I am going to start with the conclusion because that's how I wish all reviews were handled. After seeing all five trail pants in person and trying them on, I decided to keep the Patagonia Dirt Craft trail pant. It's the king of trail pants for me due to the lightweight, comfortable, noise-free fabric, the great-fitting waist, handy pockets, extra ventilation, and quality construction. A super close runner-up was the Outdoor Research Freewheel pant which boasts zippered legs to allow for pulling up knee pads halfway through the ride. These two pants were so close to each other it was nearly a toss-up. Nevertheless, I think Patagonia's pants edged out the Outdoor Research pants just slightly based on ventilation, comfort, and fit. The Patagonia Dirt Craft pants take the win.

The Fox Ranger, NF Lightweight Trail, and Endura Singletrack II pants are each great in their own way, and provided stiff competition. Yet I felt each was held back in certain areas. The Fox Ranger pants have an odd fly with no zipper. The proprietary material in the NF Lightweight Trail pant had the least amount of stretch out of all the pants, and felt the thickest, which is odd considering the "lightweight" adjective in the pants' title. Finally, the Endura Singletrack II have a relaxed, almost-baggy fit, which I personally don't like, along with large logos and branding, which I also count as a negative.

The conclusion certainly surprised me. I found that initial assumptions and biases I held were wrong. Surprisingly wrong. I was sure that an MTB-focused company would make a better pant than a larger company that made apparel for many outdoor activities. To my thinking, a company devoted to our sport would adopt real-world feedback from riding into their product and make something that outshone a generalized company like Patagonia or Outdoor Research. Perhaps what I had wrong was that these general companies have much more experience with apparel fit and construction and it shows in the final products.

If you care about how I came to this conclusion, read on.

 

Price
So how do these pants stack up on price?

Outdoor Research Freewheel $130.00
Fox Ranger $119.95
Patagonia Dirt Craft $149.00
NF Lightweight trail pant $152.00
Endura Singletrack II $139.99

 

Origin and Materials
These five pants use a variety of materials and are manufactured in factories around the world.

Origin is relevant to those who care about labor. NF probably would list first since their pants are handmade in Canada. That's a really cool point for them. Second, I think Patagonia would slot in next. Their factory in Vietnam is friendly to labor and certified fair trade. The other locations -- Bangladesh, Indonesia, and China -- are standard apparel manufacturer origins.

For materials, we see only a small difference in the approach between these five companies. All of the pants are a mix of a base plastic fiber (nylon or polyester) and a stretchy fiber (elastane or spandex). This blend is what allows the material to feel stretchy.

That doesn't mean that these pants feel the same, though. In fact, they each seem like they are made out of a totally different material. Along dimensions like thickness, stretch, texture, and noise these are very different pants.

The thickest pant is the NF Lightweight trail pant. It's surprising since this is NF's idea of a thin and lightweight pant, but compared to the four other pants, they were the thickest. Behind them, were the Endura pants. They strike me as being moto-inspired, and perhaps feel thicker than they are because Endura uses the most relaxed fit of all the pants, meaning there is extra material around. If you want roomy thighs, Endura is the pant you should get. More on that later in the fit section.

Next on thickness were the Fox Ranger, which are the same or maybe a little thinner than the Endura. You still wouldn't think of them as thin, per se, but you wouldn't describe them as heavy-duty. The Outdoor Research come next. These feel noticeably thinner, and they are more breathable than the Fox Ranger are. But the Patagonia pants take the cake as the thinnest and lightest pants of the five. Whether that's a good or a bad thing is up to you to decide.

For stretch, NF's proprietary Zrilix fabric feels the most rubbery and the least stretchy. NF calls it "extra stretchy" but by comparison to the other pants, they seem stiff and thick relatively speaking. On the other end of the spectrum is the stretchiest pant: the Patagonia Dirt Craft Pant. This is a natural outcome from the use of 18% elastolefin in their fabric blend--more than any other, including the next closest which is at 15% (Endura). In the middle, the other three sit along a spectrum. The Outdoor Research and the Endura pant are about tied for second stretchiest behind the Patagonia. The Fox Ranger sits about exactly between these and the NF as a pant with a little stretch, but not that much.

For texture, the Outdoor Research pants are the smoothest material, and remind me of some hiking clothes I've had in the past. The Endura trousers are similar to the OR pants, and also to the TLD Resist pants that I have. The Patagonia pants have a different smooth, but brushed texture. The Fox Ranger pants have a visible square weave and feel rougher than these two. The rubbery-feeling NF pant is the roughest, with a visible though random texture pressed into it.

The "noisiness" of the fabric is closely related to the texture, but surprisingly the Patagonia pants with their brushed texture are the quietest of all the pants. In order of least noisy to most noisy, the pants stack into this order after the Patagonia: Outdoor Research, Endura, Fox, NF. I personally am annoyed by noisy fabrics, especially that "swish swish" noise as the pant material rubs past itself. The Fox and the NF pant both struck me as unacceptably noisy pants. The other three are just fine, but the Patagonia pants are definitely the least noisy if you're attuned to something like that.

Sustainability in the manufacturing process of each fabric may interest you. Patagonia is using (primarily) recycled polyester. So is NF. Outdoor Research is using bluesign certified materials which means a number of sustainability criteria are met during the manufacturing of the Freewheel pants. You can learn more about that here. The others -- Endura and Fox -- don't mention sustainability in any of the copy about their products, as far as I saw.

 

Fit / Comfort
So how do these pants rate in terms of fit and comfort? That will be different for every person. It is clear from trying each of these pants on that there are certain choices made which will please some while upsetting others. I'll try and talk about these pants as I go through them. For reference, I am a beanpole with a 31" waist, and a 32" inseam. I am 5'9" and 148 pounds.

Also, I want to add that while trying on these pants, I was wearing my usual G-Form X2 knee pads to see how they fit underneath each pant. These are a sleeve-style knee pad with a low profile, relatively-speaking, to other knee pads. In none of the pants did I find any issue with fitting knee pads and most of the pants had ample room to fit the largest knee pads.

First, I tried on the Patagonia Dirt Craft pant. These fit me like a glove. It was clear they had someone like me in mind when they made them. The waist of the Patagonia does not have any kind of external adjustment, like a belt, velcro, or adjustment buckle. These pants rely on having a stretchy waistband to fit a range of waists between 30-32." I think this might normally annoy me but somehow the waist is perfect for me. The ankle cuffs were an appropriate tightness. The leg openings are more relaxed than photos led me to believe. I thought they would be a slim or even a skinny fit, but I'd peg this as a regular fit. As far as how the Patagonia pants fit me, I couldn't find any faults. There was no extra material bunching up anywhere and there was nothing pulling the wrong way.

Next up, I tried on the Fox Ranger pants. These pants have a regular fit and hang vertically from the waist with ample room through the thighs and legs, at least for me. Unfortunately, I found that the waist was not small enough for me. The Ranger pants' waist is not stretchy either, with the main adjustability being a plastic buckle with an internal nylon webbing that slides through it. The nylon webbing is sewn inside the waist but is visible in the back at the top of the butt crack, and at the right hip where the buckle is visible. After I adjusted the waist to my size, fabric was bunching in two places. I found the whole waist adjustment mechanism on these pants weird since it was all only on the right side of the body. One good thing about the Fox Ranger pants was that the ankle cuffs were nice and tight.

Third, I tried on the Outdoor Research Freewheel pant. These pants were also a regular fit like the Fox Ranger pant. They easily fit my knee pads with room to spare. I also felt that someone with larger thighs wouldn't mind them. The waist adjustment was more sane, with a plastic buckle adjuster at both the right and left hip. This allows you to adjust them in sync with each other. Unlike the Fox, which uses one single long piece of nylon, the OR pants have two approximately four inch long pieces of nylon webbing at each hip with an adjuster. Finally, the ankle cuffs were nice and tight.

Fourth, I tried on the NF Lightweight trail pants. The waistband on these pants is just a tight elastic cuff. When I tried these on, I felt like the waist was aggressively tight. It's certainly stretchy enough to fit a range of sizes, but I experienced a constricting feeling with this waistband. As far as how the rest of the pant is cut to fit: I would peg them as a slim fit. I felt that out of the five pants in consideration, these were the snuggest fitting. The ankle cuffs, unlike the other pants, had no extra elastic built into them. That was not a problem for me but I think it could take a little extra adjusting to get these pants on for someone with larger feet or ankles.

Finally, I tried on the Endura pants. Moving to the opposite end of the spectrum from the NF, these were the most relaxed fitting pants of the five. The waist adjustment is accomplished with a strip of velcro across the back of the pants and two velcro tabs on each side that you can use to make the waist smaller. Thankfully, I didn't have to use these, as the pants fit me just fine with the adjustment tabs flat on the velcro. If I did have to use them, I think it would cause bunching of material around the waist, similar to what I experienced with the Fox Rangers. Which I wouldn't like. That would have caused me to downvote the Endura pants. Everything else about the Endura is "a little loose" but tight enough that it wouldn't be a problem. Even the ankle cuffs were "tight enough" which makes me think there are people who would actually find these perfect for them.

In conclusion, the comfortability and fit ranking for me was as follows, from best to worst fitting, although this really just reflects my personal bias for a regular-but-slightly-slim fit. Those who want a more relaxed fit should opt for the Endura's, and those who want a slimmer fit should opt for the NF's. The Fox fell to fourth place for me simply because the waist had material bunching around it which I find annoying, but someone with, say, a 32" waist probably wouldn't experience that, and they might be in third place instead.

1. Patagonia
2. Outdoor Research
3. Endura
4. Fox
5. NF

 

Waist adjustment
As already mentioned above, the main feature of each pant is how their waist adjustment is accomplished. Both Patagonia and NF opted for an elastic waist with no other adjuster. Fox and Outdoor Research use a built-in nylon webbed "belt" mechanism similar to a backpack strap. Fox's is a larger one-inch wide belt that is only on the right half of the pant with a single adjuster at the right hip. Outdoor Research uses two thinner, shorter pieces of nylon webbing at each hip--each with their own plastic adjuster. Last, Endura uses velcro.

In my opinion, the Patagonia and NF approach of an elastic waistband is the best, even considering that the NF waistband squeezed too tight. I feel that the small plastic adjusters like Fox and Outdoor Research use are problematic. For one thing, they are not easy to adjust with gloves on. For another, they interfere with other gear, like if you try to wear a hip pack over the top. Finally, Endura's velcro approach just annoys me. Velcro gathers lint, threads, and other pieces of fluff. It also sticks to other things in my gear bag.

Fly
These five pants also use a variety of flies and closures. Fox Ranger pants have a fly with no zipper at all. It's just a flap. The top is closed with a snap. Patagonia Dirt Craft pants have a zipper and a regular button, which I think is nice since buttons are fixable and replaceable. Outdoor Research Freewheel pants also have a zipper, but close with a proprietary "slide lock" snap. This is probably great for people who are concerned with the fly popping open, but it is probably a nightmare to try and fasten or unfasten with gloves on. Endura also leans towards addressing the concern of the fly popping open, by featuring not one, but two, snaps at the top, along with an internal security hook. NF is the simplest of all, and do not even have a fly. You just pull them on like sweatpants.

 

Pockets

Next, we have pockets. I feel that the worst pocket design goes to the NF pants. Specifically, the two main pockets. These are hip pockets like jeans have, which you access from the top. NF describes these hip pockets as "lay flat" pockets. The problem with these pockets is that I feel like things could fall out of them on a ride. They are deep, though. To add a point back to NF, though, the cell phone pocket is awesome. It is located on the lower right of the thigh and has a nice "invisible" zipper.

The second worst pocket design is awarded to the Outdoor Research Freewheel pants. I don't understand why the thigh pocket has a vertical zipper in the front of the left leg. I think the assumption is that you would access it with your right hand across your body. This is awkward in practice for everyone, but even more so for lefties. Besides that, the Freewheel's pockets are fine.

Endura's Singletrack II trouser has the most interesting pocket design. There are two large zippered pockets on the front of the thighs, and the cell phone pocket slots in above and behind the right pocket. The zippers are all put at an angle. I'm not sure the angled zippers have any functional advantage, but they look cool. To me, the location of the cell phone pocket behind the other pocket is a disadvantage. You would always have a bulky area since they're layered on top of each other. I'd prefer having the cell phone pocket down lower, on the side, like the NF pants have.

Patagonia has a pocket feature no one else has. Both pockets have a flap internally that allows for access into bibs or chamois' with pockets. In particular, Patagonia liner shorts or Dirt Roamer bibs have thigh pockets which match up exactly to the location of the pockets in these pants. This shows some really thoughtful design, in my opinion. Other than that, they are two zippered pockets with the zippers slightly at an angle to match the natural angle of your arms as you reach down.

I liked the Fox Ranger pockets the best. The online description for these pants says that there are two hip pockets and one zippered pocket, but the pair I received has just two zippered pockets. The zippers are located vertically on the side of the thighs, near the top. The nice thing about these pockets, though, is that the pocket itself is situated at a different angle from the zipper. This means that it's not likely for things to fall out of them, even if accidentally left unzipped. It's hard to describe what I mean, but I felt like these could be the best pockets in practice.

All of the pockets are ventilated, and the ones with zippers all use quality YKK zippers.

 

Ventilation
Hands down the best pants for ventilation are the Endura Singletrack II and the Patagonia Dirt Craft Pant. Both have actual ventilation features. Endura's pants have zippered thigh vents and Patagonia's pants have laser-cut ventilation holes across the inner thigh and back of the knee.

Both the Endura Singletrack II and the Fox Ranger pants both have a perforated wicking material and padding around the waistband. Both pants would manage sweat running down one's back the best.

That's where any visible ventilation features end. The main ventilation feature past that would be the fabric of each pant. Since I didn't actually ride with any of the pants, I can't really say how their different fabrics would manage moisture or provide ventilation.. Presumably, all of the fabrics are designed with wicking properties. My impression here is that the Fox, Endura, and NF are not as breathable. On the other hand, NF claims that their pants are "ridiculously light and breathable." It's worth noting that nowhere on the copy for the Fox Ranger pants do they mention breathability or sweat management, although there is clearly some thought put into that with its waistband.

Other Features
Here are some miscellaneous features that are unique to each pant, which you should also know about:

The Outdoor Research Freewheel Pants are the only pants with a zippered leg. The leg zipper extends 15" from the ankle upward. This allows for adjustment of knee pads; or even for having your knee pads down during the climb and then unzipping and pulling them up for the descent. I am sure they will sell a lot of pairs of these pants for this fact alone. On the other hand, I feel like the zipper could be a failure point -- both the zipper itself and the stitching around the zipper.

The Outdoor Research Freewheel pants are also the only pants with a "key holder/hat loop." This is a bit of cord that is sewn into the waistband at the rear right side of the pant. I'm not sure who would use it or why you would. I personally wouldn't want my keys dangling off the back of my pants while I ride. Maybe it's for the post-ride visit to the taco stand.

Endura's Singletrack II pants feature their "Clickfast" system which is a way to securely affix liner shorts to the inside of the pants. That is probably a big selling point for some.

The NF Lightweight Trail Pants have belt loops all the way around the waist. This seems extraneous to me given that the waistband is elastic. I'm not too sure what the use case is.

Final Thoughts
There you have it. Five pants compared. Clearly, this is lacking real world riding experience with each pant, since I returned four of these, but still this is more direct experience with each pant than I could have gotten any other way. I hope you find it helpful.

 

First, well done!

I love when people take the time to give feedback like this. It helps those of us who have to buy without seeing.

I only have two pairs of pants. A pair of Endura Spray 2 pants for the winter (waterproof butt area, DWR everywhere else), and some Specialized Demo Pro pants.

The Endura Spray pants are actually quite good. Paid full price for them, but totally fine with it. The waterproof seat area is clutch for where we live, and while the DWR legs can wet through if its really bad out wet brush gets it soaked pretty fast), it actually works great, as its more breathable than fully waterproof pants. Also, they have vents in the thighs, which is great.

The Specialized pants... honestly, they feel super comfortable. But they have the literal worst pockets I've ever seen in a pair of pants (they are on the front of your thighs, with the opening on the front of the thighs as well). Its super akward to have anything like a phone or keys in them (It would be great for a lift pass though). The only other storage they have, is a tiny pocket along the spine.

Its hard to complain about them though as I found on sale for $40, intending to wear them at Whistler. But... they didn't get there in time, and they actually sent me a pair of shorts. So they let me keep the shorts for free, and sent me a pair of pants (the correct pair). And then randomly like 3 months later, I got a second pair of pants from them (without any charge to my card). So... I got 2 pairs of pants, a pair of shorts, and a chamois, for $40...

 

You know, for the really wet and muddy weather, since I don't really like my TLD Resist pants, I might have to buy the Endura Spray pants instead.

 

I’m not personally interested in these pants, but I applaud your thoroughness. Well done.

 

Specialized Demo Pro pants are also very good. They are what I wear for dh days because knee pads fit under them, usable pockets for phone, keys etc. They are my go to for winter trail riding as they are splash proof, water beads up and rolls off them, and there’s plenty of room for a layer or term thinner layers underneath. Hold up well in crashes and deal with machine washing perfectly. $130 retail, on sale for $49.99 right now in a few sizes.

Demo Pro Pants

When it comes time to hit a track wide open, you simply can't do any better than our Demo Pro Pants. We made them from a woven version of our lightweig...

www.specialized.com

 

Specialized Demo Pro pants are also very good. They are what I wear for dh days because knee pads fit under them, usable pockets for phone, keys etc. They are my go to for winter trail riding as they are splash proof, water beads up and rolls off them, and there’s plenty of room for a layer or term thinner layers underneath. Hold up well in crashes and deal with machine washing perfectly. $130 retail, on sale for $49.99 right now in a few sizes.

Demo Pro Pants

When it comes time to hit a track wide open, you simply can't do any better than our Demo Pro Pants. We made them from a woven version of our lightweig...

www.specialized.com

Thank you. Was going to order the Outdoor Research pants with my 20% off from backcountry, but for less got a pair of the Demo Pants and the Trail pant ($39) plus gloves for my wife from $30 to $9.99.

 

What happened to flannels and jorts? Arent you people from the PN-DOUBLE-U where that was pioneered?

 

I moved out of Oregon because I couldn't handle people in suspenders with handlebar mustaches telling me about their favorite brewery anymore

 

Hi, can you clarify how you gained interest in getting a pair of trail pants?

I mostly wear shorts since I don't want pants damaged when I fall. I credit my knee/shin pads for saving me so much money, preventing damage to the base layer leggings I wear. Plus the pads provide frontal wind blocking that made my typical outfits good down to 40°F or so.

 

In the wet, they are great.

EVEN IF your pants wet through, and your socks/shoes are crazy wet, the ability to "peel off" the pants in the parking lot after a ride and be clean underneath is a huge deal. With pants, I can just change my socks/put on some gym shorts, and be totally presentable after a ride. With shorts in the same conditions, I'm covered in mud (knee pads absolutely covered, shins are the same, etc).

vs this.

Being wet is one thing, but being wet/muddy is a different thing, at least in terms of how you handle it/take care of it (ie, I don't mind sitting in my car when I'm a bit wet, and I don't mind tossing my knee pads in when they are wet, but when they are covered in mud, it gets everything it touches muddy, which makes a huge mess).

 

Wow! I have some Endura Singletracks and can’t imagine how awesome the Patagonias must be to be better.
I like the baggy fit, can wear impact shorts and knee pads underneath. I got them on clearance, so have a bright sunrise color. No crazy logoing. Agree with ocnlogan on the zip thigh vents, I use these a lot.

appreciate the time you put in the comparison.

 

Yeah I will say this: none of these pants is really “better” than another and I’m sure my own opinion is just that. The Enduras look to me like they’d be the most durable and long lasting because there’s just something about the stitching and construction that feels solid. The main reason I didn’t choose them was the particular fit for me. I felt like there was too much room in them. I’m like a stick. The second reason was that their fabric was not as lightweight as the Patagonias, and lightweight fabric was something I was particularly interested in because I get hot when riding, even when it is cold

 

Thanks for writing it up. Everyone else who does the "try and return" thing just makes clothing more expensive.

 

I agree. This is costing us all. I actually felt kind of guilty doing this. It definitely feels hypocritical to, for example, talk about the sustainability of the manufacturing of a given pant, when meanwhile I shipped five pants across the country to myself, and then shipped four pants back, in fossil fuel burning jets and trucks.

The only thing is, how else would I be able to see all these pants in person and try them on? I had to use three different companies to get the five pants. I considered other options. I had even thought about trying only the pants available at one of my bike shops, but when I went on their web sites, which show what is in stock and not, none of them had even two different pairs in stock in my size. All of them would have required an order out to QBP. And I wouldn't have been able to get NF, Patagonia, or OR that way -- all of which were on my list due to word-of-mouth recommendations.

It was a challenge!

 

For a lightweight pant its hard to beat the TLD Skyline pant. I'm surprised you didn't give em a try.

 

I just had to stop somewhere and five was the number I stopped at. No one had recommended TLD Skyline to me. You're the first one.

 

I guess I did order and return a pair of Andean Trails pants. They were pretty much not at all what i was looking for. Nice logo though.

 

Wrangler ATG Trail Jogger pants are the best I've found for me at any price. Belt loops, basic pockets, $40.

Not constructive criticism, but I wish these were included in comparisons to MTB specific pants.

 

Wrangler ATG Trail Jogger pants are the best I've found for me at any price. Belt loops, basic pockets, $40.

Not constructive criticism, but I wish these were included in comparisons to MTB specific pants.

Cool! I know a lot of people are fans of them. If I ever get my hands on a pair, I'll try to remember to post back here how they compare to the other pants I've seen.

 

I guess I should mention what I do in the same conditions. I have the waterproof TLD Resist pants for this situation and for the same reason. When I'm riding in these conditions, I pack a big garbage bag with me. At the end of the ride, I peel off all the muddy stuff -- pants, waterproof socks, shoes, knee pads, jersey, gloves -- and throw them in the garbage bag.

About the TLD Resist pants--since others have mentioned their wet weather pants in this thread. They're a thick, waterproof pant. I bought them off a guy who said he was selling them because they had "too much material around the ankle." I soon found out what he meant. That's their chief problem. They, for some reason, don't taper at the ankle like a pair of cycling pants should. I feel they are based on a template that was used for TLD's moto line, almost like they reused a design that was successful in moto for cycling. The issue is exacerbated by a reinforcing panel that is sewn on to the outside of the pant where the pant would contact the front chainring. This reinforcing material is slightly thick, so it causes the pant to not flexibly mold to your ankle. Instead, the pants leg kind of gets in the way over there. Probably the opposite of what they intended.

In short, I wouldn't recommend the TLD Resist for general riding, and I'm glad that I only have a couple rides a year that requires them. When it's really wet and muddy, though, I wouldn't go without them. It's awesome to stay dry and lets me ride longer.

I do similarly. Its just easier when the main muddy thing is the pants, rather than the pants, pads, socks, etc. I also usually peel off my outer shirt/jersey (usually covered in mud up the back, and/or pretty wet from above) and toss it in there, along with my waterproof socks. But it really is nice to keep that contained, and not have to hose out my pads every ride in the winter.

You know, for the really wet and muddy weather, since I don't really like my TLD Resist pants, I might have to buy the Endura Spray pants instead.

I am pretty happy with them. Its the waterproof seat area thats the best. And the vents.

Its tapered heavily at the legs (has little zips to open up a bit), and is big enough to fit knee pads underneath (although my burlier pads chafe a bit under those pants if the rides are too long, which is one of the reasons I bought my Rapha trail pads).

YMMV of course, and they are a bit spendy. But they are my single most worn winter gear item, other than my waterproof socks.

 

Very equestrian, with a hint of MLB.

 

Thanks for the great writeup, @nwberm!

 

TL;DR

Thatsa lotta posts about a lotta pants. Jeez

 

My lightweight pants search was motivated by local conditions here in San Diego- usually warm and dry, with mean, scratchy plants.

For me, the winner was the Fox Flexair. Snug almost to the point of being tights, with plenty of freedom of movement and the lightest material. You can wear knee pads under them, but I don't often wear pads so that really isn't much of a concern for me.
Others that I've tried and been less enthusiastic about (but still wear) are Endura Humvees, Andean Trails, and even some Planet X pants. The Enduras are the best of the rest, with decent pockets and zippered vents. Plus, a snap-in liner. The Andean Trails and Planet X pants are OK, but just not as good as the Fox or the Endura.

 

I didn’t know about the FlexAir pants! I’m reading about these now. The first thing it says in the title is “max breathability.” Given what I was looking for, I definitely should have considered these rather than the Ranger pants.

Flexair Pants

Buy Flexair Pants at Fox Racing®

www.foxracing.com

 

I like this post. Thanks for doing it!

I might pick up a pair.

 

Are the pants good enough to provide some shin protection from flat pedals, in place of shin guards? Or not really?

Thanks.

 

Thanks for the reviews and making me go shopping!

Has anyone tried the Backcounty house-brand Slickrock pant? Seems to have similar features to most others at a lower price point.

 

Thanks for the reviews and making me go shopping!

Has anyone tried the Backcounty house-brand Slickrock pant? Seems to have similar features to most others at a lower price point.

I ended up ordering the Backcountry pant and then it got hot again. Will test out once the weather cooperates.