Third Pair

By design577398 Ranked #462 - Women's Pants February 17, 2009

OK, no illusions, if you wear these sailing off shore you are going to get wet. And I have gotten soaked to the skin in these in heavy rain. However, for someone who back packs in Europe a lot and requires a full suit to drop into the day pack, we stay dry enough in a moderate rain inside the Venture Jacket and pant. And if you stuff in the 11 oz 700 count down fill Western Mountaineering Flight Jacket as well, you will be toasty warm even outside at a concert in the gusty winds at the farthest Western point of Europe. I was just checking in for a sale price on my third pair of this pant, however, as the durability factor is not high with heavy (daily) use; the waterproof lining starts to break down and tear away from the shell after about a year. Still I have not found another that is sharp enough looking to get me by in most circumstances from beaching it to museum, monument and palace hopping and North Face packs just enough elegance into the venture line.

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