DayTrip
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Anyone have a recommendation on a pair of hiking pants (preferably the type that converts to shorts) that holds up to the roughness of the trails in the Whites. I do a lot of the rougher trails with scrambles, ledges, etc and am not the most graceful (i.e. I drag my legs along the rocks, buttslide down wet ledges, sit down to lower myself down steep step downs, etc.).
I was wearing a pair of the basic EMS pants but found the weight very light and providing little protection from scraping along the rocks, buttsliding on ledges, etc. The fabric has held up but my skin does not. I "upgraded" to a pair of North Face pants this year that has a design I like more (the way the pockets are made primarily) and what seemed to be a heavier fabric but after 6 hikes in them they are pretty much destroyed already (the stains of mud don't come out and I've torn numerous holes in the seat and knees already).
Can anyone recommend a pant designed to hold up to the wear and tear? Was thinking of maybe getting a pair of cycling shorts as a comfortable and flexible "base layer" and wearing a heavy pant or shorts over it capable of withstanding rough use and washing.
I was wearing a pair of the basic EMS pants but found the weight very light and providing little protection from scraping along the rocks, buttsliding on ledges, etc. The fabric has held up but my skin does not. I "upgraded" to a pair of North Face pants this year that has a design I like more (the way the pockets are made primarily) and what seemed to be a heavier fabric but after 6 hikes in them they are pretty much destroyed already (the stains of mud don't come out and I've torn numerous holes in the seat and knees already).
Can anyone recommend a pant designed to hold up to the wear and tear? Was thinking of maybe getting a pair of cycling shorts as a comfortable and flexible "base layer" and wearing a heavy pant or shorts over it capable of withstanding rough use and washing.