https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/best-hiking-pants-ever Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sat, 04 Apr 2026 14:45:06 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/best-hiking-pants-ever#post-1533278 Tue, 04 Aug 2015 20:38:49 +0000 UtahDesert 1533278@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks, Beth Ann. I live in the Salt Lake area, around the mountains, but the desert is my favorite terrain on earth. (Plus the phrase "Utah desert" occurs in a Springsteen song.) I don't think I would wear these pants in Warsaw, Poland, which is the city I hang out in when I'm being professional and serious. But I can see wearing them when I'm playing tourist somewhere else.</p> <p>I realized I'd put the wrong Calvin Klein cami in Finds--this is the drape neck, not the cowl neck, so that's corrected now. But the good thing about making this post is that I decided I like this top so much that I ordered the red and the light pink as well. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/best-hiking-pants-ever#post-1532964 Tue, 04 Aug 2015 11:55:48 +0000 Beth Ann 1532964@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>These are the days of great "athleisure" looks -- you wear this one really well.&nbsp; I'm gathering from your screen name that you live in a climate and locale that's conducive to hiking most of the year.&nbsp; Being able to shift seamlessly from touring to hiking is really valuable on a lot of vacations, too.&nbsp; Last year, my family went to Yellowstone and Grand Teton -- these looks would have perfect for Jackson Hole.&nbsp; Put on a blazer or topper, and it would work in most cities, too. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/best-hiking-pants-ever#post-1532958 Tue, 04 Aug 2015 11:30:00 +0000 Mona 1532958@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanx for sharing. I will check these out. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/best-hiking-pants-ever#post-1532925 Tue, 04 Aug 2015 09:30:28 +0000 Style Fan 1532925@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great pants.&nbsp; I need a pair of hiking pants for spring and fall.&nbsp; Summer is too hot here for long pants.&nbsp; I will look for these. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/best-hiking-pants-ever#post-1532912 Tue, 04 Aug 2015 07:11:32 +0000 catgirl 1532912@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Nice! I have a pair of gear pants from Athleta that function like this and they are very useful. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/best-hiking-pants-ever#post-1532867 Tue, 04 Aug 2015 03:31:21 +0000 Meow 1532867@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm always on the look out for hiking clothes ! I'm an avid hiker but really prefer shorts. Pants just seem to bind up on steep slopes. If I can't wear shorts then there's snow on the ground and I need snow shoes! But there is defentely a hole in the world of travel, comfortable, active/city clothes for women. My DH has all kinds of clothes that look great but I'm always struggling. Thanks for the recommendation. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/best-hiking-pants-ever#post-1532826 Tue, 04 Aug 2015 02:44:18 +0000 annagybe 1532826@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>In Seattle or Portland (home of Columbia sportswear) you would fit right in, other cities not so much.<br />Grommets on the calf are a giveaway. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/best-hiking-pants-ever#post-1532807 Tue, 04 Aug 2015 02:08:45 +0000 Meredith 1532807@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yes, these look like they will work well as part of a sporty lux look. I'm on the lookout for some new tech pants so I might need to try those pants myself. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/best-hiking-pants-ever#post-1532803 Tue, 04 Aug 2015 01:45:43 +0000 UtahDesert 1532803@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks so much, carter! The fitness comes from discovering that the university where I work provides very low-cost personal training. So I've been working out with an enthusiastic undergrad phys. ed. major twice a week--so much more effective than working out on my own or even with a class.</p> <p>always trying, when I check online for these pants they're usually sold out. I bought mine at a Columbia outlet store. And so far the Jambu wedges are very comfortable, although I wish the straps were tighter. (The size is right, given how my foot fits on the sole, but it feels as if the straps barely touch my feet.)</p> <p>unfrumped, yes, I can see a blazer with hiking pants in the evening. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/best-hiking-pants-ever#post-1532796 Tue, 04 Aug 2015 01:28:46 +0000 unfrumped 1532796@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think so, especially for travel and packing light and touring countryside and then ending up in the city. . I took Eddie Bauer Travex pants on my Ireland trip for hiking in misty rainy weather and then wore a nicer top and knit blazer to go out. Of course everything was quite casual there. If I were spending several days in a real urban environ, I'd probably pack some " real" pants but still comfotable. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/best-hiking-pants-ever#post-1532795 Tue, 04 Aug 2015 01:26:42 +0000 always trying 1532795@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>yep, great for double duty.&nbsp; A whole lot better than my hiking pants.&nbsp; They are old cargos with snaps and tabs on the legs for roll up.&nbsp; Those pants look super in # 1 and 2.&nbsp; I am going to have to check out my local sporting goods store.&nbsp; Columbia is a good brand of sporting wear.&nbsp; I have an old Columbia jacket that just keeps going and going.</p> <p>Those are the coolest Jambu shoes I have ever seen..Are they as comfy as they look?</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/best-hiking-pants-ever#post-1532792 Tue, 04 Aug 2015 01:22:43 +0000 carter 1532792@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hiking?? Is it hiking that keeps you so fit? I MUST take up hiking! You look amazing, and I think 1/2 can absolutely rock the City. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/best-hiking-pants-ever#post-1532767 Tue, 04 Aug 2015 00:54:11 +0000 UtahDesert 1532767@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Or at least I like these better than any hiking pants I've ever owned. It may be just that they happen to fit my current shape very well, but when I first tried them on I kept looking at them in the dressing room mirror to make sure I wasn't seeing things. And then I went back and bought two more pairs a couple weeks later (another olive green and a black) just in case Columbia ever stops making them. They're City Slickerz Roll-Up Pant. They're the usual soft comfortable quick-dry technical fabric, comfortable enough to be pajamas. But I think they dress up well enough to work great on a trip where you're packing light and need them to do double duty.</p> <p>Photos 1 and 2 are styled for city walking and going out. Photos 3 and 4, for a cool-weather hike. And photos 5 and 6 are for a desert hike--looking at those last two I think I'd choose a close-fitting technical t-shirt instead and probably sandals, that is, if I was concerned what the rattlesnakes thought of my look. Photographs are by my very tolerant daughter.</p> <p>So what do you think? Can I get away with wearing these pants in the city? And what else should I do with these new Jambu Sugar wedges? </p>