Levi's 511 "Commuter" Blue Jeans

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First off, feel free to move this to the gear forum, i didnt know where it would be more appropriate.

I'd like to point out these 511 Commuter jeans to the community. They appear to be a normal pair of jeans with a double waistband "strap" in between two belt loops above the back wallet pocket. They show it with a bike lock in the hoop.

You can see them if you just go to Levis.com and click on Men, at least for the time being.

The first thing that came to my mind was using a IWB holster for a full size service pistol while doing plain clothes armed security, in an open carry or untucked shirt semi concealed type of manner. But thats just my wheels turning because im in the process of becoming certified for commercial security. Im curious if anyone else sees any potential use for this strap.

Seems kind of superfluous compared to an average everyday leather belt, but maybe someone has comments on it.
 
I would tend to agree with Don H. It doesn't appear to be stiff enough to support any kind of decent holster.
 
Maybe gangsters will use them since they dont use a belt to keep their pants over their butt anyways...

Kidding, kidding,

Seriously though, i agree that any old hold-up-your-pants belt seems to make that loop pretty obsolete.

Come on people! give me a creative idea! that strip of denim has got to be worth something. :D
 
Come on people! give me a creative idea! that strip of denim has got to be worth something.
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It is worth something getting folks to buy one more pair of pants they probably don't need:eek:.

Paired with a regular, non gun belt, belt the two may offer enough support to work for casual carry.
 
Used to ride bicycles a lot going to college in the 70's. I like how the pants have a built in blousers so you can avoid the chain. I always used rubber bands. I used a cable and pad lock myself (To go thru both wheels, frame and rack.) and just locked it up under the seat when not in use.
Memories of the old days.
 
It could be useful for for open carrying an IWB holster or turning an SOB into a Kidney Carry? After all in an open carry the gun visible the better. Just MY $.02

@BD, all the more reason to OC in them;)! IMO
 
Bike riding in jeans? Ow.

Although, where exactly do you carry if your wearing those spandex bicycle shorts? :eek:

That strap though might provide quite a bit of support for an OWB?

Come on people! give me a creative idea!
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Ok, here we go: attach a set of snaps to each side of the strap to make it a makeshift pair of hand cuffs
 
For CCW I'd invest in a sturdy 1.5" or 1.75" belt that you could wear with anything.

For actual bicycle commuting, they could be interesting... except for the fact that if I was commuting and had to lock my bike up in public, I'd probably be carrying a chain lock rather than a u-lock.
 
Buying any kind of LEVIS jjust supports a very ANTIGUN company. Dont support them in any way.

On a hot day like this I feel strongly to mention BEN & JERRYS ice cream-also..
 
Buying any kind of LEVIS jjust supports a very ANTIGUN company. Dont support them in any way.
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Yeah...I stopped buying them when I saw that commercial with the bi-racial couple and the "United States" sculpture sinking in the background...Very anti-something, that's for sure...
 
Levi Strauss co. is anti-gun. I don't use their products.
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Sounds almost like anti-cowboy. Good thing I didn't know that in Laramie, WY for a few weeks a little while back. Levi's everywhere.
 
If you are performing security, why wouldn't you secure your gun in a proper manner? That strip of denim isn't going to secure a gun to your body.
 
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Sounds almost like anti-cowboy. Good thing I didn't know that in Laramie, WY for a few weeks a little while back. Levi's everywhere.
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I thought real buckaroos (a corruption of the Spanish word vaquero), who actually work on horseback, wear Wranglers; most other real workingmen (or just those who appreciate tough, practical outdoor clothing) wear Carhartts (or, if they can afford them, Filsons). And dungarees or overalls are much more practical than those tight Levi's.

Although Levi Strauss & Co. are the originators of riveted, blue denim trousers (made for the prospectors and miners of the California Gold Rush), hardly anyone wears Levi's for actual physical work nowadays. Rather, they've become fashionable for those who wish to look as if they do actual physical work.

I find particular irony in the currently fashionable "finish" available on blue jeans that replicates the dingy, yellowish cast that bluejeans take on when they've been worn for a long time and have never seen a washing machine.

Why anyone would pay for that filthy look is beyond me; it's even dumber than buying pre-ripped and otherwise "distressed" jeans (once again, in emulation of those who do actual work in them), with "designer" labels, no less!

It relates to the way that while traditionally the lower classes have emulated the appearance and behavior of the upper classes, since the '60s or so the upper classes emulate the appearance and behavior of the lower classes! Consider the gangsters of the '20s, in their pinstripe suits, trying to emulate the "swells", versus the way the "urban", "gangsta" fashion of today is followed by suburban children of privilege.

It's just one more sign of society's values being turned upside-down.

All fashion makes a political statement, even if most of those who follow the fashion don't have a clue what that political statement actually is.
 
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And I think the post by Mr. Blackwell is a good place to shut this one down.

If you wish to discuss Levi's anti-gun stance, a better place would be in its own thread in L&CR.
 
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