Ever Wonder Where The Ph Short Shorts Style Came From?

Very interesting! Like the shorter shorts.
 
I have three pairs of Jonsson shirts now. My buddies laugh when I wear them, but they are very comfortable and much cooler that Bermuda shorts.
 
Short shorts I would imagine serve multiple purposes, quieter when moving through brush as your skin is silent, cooler, lets a little draft in on the boys if you know what I mean. I have a couple pair, I wouldn't wear them walking around in the US, but they are great for africa
 
Interesting video. But I do think shorts well predated the bush war. Bell talks about wearing them because they are quieter in his Karamojo Safari book. And of course they were quite common in the British colonial army. As were kilts for the Scottish units.
 
Here you go. Rhodesian in a box kit.

Be careful in Zimbabwe though :cool:

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You guys haven’t seen the game Aussie rules
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They had short shorts as well who had em first hard to tell…
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Yes, but short shorts do not rub on the top of the thighs at every step which as the end of a long day contributes meaningfully to leg fatigue. Never mind when long shorts are wet and do not slide on the thighs...

The French Foreign Legion, whose men walk a lot in Africa, never abandoned their short shorts, and there is a good reason why...

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I for sure keep mine :)
 
You all missed the real reason...they don't unzip or unbutton, rather just pull up the short bottom to take a whizz. Super quick, no fuss.
 
You all missed the real reason...they don't unzip or unbutton, rather just pull up the short bottom to take a whizz. Super quick, no fuss.
I was wondering about that. So if they are a relaxed fit do you have to sit cross legged like the ladies who wear a skirt?
 
I was wondering about that. So if they are a relaxed fit do you have to sit cross legged like the ladies who wear a skirt?
No! They just yank up the bottom and whip it out. Very efficient.
 
Weren’t short shorts pretty much the norm everywhere years ago? Seems like the US is about the only place that left them behind. That said, it seems like the trend is moving back that direction in recent years
 
No! They just yank up the bottom and whip it out. Very efficient.
Sorry, I misunderstood. Yeah, dangling could be a problem from certain views. Never noticed.
 
Sorry, I misunderstood. Yeah, dangling could be a problem from certain views. Never noticed.
John Pondoro Taylor usually didn’t even wear clothes, during the monsoon season
Choosing to hunt elephant butt @** naked “ because skin drys faster than wet clothing “
 
Weren’t short shorts pretty much the norm everywhere years ago? Seems like the US is about the only place that left them behind. That said, it seems like the trend is moving back that direction in recent years

Look at the young kids they are back with vengeance. Lots of guys I see with 5 inch shirts or even shorter.
 

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