Best Hiking Pants Ever - YouLookFab Forum

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.

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.

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?

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carter

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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.

always trying

yep, great for double duty. A whole lot better than my hiking pants. They are old cargos with snaps and tabs on the legs for roll up. Those pants look super in # 1 and 2. I am going to have to check out my local sporting goods store. Columbia is a good brand of sporting wear. I have an old Columbia jacket that just keeps going and going.

Those are the coolest Jambu shoes I have ever seen..Are they as comfy as they look?

unfrumped

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.

UtahDesert

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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.

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.)

unfrumped, yes, I can see a blazer with hiking pants in the evening.

Meredith

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.

annagybe

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In Seattle or Portland (home of Columbia sportswear) you would fit right in, other cities not so much.
Grommets on the calf are a giveaway.

Meow

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.

catgirl

Nice! I have a pair of gear pants from Athleta that function like this and they are very useful.

Style Fan

Great pants. I need a pair of hiking pants for spring and fall. Summer is too hot here for long pants. I will look for these.

Mona

Thanx for sharing. I will check these out.

Beth Ann

These are the days of great "athleisure" looks -- you wear this one really well. I'm gathering from your screen name that you live in a climate and locale that's conducive to hiking most of the year. Being able to shift seamlessly from touring to hiking is really valuable on a lot of vacations, too. Last year, my family went to Yellowstone and Grand Teton -- these looks would have perfect for Jackson Hole. Put on a blazer or topper, and it would work in most cities, too.

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.

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.

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