No Pockets - What do I do with my hands?

[chrisupyonder]

Good question.

Either hands behind back or one hand with thumb hooked on belt or sporran. If wearing my leather jacket then I have angled side pockets.

Chris.

[room2ndfloor]

I have a habit when I'm out and about of keeping my hands in my pockets when I'm standing around etc. As kilts usually don't have pockets, the thought struck me -- where do I put my hands?

Ach! My Dad, the U.S. Army Sergeant Major, referred to the hands-in-pockets stance as "Air Force gloves". The implication was not good. I'll practice a bit of self-restraint and not say exactly how not good.

[rondo]

Easy answer....
Shield in left hand, sword in right...okay not really. As a Navy Veteran none of my uniforms [except the ice cream suit] had any usable pockets. I am frequently seen holding a day sack [knapsack or book bag] or more formally a leather brief case. In inclement weather an umbrella is a nice touch. Otherwise hands smartly at my sides, held clasped in front, or casually hooked in my belt if not holding a beer.

Rondo

[SlackerDrummer]

Right hand: Scotch
Left hand: Cigar

alternatively

Right hand: Cigar
Left hand: Scotch

[Mickey]

Put me in the crowd of Spartan and bigdad. I rarely have a hand in my pocket and it actually annoys me when I see people with their hands in their pockets. Very sloppy look, no matter what you are wearing, IMO.

I too, if I'm fidgety, go to parade rest (clasped behind) or at ease (clasped in front).

On rare occasion though, I will do the Al Bundy

[Phifeman]

What? Standing around doing nothing? That's when you notice idle hands. Get busy!

[Dale Seago]

Put me in the crowd of Spartan and bigdad.

Me too. Chalk it up to a couple of decades as first an enlisted Marine and then a commissioned Army officer. Hands in the pockets are just Not Done.

[Kilted Rogue]

Have have put my hands in the back of my belt/kilt. To the on looker i just have my hands behind my back, but They are propped up in my kilt. Best to do this if your are wearing a jacket as those behind you cant see what your are doing either

[piperdbh]

It seems the consensus is to not put your hands in your pockets. Since the OP was asking about what to do when there's no pockets to put his hands into, I offer the following suggestion:

[rlloyd]

Glad to know I'm not the only one with this problem! First time I wore my kilt, mostly because it was rather cold out, I kept trying to put my hands in my pockets; the right one slide under the top apron fooling me into thinking I had pockets but the left, of course, went nowhere.