pocket.For example the Tru-Spec 24/7 pant has:2 front/trouser pockets2 rear pockets2 cargo pocketsA phone pocket on every cargo pocket (2)2 internal pockets in every cargo pocket (4) 2 Accessory pockets left and rightSumma summarum 12 pockets.I hope that helps.

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Propper Men's Lightweight Tactical Pant

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