Hold-up pants
In the raid pants is a pants whose legs are long and wide enough that they fall a bit on the tight fitting collar of the boot.
It owes its name to the raid , or the raiding area of the trousers, which covers the waistband.
Pants without a sewn-in waistband can also be worn as hold-up pants. In the Bundeswehr, for example, field trousers (" Flecktarn ") are worn as hold-up trousers by turning the trouser legs and fastening them to the calf with a rubber band. The same applies to the pants on the large service suit (but not on the small one), since combat boots are worn with them.
Hold-up trousers are designed to prevent the trouser legs from reaching the floor, where they could absorb dirt or moisture, and at the same time ensure a better look by covering the waistband. In addition, the tight finish enables better thermal insulation and protection of the legs from insects. Hold-up trousers also prevent the trouser legs from chafing on the metal eyelets of boots. As a result, panic pants are mainly worn by the military , customs , police and rescue services .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Central Service Regulations (ZDv) 37/10 - "Suit regulations in the Bundeswehr", 214. The field pants are to be worn as hold-up pants. To do this, the trouser legs are pulled up, turned inward, and held in place with rubber rings so that the trouser legs sit just above the upper edge of the combat shoes / sea boots.