Mountain Hardwear Mesa Convertible Pant - Men's

I use them for rock climbing, outside and in the gym, they are great!
light and durable!

forgot to mention for those who care, i got the grill color...they are more of a dull gray...in the picture they look like a blueish-gray. also, my belt is solid black...a little different than in the pictures. also, the inside of the waist is lined with a micro-felt type cloth. never had any problems with chaffing under hip belt from my pack...very soft.

So far so good. Bought a couple pair for work (and hopefully some play). They dry quick and are comfortable. Nice pockets. The inside of the waist has a comfortable material and they fit well. I am sure they will perform as well at play as they do at work. Ride a four wheeler at work almost daily and they are still comfortable after a 60-70 mile day on the quad. Enjoy.

great pants. i use them for hiking/backpacking and some off-trail scrambling. no tears or snags so far in several miles of dense forest and brush. dwr coating is nice. they work great in a light to moderate rain. have not worn them in a full on deluge and i dont think i will try. i am 6'3" and normally wear a 34" waist with 32" inseam. i got the large. they fit very well, the lower legs below the zip are a bit baggy, but thats the way i like pants to fit anyway. stretchy enough that i can get the legs off without taking off my size 11 boots. the toggled cinch cords in the cuffs are a nice addition. the bottoms dont drag the ground when i have my boots on. i pull the cinch cords a bit when i am wearing shoes so they dont drag. i also pull them up over my ankles when its wet or muddy so they dont get saturated...they do however dry quickly. wait for any mud on them to dry and rub the fabric against itself and you dont have to wash them. ever. however, i have washed them 4 times so far...no noticeable changes in dwr performance. i have read reviews where people complained about the belt. i have no real problems with it. it functions. in my opinion, the size belt they provided is not appropriate for the waist size of the pants. i have no problems with getting them on and off, i would just like to see MH provide a longer belt for this size (not much room to tighten). they stretch well enough that i have never noticed limitations in motion. they zip off pretty easily. took me a minute to get them back on the first couple times, but i marked which leg is right and left and the front of each inside with a sharpie and have had no problems since. shorts work well. you cant tell they are zip off when they are without the legs.there is a flap inside to keep the zipper parts off your legs. the shorts come to mid-patella on me, but i am sure this will vary a bit with size and person. also, i have partially opens the zippers on chilly days for venting and have had no problems with the zippers coming open more with movement... i dont notice that they are also shorts when i have them in pants mode and vice-versa. great pants for full retail, excellent pants for the the 50-something they are on sale for right now. might buy another pair tonight, but i dont really think i will need them for the foreseeable future.

I'm one of those guys that buys few pants and wears them out over a couple of years. I bought these to replace an old pair of North Face convertibles that had seen more than their fair share of mountaineering and hiking, particularly from 2 years of working in Torres del Paine National Park as a photographer.

These Mountain Hardwear pants seem to be a very nice upgrade in terms of comfort. I love the soft lining around the waist. However, as I am a short dude, the legs come in ridiculously long for someone who's 5'5". My only option was to have them tailored.

The other thing I really liked about these was the zipper placement for the shorts-to-pants conversion. The zipper line runs below the knee which means your shorts aren't too short when you take off the legs.
I would highly recommend these.

very comfy allows free range of movement. drys really fast to which is a plos.

The zipper on the side pocket is defective and unzipped from the opposite end. Other than that I really liked these pants.

I bought two pair, both large. I wear a size 34 waist 34 inseam and both pair can be pulled off without un-buttoning them. They feel like I imagine a 38 would fit. Also the zipper lands right on my knee, from past experience that would be a problem on a long hike.

Oops. I should have followed the size chart instead of the review. It says right on the size chart that I should have bought a medium.

OK, I followed the size chart and ordered a medium. They are also too big. Now I will try a small. I just measured my waist, it is 33".

The small arrived, they might have fit me back in 1985. What gives, Mountain Hardware used to be great?

Backcountry did the right thing with a free return and a suggestion for some exofficio pants that fit great.

Ordered these pants a few weeks ago for some winter camping in the GSMNP. Very comfortable and provide some level of warmth. Overall great buy, I plan to order another pair in a different color.

I ordered the Grill S/Reg. The S/Reg has about a 30-32" waist, which fit me, but the inseam is 32" which is too long for me. I'm about a 30". The description was unclear, it just listed the inseam lengths but not their corresponding sizes. They seem like well made pants. They are a little baggy around the thigh/butt area, not really tailored. My return label was issued without a problem because of the unclear description. Wish they had my size!

Overall I love these pants, a few things that bother me are 1 they are a little short for me and the waist is a little too big but with the belt its no problem and 2 the zippers on the legs can be a bit cumbersome and tend to get stuck in the fabric. other than they they are great ive been climbing in them and doing some light hiking they shed water very well and have kept me warm so far.

lightweight, comfortably loose, easy zip off and quick drying. what else do you need from pants?
in all there categories the mesa does well. I use these pants for light hiking and daily use and they are serving me well, the fact that the sizes are simple makes it possible to order the pants with confidence (I ordered them to the other side of the world) without trying them on.
the one thing in these pants that doesn't work quite right in my opinion are the pockets. they do their job, but I feel they are awkwardly placed.
I've had these pants for a month now so the real test is yet to come - durability! so far so good, but as a man who goes through pants like... something that you go through a lot of, I hope they well meet my minmal requirement and last the year.