my favorite hiking pants

By js1924119 Ranked #351 - Men's Hiking and Climbing Pants August 5, 2010

These are dynamite hiking/camping/travel pants for 2 reasons: First, they are super light and thin, you barely notice you have anything on. And if you get hot, zip off the legs to cool down. But mostly, I love them because they dry within a matter of minutes. I used these pants for 8 days in SE Montana/YNP wet wading when I was fly fishing. I wore TNF Hedgefrog sandals and these pants and they were the best wet wading system I've used yet. Once you are out of the water, these pants dry so quick you forget they were wet in the first place. Literally, 10 minutes and they are completely dry. Which is really nice if you are doing laundry in a river or in your bear canister. Ankle zippers make these pants easy on/off when you have shoes on.

I find these run pretty true to size- I wear a 32x30 jeans and these in a size M fit me really well. Highly recommended for backpacking/hiking/travel in the summer or warm weather. For pants with a little more weight, check out the Horizon pants.

Be a little careful when you have stuff in the pockets- they are not very deep and when you sit down things have a tendency to fall out.

View Details: The North Face Horizon Convertible Pant - Men's

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