When bulging cargo pockets and camo patterns aren't your thing but you want shorts with lots of pockets for your stuff, here's your summertime tactical solution!

What's unique about these shorts is the unassuming looks, but there's more than meets the eye. Extra pockets are hidden in plain sight to keep things available for grabs. When stashed behind the side seams, your smartphone won't dig into your thighs or slip under your butt when you sit.

Cut and features

The starting point was obviously the Varusteleka Tactical Jeans 2.0 with the legs cut to 23 cm / 9".

The fit is best described as "plain" or "regular". We didn't incorporate any bagginess for pocket space, because the material stretch handles it. The belt loops are big enough for a 50 mm / 2" belt but work fine with regular 40 mm / 1.6" belts as well. Button fly.

• Mid rise waist
• Stretchy, non-restricting material
• 50 mm / 2" belt loops
• Zipper fly
• Crotch gusset
• Ten useful pockets:
  • Two ordinary side pockets
  • Two smaller pockets inside each side pocket
  • Two ordinary back pockets
  • Two (assault rifle mag size) hidden back pockets
• Made in Portugal (EU)

Ten pockets

In addition to the usual front and rear pockets, the front pockets have two flat "coin pockets" per side. Even the smaller ones are big enough for a pistol magazine, folding knife or multi-tool.

Note: in the first batch of the new Tactical Denim Shorts, the small pistol mag pouch on the front is actually too small for a double-stacked mag due to a pattern error. This will be rectified in the following batches.

In the rear, you'll find two slash pockets behind the side seams. A yoke conceals the mouth, so it's "not there". The pockets are large enough for a smartphone or tourniquet, but by coincidence also fit something you can use to feed an Evil Black Gun.