Patagonia Primo Pant - Men's

The Primo is a great pant...cut the way I want which is more of a traditional pant, not too baggy! I like the insulation in the seat to keep my rear warm and dry when riding the chair for our NW spring skiing season. Yes, they may keep you too warm, but that's what the full side zips are for. My only complaint was that after 1 full season of use, I switched to a lighter coat one day and put my season pass on the front pocket zipper. After one day of skiing, the plastic pass had frayed and pilled the front fabric. No problem as Patagonia's super guarantee covered a replacement pair, but I was surprised how quickly the fabric was ruined. They are still my favorite pant...and who skis with their wallet and needs a rear pocket anyway?

Great pants. Really tough. I like GoreTex XCR. The cut is really nice, it's not wide. As other reviewers said,it lacks a pocket. I like a rear pocket for the wallet. Very nice pants, warm, nice to wear.

These are really tough pants. Side vents are full length and allow a "bombbay" approach if you are stuck in the middle of nowhere and need to "do your business" I like the zipper flaps as opposed to other pants which use trendy "sealed" zippers (time = no seal). Suspenders seem weak/light at first, and get tangled, but after a bit of experience, they work fine. I sent these back because they only have two pockets and they are VERY heavy compared to other similar pants. They'd be ok in extreme cold and if you don't have to move much (snowmobiling?). In any other circumstance, I would expect to be sweating from the combination of insulation and having to heft their mass.

After searching for a tough, wind/waterproof hardshell for months, the Primo pant has me amped to go out and play in the nasty, rural Alaska winter. I was set on Gore-Tex and tried a few different Burton pants, only to be let down by the overly sloppy cut. If I'm doing a lot of hiking, I don't want the pants' crotch near my knees (the last time I wore Hammer pants was 7th grade...). These Patagonia trousers fit like they should. I usually wear 31, so I ordered the 32 in the Primo, and it's really nice. Loose enough to fit base and insulating layers without restricting my legs when the snow is at my knees and the hike is steep. The pockets are soft and roomy. The suspenders are removable. The fabric is bulletproof where it needs to be, yet has a good flexible quality to it. The lining is feathery soft. Not to mention, the pants are made with recycled fibers and Patagonia is a member of 1% for the planet. I can't say enough. Buy these. They'll have twice the life of anything else.