06-19-2010, 04:11 AM
I have a couple of pair that I like to wear in the summer. Yes, they are light and breathable and dry quickly like FG says. They also provide a little protection when forging through the brush and prickly weeds and grass. It offers a little protection from scrapping against poison oak. Not much but better than bare legs. They also help keep that lilly white sheen on my boney legs and prevents sunburn. Besides my legs are much more scarry to look at than my face which many find scarry to begin with.
What I don't like about them is that they are kind of baggy down by my skinny ankles so when I am wading up in a strong current it feels like a dragging a weight with me. Then because I am short legged and can't get pant lengths the right length, the ends of the legs start dragging on the ground. I fixed the problem by wrapping my gravel guards over them. Not very a very sexy look but there many other problems in that respect. Besides its fishing.
One pair has zip up pant legs cuffs so that you can easy remove the pant leg with hiking shoes on. It does not work for wading boots. They are just too big. Also, You have to be careful to get the zip of the zipper in the right spot otherwise it rubs against you leg when you are using the gravel guards. Otherwise it will quickly feel like it is wearing a hole in you leg.
Yup, I don't take the pant legs off very often. Mostly like the rip stop light weight breathable quick drying features of them.
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What I don't like about them is that they are kind of baggy down by my skinny ankles so when I am wading up in a strong current it feels like a dragging a weight with me. Then because I am short legged and can't get pant lengths the right length, the ends of the legs start dragging on the ground. I fixed the problem by wrapping my gravel guards over them. Not very a very sexy look but there many other problems in that respect. Besides its fishing.
One pair has zip up pant legs cuffs so that you can easy remove the pant leg with hiking shoes on. It does not work for wading boots. They are just too big. Also, You have to be careful to get the zip of the zipper in the right spot otherwise it rubs against you leg when you are using the gravel guards. Otherwise it will quickly feel like it is wearing a hole in you leg.
Yup, I don't take the pant legs off very often. Mostly like the rip stop light weight breathable quick drying features of them.
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