do you wear Camo in public?

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  1. rybo

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    Other than a pair of camo cargo shorts, no.
     
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    Camo cargo shorts my wife bought me and maybe a camo hat. But usually the camo is saved for the woods.
     
  3. Hooker

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    Nothing says "I'm a grown man" like camo cargo shorts...
     
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    I don't wear my camo unless I'm hunting. I generally just wear shorts and a t-shirt most of the time.
     
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    HAHA!
     
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    I only rock a camo hat in public...
     
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    Men dont wear shorty shorts anymore. Times have evolved. Its no longer "normal" ;)
     
  8. Hooker

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    Shorts should not touch your knees. They should be, atleast, 3-4 inches above the knee. Long shorts just look sloppy.
     
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    Long shorts > short shorts. No one wants to see your ball beard.
     
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    Only if I take a break from hunting to run into town for a quick bite to eat. Otherwise, I got enough of camo during my military time.
     
  11. Hooker

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    Do I need to start a thread on men's fashion rules?
     
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    Pretty sure your efforts would be in vain.
     
  13. Hooker

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    But if I could just reach one man, my efforts would be worth it.

    I just need to reach that one man so the next time he reaches for a pair of cargo shorts, he thinks to himself "Am I an 16 year old boy? Do I really need all these pockets? What am I doing with my life?", puts down the cargos, and buys a pair of plain front khaki 7" inseam shorts instead.
     
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    There's only about 5% of men who actually care what they are wearing. I personally have more important things to worry about than what someone else might think of my "outfit." :dan:
     
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    You, and this other 95% do care. Don't try to act like you don't.
     
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    I used to wear cargo shorts when I worked outside with my lawn crew.

    I now reserve them for special occasions, like well....umm... Never.

    I've never measured the inseam but I agree shorts should stop just above the knee, with no extra pockets to be seen.

    As for camo in public, I don't want the stereotype.
     
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    Kind of like what Skywalker says. When I get dressed in the morning, I don't think "Gee, I wonder what others will think of these clothes." I get dressed in what I want to wear that day and go about my day. If someone else has nothing better to do than worry about what others are wearing, sucks to be them.
     
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    Sorry, but no. I own about 100 t-shirts most of which were won, earned or given. Any "dress clothes" that I own, my wife has bought for me and I wear them sparingly when my wife asks me to. I do have to dress up for work and hate every minute of it.
     
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    What about carpenter jeans?
     
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    I don't worry about what others wear.

    But I am also aware that people make thousands of little judgement everyday. When you meet someone, the first judgments you make are based on appearance. This is just fact. I would rather those first few judgments be positive, and not that this guy looks like a slob.
     

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