Weathering the Lions

By Niall MacRae Ranked #187 - Men's Rain Pants September 9, 2009

For the money, these are a pretty tough pair of rain pants to beat. I had these out this weekend for 4 hours of steady rain while hiking the Lions outside of Vancouver. They were quick on, thanks to the full length side-zips, and the fit is very good -- no ultra baggy rain pant fit. No water intrusion in hours of steady downpour, and the even with the steady hiking, the pants breathed well enough to avoid condensation issues. The suspenders aren't perfect and they can slow you down a bit while trying to pull them on quickly, but they work pretty well and they are removable if you don't think so. After all the mud, once they were dry I could hardly tell they had been out. The kick patches are another nice feature.
FYI these pants don't use Precip tech, which is a coating, not a laminate. They use Marmot's new Membrain Strata 2.5 layer LAMINATE, and it breathes a ton better than Precip, if not quite to GORE Paclite levels.

Anyhow, great pair of pants. Happy hiker. Money to spare.

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