The North Face Horizon Utility Pant

By Merebea Danforth September 5, 2009

These are nice, light pants for hiking and casual wear. The material is very thin so they still do well in high temperatures. While I don't think they will tear easily, I wouldn't call them especially tough and durable. It's also nice to be able to roll them up and have the buttons to hold them in place. As always with the North Face, I ended up being in between sizes both in terms of waist and length. I have about a 28" waist. The size 6 fit in the waist, but was too tight in the butt and upper thigh. The size 8 was a bit loose in the waist, but fit much better elsewhere and is what I stuck with. With the larger size I had better range of motion which I think I needed for hiking, and they just didn't look as cute and fitted in the butt and waist area. Because they have a waist drawcord they stay up just fine. I think the legs should be a bit wider to accommodate range of motion and those of us with bigger quads and thighs. I'm just over 5' 5" and found the regular length to be too long. I was worried that if I walked around with flip flops for too long that I would wear holes in the bottoms. I went with the short length which is great with the flip flops, but looks a little bit short when you're sitting down with shoes on. No big deal if these are primarily your hiking or camping pants.

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