Great Pants. But Beware Heat Sources!

By NW wanderer Ranked #429 - Women's Hiking Pants June 30, 2009

These are really comfortable pants that look pretty good on.
I haven't been lucky with the sizing - I fall right in between 8 and 10. I usually go with 10 just so I know they'll be a little loose, but I really could've gotten an 8 this time...
I'd give these pants 5 stars except for an unfortunate experience I had last summer with a previous pair. I sat on the tailgate of my truck to eat lunch during a road trip. Later that day I noticed some weird "gathers" on the back of my pants... Short version is that the (moderate) heat of the edge of the tailgate (which had been in the sun) melted the nylon enough that it started to shrink (hence the "gathers"). It's not so bad that I stopped wearing the pants, but it definitely looks a little weird.
So, beware any heat source.

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