Marmot Exum Pant - Men's - 2007 BCS

the poster below described these as ripping as easily as aluminum foil. While that's a bit of an exaggeration, it's actually not too far off. The pants are comfortable, light and breathable, buty they are not durable. I hit the leg with my ski edge last year, and it sliced apart like butter. It patched up easily with a little glue, but I feel like I just can't trust these pants. Pretty weak for Marmot, which usually makes pretty bomber gear.

This is my first winter hiking,backpacking,and skiing and I wanted a pair of pants that were going to the trick for these activities.So I ended up buying the Exum pants and they have worked very well for me so far.They are waterproof,lightweight,breath well,and they fit very well.I'm 5'11" and 155 pounds and the medium fits great(all my Marmot gear I wear a medium.)I love the built in gaiters for hikes in the snow and on powder ski days.The leg cuffs are sweet cause it dosn't allow the lower pant leg bunch up when there over the top of your ski boot.All in all i dig the Exum pants.

I purchased these pants this winter. The fit and feel were great, and I couldnt wait to try them out. I had an old pair of marmot gore tex pants that I had been using for mountaineering for several years. On my first trip, I ripped an eight inch gash across the butt after barely touching the topside of my snow shoe as I was sitting down. The positive was the service from BC. They replaced the pants no questions. I gave the new pair of exum pants another chance this past weekend in Baxter, and the second day, another tear across the knee from brushing up against my trekking pole. This material is like aluminum foil. I would not recommend these pants unless you plan on using them while sitting in a rocking chair.

This pair of pants replaces a pair of Marmot pants I had that had defective Gore-tex. Marmot replaced them with no questions asked, and I had them for several years. That says a lot for Marmot—and I have been a fan of Marmot gear for nearly 25 years.

These pants have suspenders that make it difficult for me to get into the pants when I have the sides unzipped completely to put them on over big boots. My old pants had no suspenders. Perhaps, I will just need to get used to using them.

I was not too happy with the built-in gaiter. It does have gripper rubber material, but is too large of a diameter to seal over my boots. There is not hook to catch the bottom of my boot laces either. I will have to get a separate pair of gaiters.

Other than that, I know when I am out snowshoeing or shooting pictures in the snow, I will be dry.

The Marmot Exum pant is a great pant when beating the weather. I just recently bought a pair and took them up on Mt. Washington this past January and they performed great. Earlier this month during a snow storm I went to a local hill and was practicing self-arrest techniques. When I got home I saw a 2 inch vertical tear right below the belt line on the back side of the pant. I didn’t panic because I figured Marmot would just fix them up for me but their warranties do not cover wear and tear so i will have to pay a fee. If I am going to spend this much money on a pant and it tears while practicing self-arrest in wet snow and the company will not back it up it makes me question their product. Which is sad cause a lot of my gear is from Marmot and it is usually excellent. I would not put forth the money on this pant due to its thin material and poor warranty.