Men’s Travel Pants with two horizontal front zippered pockets?

I never have seen such Pants. Should these pockets be on the legs?

Just in my experience, I don't think you will find what you are looking for.

From a practical (and style) standpoint, that is not how front pockets are cut, since you want to bend and move in that area. So pockets are cut at an angle or vertical. Lots of horizontal zippers out there, but on the back, or on the side, at thigh level; outdoor/cargo pants, they are further down the leg.

Thanks for your comments. I thought that front horizontal zippers would be the most pick pocket proof. Zippers in back or vertical down the leg seem to me relatively easy to unzip. Is that not correct?

For other designs, look at Clothing Arts and Duluth Trading Co.

I never underestimate the abilities of experienced pickpockets, people who have been picked can probably relate how they had stuff in pockets, zipped and velcro, that even they had trouble getting into, and they felt nothing.

But then, I also have not had problems. I have pants, regular slacks, that have a normal front pocket, plus a vertical zipper along the seam that is another pocket. My very thin billfold (I normally only carry a bit of cash and a card) and my passport. go in there, my phone in another pocket, but not zipped. And that is it. I would not have a problem using a zippered pocket on the side of my thigh for any of those items, which I do have one pair of pants like that.

If I really need anything else, that goes in a small crossbody bag, but I really try to avoid anything else.

Aside from that, simple awareness of your surroundings is your best defense. If you need to use your phone (for directions or to look up something) step out of the traffic flow, off to a quiet area, do what you need, then put it away. Losing your phone typically happens when you hold it out in front of you, following it around, or casually hanging out of your back pocket (like 90% of the teenage girls I see). The other bad habit (mostly for us Americans) is setting your phone on the table sitting at a street cafe or bar.

If you are distracted, looking all over, except at what is near you, and are loaded with things that can be seen in your pockets, or in an overstuffed day bag, you will be a target. Look like you have nothing to lose, look alert, relaxed, like you know where you are going, you are not worth the effort.

This is new to me, have not seen such a style. As to style this type of pants like cargo or tech pants don't appeal to me.

I am not concerned about getting picked. It's not going to happen.

In France being picked to me is overexaggerated and I go in the summer expecting and dealing with the summer crowds, presumably with bad guy chance encounters to be most likely, given the odds. I wear normal pants, nothing fancy, with a 5th zipped rear pocket added on by the tailor and taking normal basic security measures.

As a woman who still has to suffer with horizontal pockets on occasion, I can assure you that such pockets generally are not useable. Other than putting just a few coins in them, or maybe a single credit card, they typically are for style, not function. They generally are very shallow and short, which means anything larger than a single card or some change will inhibit your hip joint. The lone exception was a skort from Athleta, and that only worked because the pockets were deep enough to get the contents just below the hip crease. But I don’t know if they still make anything like that and they are also a women’s wear line. I also doubt a skort would be an acceptable substitution for you!