These seem like really nice pants, I wanted them, but unfortunately for me , I'm a 35 in. waist and the pants only come 34 or 36 in. One too tight, one too big. I opted for N.F. Paramount convertible pant which has the advantage of an adjustable built in belt and stretch waist construction so you can dial in the comfort. I also bought N.F. Meridian pant which has similar waist const. Both pants come in a short length. Come on ladies, 35 in. waist... short inseam... I'm a catch!

Both The North Face web site and this web site say these pants have a gusseted crotch but they actually don't. Thus they were not roomy enough for active use and were tight in the crack.

Great beach hat. Breathes well and keeps sun off your face and ears. I borrowed a friends after a surf session in the Caribbean, it was a life saver in mid-day sun.

Just a follow up to the last review. After checking out many other Packlite, packable rain shells, I determined the Marmot minimalist to be the lightest vs features on the market. In Marmot's defense, they sewed in a zipper stiffener and the jacket works great! If you want this jacket, that is probably what you will have to do.

Seems like a great jacket, Pack-Lite and all but the zipper got caught on the storm flap on the first and each subsequent actuation. The zipper was also hard to get started as the starter tooth is buried in stiff material. I really wanted to love this piece, but sent it back thanks to this site’s excellent customer service. One would think Marmot knows how to engineer a zipper/ storm flap interface by now... guess not! Don't buy this product unless you have scissors handy to get out of it!