The Best and The Worst in pants

By frankw Ranked #346 - Men's Pants November 21, 2008

I have a pair of MK Orig. Mtn Pant in yellowish color that are my favorite pants, bar none. I bought two more pairs in gray and dark. Both of these pairs of pants fit nicely on the first wearing. I then washed them and wore them, washed-wore, washed-wore and increasingly the fit of the pants became more and more miserable. They shrank in weird ways, especially in the waist and thighs, until I simply could not wear them. The dark color also turned purple. In the end, the good people at Backcountry took them back. I am baffled, since I am, at this moment, wearing my 1-year-old yellow colored pants and they still fit great. I bought my good pair on sale and think the pants are overpriced. Despite that my yellow ones are increasingly stained and worn, and I could stand to get another pair, I am reluctant to purchase MK pants because of the apparent lack of quality control or consistency of manufacture.
2-years later. My yellow pants are getting increasingly trashed and I love them. I have tried more times at various stores to get another pair that fits as well. MK quality control is bad. I can hold up duplicate pairs of pants side-by-side and see that the legs vary by 2-3 inches in length. I love my pants, but am frustrated at MK for the lack of consistency in their sizing. The alpine utility pant seems primarily designed to show off my butt crack, so I really want to get another pair of the original mountain pant.

View Details: Mountain Khakis Original Mountain Pant - Men's

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