Backcountry.com Overhang Pant - Women's - 2009 BCS

I am not into classic hiking pants, you know, the loose kind with 5+ pockets. The extra material in the legs and crotch area bugs me. I am a marathoner, cyclist, weight lifter, yoga girl who wears workout clothes that fit close to my skin. When I saw these I knew they'd be perfect for the Grand Canyon. I was able to wear a pair of silks, and thermals underneath them without feeling like a packed sausage. Without the extra layering they hugged me like loose tights. The pant legs can fold into capris, with a snap to hold them in place. The three pockets are enough for me since I usually carry a backpack to hike. I don't like things bouncing around on my legs.

I want another pair. Someone got smart in making a pair of pants for those of us who like tights and pants that fit. I am a size 2 and smalls fit me perfectly! The material is stretchy and I washed them each night to find them completely dry in the morning. I wore them in 19 to 78 degree weather. No complaints.

I wear these pants everywhere now, on a cold chilly day in SF riding a motorcycle, to the gym, rock climbing, lounging around the house... which is surprising because I was going to send these pants back. They seemed too warm for everyday use but too cold for winter use, seems now that they are just right for everything.

The fabric is a stretchy, abrasion resistant, stain resistant, wind resistant, sturdy but soft polyester-like dark brown. They don't look too sporty, and they go from gym to lunch easily. The picture makes them look like a wide leg, but the fit is more classic straight leg with a slight bootcut.

As to sizing, I usually wear a 6 in Banana, and Prana, but I got the medium and they are form fitting. (28 waist, 37 hips)

I picked up a pair of these for my wife and now she wants some more! They are holding up extremely well, they are water-resistant but not when you're hiking through rain covered vegetation....water soaks right through at that point. They fit true to size and don't fall down at all, like a lot of other pants tend to do. All in all a great product from a great company!

These are fantastic. I'm 5'10, 160 and I usually take anywhere from an 8-10 in pants because of my wide hips. I got the large in these and loved them as soon as I tried them on. The inside of the material has a softness to it, similar to the texture of patagonia's capeline 4 material which is my favorite part of the pant, because my experience with other shell pants is that they feel cold on your legs during the winter if you're not wearing a baselayer under them due to their thinness. Their fit is perfect and are not too tight nor too loose. Length is good too, as I usually wear a tall in pants and they lay perfectly.

I Got a pair from my boyfriend as a gift. I didn't think they would be as worm as they are, and this is comparing them to my Carhartts, but they are. They are so comfortable and move with you in very way. I would say they are 95% wind proof. I loved them so much that I had to order another pair. I ordered the XS and they fit pretty good, 5' and 100lbs

These run really REALLY small. I'm 5'5" and 113 and generally wear a 00 from J.Crew, usually a solid 0 or 2 from other places but couldn't even get the XS's over my hips. And then I spaced and missed my 30 day SAC return window so I have a pair of climbing pants I'd love to use, but can't. :-(

BUT they look like they'd be awesome.

I ordered a women's large in these pants, influenced by the lovely things that my male roommate proclaimed about the men's softshell pant from Backcountry.com, thinking that perhaps the picture was showing a smaller size. I found that the "Loose 3-D ergonomic fit" was a little less loose about my muscular biking legs than I would have liked. I could feasibly have kept them, but prefer less constriction for climbing and biking. If you like your pants pretty contoured and have legs on the slimmer side, I'd recommend you check these out. I do think the pockets on the side are a bit weird though, like strange pouches. The fabric and utility seem awesome, and I would enjoy a looser cut if backcountry.com made another version of these pants.

Really cute, almost too tight. (I am 5'3" and 120 lbs, normally wear a sz 4). However the color is definitely not black, and not brown. Kind of odd shade that I decided would be hard to match with anything so I returned them