Several years ago, a magical solution for male-kind was brought forth and bequeathed upon the land. The magical device was the cargo short. Many years passed, and cargo shorts proved themselves time and time again as a perfect solution to carrying all the stuff a guy needs on any given day. But now, a sad development has bubbled to the surface… Cargo Short Shaming… Some fashion-forward people have decided that cargo shorts are stupid, and passé, and fall into the same category as the fanny-pack. If we are to please (or at least not embarrass) our significant-others, we must revert to a standard 4-pocket pair of shorts (NO DENIM, by the way)… That’s where this Columbia Silver Ridge Short comes in. It appears to be a standard short, but has a stealthy extra pocket for cell phone, gum, fidget spinner, yo-yo, pocket-watch, compass, or monocle. The shorts are also a bit stretchy, so we can buy a slightly smaller size than we should - which allows us to believe we aren’t as pudgy as we may actually be. I would recommend buying your “actual” size however because the shorts seem to be pretty true to size. So, while it’s not really a cargo short, it does allow us to hold on to one extra pocket just a while longer, until the fashion police decide men should not be allowed to have pockets. The shorts look great, feel great, and are well built. Long live pockets!