Sweetshell

By Brian Prince Ranked #147 - Men's Softshell Pants October 24, 2010

These pants are absolutely great. DWR works well, and they dry fast when they actually do get soaked. Ok at being wind-resistant, but the fact is that they are just warm (whatever that means). Perfect for a day (or a week) of alpine rock climbing. Don't know how they'd do in the snow, that is, I don't know how well they'd keep dry playing in the snow. But probably great.

They are tight fitting. That's for sure. But I wouldn't say like tights. I can fit tights under them comfortably, but they are not at all baggy on their own. And SUPER stretchy. It's amazing. I have these, Patagonia's 'simple guides' and Patagonia's 'alpine guides'. These are the tightest out of all three, even though Patagonia lists them all as 'slim fit'. The simple guides are available in S,M,L,XL (as are these). I have a medium in both and these are WAY tighter. About the same length. The alpine guides are available in measured inches, and I have a size 30. The size 30 Alpine guides are about the same tightness as the Traverse mediums, but the alpine guides are shorter in length. Funky, but worth it to find the right fit, because oh mamma! They are nice. I not only found the perfect fitting pants (period), but some of the best performing pants I've ever had.

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