Lightweight, Great Pants

By allenborsky2341148 Ranked #349 - Men's Rain Pants September 18, 2008

I bought these pants for am early Fall trip into Wyoming's Wind River Range. I wanted something lightweight, waterproof, and breathable. I bought a size medium (I am 5'8", 165lbs.), which turned out to be a little too big in the waist, but it wasn't really a big problem with the Velcro adjustments on both sides of the pants. The pants held up very well for me on this trip, and when a surprise snow storm blew in while I was fishing one afternoon, I quickly got soaked in my regular pants and was getting cold, but I ran for cover under some trees and quickly put on my North Face Venture Pants over my soaked pants and kept warm and dry for the mile and a half walk back to camp. My wet pants underneath were practically dry by the time I got back to camp. I also wore them a few times at night over my long underwear and was very comfortable in temperatures in the 20's - 30's. They seemed to be tough enough around camp and wasn't really concerned about them tearing as had happened to another reviewer. The only concern I had was sitting around the campfire and not getting the bottom of the pants too close to the fire!
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