over priced, but decent

By cra3193842 Ranked #1460 - Men's Ski Pants October 25, 2009

I bought these pants last winter as a conversion pant for resort and A/T skiing. They performed well initially (waterproof, very lightweight, nice stretch), but wore down rather quickly.

Main issue-
Last year they used an all plastic zipper assembly for the bib zip off. The zipper inevitably broke after about 40 uses. I view this as a design flaw and hopefully it will be fixed for this year.

Other issue-
The pockets are fairly tight to the legs and have no additional reinforcement, so if you store keys, chapstick or anything with rough/sharp edges, eventually you are going to ware though the material. once this happens, they lose their waterproof capability.

Unless HH makes some much needed improvements, I would not recommend this pant at anything more than $250. For $400 I don't think I should have to give the company very basic recommendations on how they should build the product, but this pant needs it.

View Details: Helly Hansen Odin Mountain Pant - Men's

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