Plate Pants vs. Combo Pants

[MrUmpire]

Originally Posted by Kevin Finnerty

B) I can just see myself standing in the middle of the local cleaners with my sweet, little seamstress and I'm all geared up in my plate gear. Sure.

I like my plate pants to fit properly when I work games, so I always wear my plate shoes and my shin guards when I have them "fitted" for alterations.

Where's the problem?

[Kevin Finnerty]

Sorry, no worries. I just put myself in that picture and it was an amusing image.

[Forest Ump]

Kevin...I would not want to see myself in your scenario either.....however my seamstress works from the privacy of her home. That does makes it a bit easier. I'm short and stocky so I find anything off the rack to rarely fit well. The extra shipping cost doesn’t compare to the convenience of shopping from home. Works for me anyway.

[Kevin Finnerty]

Originally Posted by Forest Ump

Kevin...I would not want to see myself in your scenario either.....however my seamstress works from the privacy of her home. That does makes it a bit easier. I'm short and stocky so I find anything off the rack to rarely fit well. The extra shipping cost doesn’t compare to the convenience of shopping from home. Works for me anyway.

This is a great idea.

I'm going to invite my seamstress to the house! I'll have to coordinate my next slacks purchase with one of my wife's out-of-town jaunts, but it could work.

Thanks!

[Forest Ump]

Add in some nice wine and music and you may get the pants done for free. I see nothing but trouble in your future if you heed this advice.

[Kevin Finnerty]

Originally Posted by Forest Ump

Add in some nice wine and music and you may get the pants done for free. I see nothing but trouble in your future if you heed this advice.

FREE?

The way my mind was wandering, I thought they might wind up costing me several hundred.

[etn_ump]

I wear plate pants when working the plate.

I wear base pants when working the bases.

And, I will wear combo pants when I work the combo.

[SanDiegoSteve]

Originally Posted by MrUmpire

I like my plate pants to fit properly when I work games, so I always wear my plate shoes and my shin guards when I have them "fitted" for alterations.

Where's the problem?

Me too. Only way to get a really accurate fit. I had my last plate pants custom made for me, and I wore leg guards and plate shoes for the fitting. They featured extra-wide legs, as I wore Douglas leg guards with the double knee, and had extra reinforced crotch area and double clasps built in and reinforced. They looked and felt great.