Men's Cargo Shorts - Six Pocket Work and Casual

Six pockets, and every size measured in centimetres.

You order shorts online, a size 32 turns up, and it will not do up. The number on the tag was chosen by a factory on the other side of the world, the chart it came from is printed in a unit you do not use, and by the time you have worked out you needed the next size up you are a fortnight and one return away from wearing them.

So the supplier's full measurement chart is published below, converted to nothing and invented from nothing — just the centimetre columns, exactly as they are printed on the artwork. Waist, hip, length and leg opening, for every size on the shelf. Lay a pair of shorts that already fit you flat, measure the waistband across, double it, and match that figure. That is the whole trick.

What arrives is a plain, matte, non-stretch woven cargo short. Six pockets, a metal zip fly, a single-button waistband, belt loops that take a real belt, and cargo flaps that button shut instead of hanging open and dumping your phone in the dirt. Camouflage trim under the flaps and a printed inner waistband are the only decoration on it. Four colourways: khaki, grey, dark grey and army green.

What It Does

• Carries the awkward stuff: two bellows cargo pockets on the thighs take a phone, a folding knife, a tape or a pair of gloves without emptying your hip pockets.
• Keeps it in there: each cargo flap closes on a button, so bending, kneeling and climbing in and out of a ute does not tip the pocket out.
• Fits off a number you can check: waist, hip, length and leg opening are published in centimetres for all eight sizes, so you can measure before you commit rather than after.
• Takes a real belt: proper belt loops with contrast topstitching, sized for a webbing or leather belt.
• Stays quiet in the bush: khaki, grey, dark grey and army green — nothing that announces you across a paddock.

Key Features

• Six pockets: two angled hip pockets, two flap-covered cargo pockets on the thighs and two flap-covered rear pockets.
• Extra welt pocket: a small welt pocket with a metal pull is set in at the hip, behind the main slash pocket.
• Buttoned cargo flaps: a button, not hook-and-loop, so nothing tears open when you snag it.
• Metal zip fly: brass-toned metal teeth with the pull stamped VEK, under a single dark four-hole button on the waistband.
• Turn-up leg hem: a fixed turn-up cuff with a darker contrast facing inside.
• Contrast trim: camouflage printing under the pocket flaps and a printed inner waistband. The lining print changes with the colourway.
• Double-needle topstitching: contrast stitching runs the seams, pocket bags, flaps and belt loops.
• Eight sizes: a full centimetre measurement table sits in the Specs tab, plus the supplier’s own height and weight guide.
• Four colourways: khaki, grey, dark grey and army green.

Limits

• The fibre content is not stated: no composition label appears anywhere on the supplier’s artwork or in any of the twenty product photographs. The listing has carried the word cotton and the cloth handles like a cotton woven, but nobody here has sighted a percentage, so the spec table says not specified rather than putting a number on it. If an exact blend matters to you, treat it as unconfirmed.
• Not workwear and not protective: nothing on this garment is tested or marked to a cut, flame, hi-vis or abrasion standard — not AS/NZS 4602.1, not EN 388, not anything. No standard is printed on it. They are casual and light-duty outdoor shorts, and that is all.
• Not waterproof, not quick-dry: no water-repellent or fast-drying finish is stated by the supplier and none is visible in the fabric. Rain will soak through and it will stay wet.
• No stretch: the weave is rigid and no elastane is stated. If you want give when you squat or climb, these are not it — size up rather than hoping the fabric moves.
• Asian sizing, and it runs small: the size numbers are the supplier’s own labels, not an Australian or New Zealand fit. Size 32 measures 82.5 cm (825 mm) around the waist laid flat. Go by the centimetre table, not by what your usual jeans say.
• The size dropdown disagrees with the chart: the weight ranges built into the size names do not match the supplier’s own recommendation table. The dropdown labels size 33 for 65–75 kg; the printed chart says 67.5–75 kg. Both come from the same factory. The centimetre measurements are the figures worth trusting.
• The belt is not included: the webbing belt in every photograph is a styling prop and does not ship with the shorts. If you need one, the leather and tactical belts collection is where they live.
• Camouflage is trim, not a claim: the camo print appears under the pocket flaps and nowhere else. It carries no service, unit or approval of any kind — it is a decoration on a pair of shorts.

Q & A

How do I work out which size to order?

Take a pair of shorts or trousers that already fit you, lay them flat, measure straight across the waistband and double it. Match that number to the Waist column in the size table. If you land between two sizes, take the larger one — the supplier allows ±3 cm (30 mm) of manual measurement deviation, and the cloth has no stretch to make up a shortfall.

Are these actually one hundred per cent cotton?

Unconfirmed. The word cotton is in the listing and one of the gallery images is a photograph of a cotton field, but no composition label appears on the supplier’s artwork or on the garment in any photograph. The fabric is a fine matte woven that behaves like cotton. Until a label is sighted the spec table reads not specified by supplier, because putting a percentage on it would be a guess.

Why do the weight ranges in the size dropdown not match the size chart?

Because the supplier published two different sets of numbers. The variant names carry one set, the printed recommendation chart carries another, and they drift by a few kilograms at most sizes. Neither is a measurement of the garment. The waist, hip, length and leg opening figures are, so use those.

Do the cargo pockets actually stay shut?

The thigh cargo pockets close with a button through the flap. The rear pockets are flap-covered. A buttoned flap holds better than hook-and-loop over a long day and does not wear out, but it is a flap over a bellows pocket, not a sealed compartment — it will not keep water or dust out.

How long are they on the leg?

From the top of the waistband to the hem, size 32 is 53.5 cm (535 mm) and size 38 is 56 cm (560 mm). Every size is in the table below. That is a total length, not an inseam, so measure a pair you own the same way before comparing.

How long does delivery take, and what does it cost?

Delivery is 10–14 days from the day you place the order, and it is worth allowing up to three weeks. Regional and remote addresses run longer again. Shipping is free to both Australia and New Zealand.

Specs

Measurements By Size

Read straight off the supplier’s printed size chart. Centimetres only. The supplier states these are laid-flat measurements with up to ±3 cm (30 mm) of manual measurement deviation, and describes the chart as a reference rather than a specification. Leg opening is the circumference of the hem.

Supplier Height And Weight Guide

The supplier’s own recommendation table. It is a starting point only — two people of the same weight are not the same shape, so the waist measurement above beats it every time.