good pants for the $

By daniel roy Ranked #234 - Men's Rain Pants March 9, 2009

I bought these about a year ago and I can honestly say they have kept me bone dry during some tremendous downpours. When I say tremendous I refer to flashflood type downpours, not just cats and dogs!!! The one thing bad about these pants are poor ventillation, which is why I won't give them five stars. These pants can double as a second layer for cold seasons, but even in the cold the sweat builds up while hiking. However, they do a heck of a job at blocking wind and rain so...

The pants really seem like they can take a beating. Some refer to them not being that durable, but summin tells me they were trying to kid themselves on the size and have too much junk in the trunk for the size they chose. That could have easliy been remedied by exchanging for a proper size. I have bushwhacked through briar patches in Arkansas, swamps in Louisiana and mudslid through Kentucky...these pants still look like they are new and as already stated...I've never gotten wet, not even when sitting directly in pools of water.

...one thing to note on the pocket is that it is not totally waterproof...had my lighter in my rain pants once and it went out until it was able to dry out...but the smokes in my pants pocket UNDERNEATH these pants keep my smokes nice and dry while fishing in the rain!!!

Don't trust the pocket, expect to build up a lil inner moisture, be honest with yourself how much room your butt truly needs and get a proper fit even if that size may make em a lil long...and these pants can keep you dry and save you some cash!!!

...on another note, the tote bag that comes with these pants are great!!! Not sure what gram counters may complain about, but as another has noted, weighs less than a single coin. Even has enough room to accomodate my Golite Virga rainshell, so I was more than pleased with the tote bag because it has a sturdy clip that you can snap on to a gear hoop on the outside of your pack!

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