DayTrip
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Been reading a lot of the blog posts of Andrew Skurka of late as I transition my mind back to fair weather hiking. In particular, I've been reading the posts on his Core 13 clothing system. One particular aspect of it that I'd like to adopt this year is going to a running short as opposed to hiking shorts or convertible pants, which seem heavier and less breathable. As far as pants go though even he seems a bit disappointed for what is on the market (at least at time of his article which I think was 2015 - one of reasons I am asking the below question. Lot of fabric changes since then).
What I would ideally like to do is find a pair of pants light enough to simply slip over the running shorts if it got too chilly for my liking or the bugs were out as opposed to making a change over to underwear/pants or vice versa as it got warmer or bug free (like above treeline in a breeze after a morning of climbing). Seems like a lot of people do this with rain pants but that is kind of a crappy option on warm or humid days and most rain pants have a baggy/annoying fit with a simple elastic waistband as opposed to belt loops, etc. Curious to get any feedback on what people here are using for brand of pants, style, does anyone do the running short thing in combo with other pants, etc? Historically I have always worn a convertible pair of pants but I'm hoping to backpack more this year so I'm looking at options to be more breathable or multipurpose (i.e hot days but cool evenings, swimming in the running shorts, fording streams, etc and the related quick dry/reduced funk benefits of a highly breathable and washable item).
Appreciate any comments on the topic, especially from people who do a lot of multi-day trips.
What I would ideally like to do is find a pair of pants light enough to simply slip over the running shorts if it got too chilly for my liking or the bugs were out as opposed to making a change over to underwear/pants or vice versa as it got warmer or bug free (like above treeline in a breeze after a morning of climbing). Seems like a lot of people do this with rain pants but that is kind of a crappy option on warm or humid days and most rain pants have a baggy/annoying fit with a simple elastic waistband as opposed to belt loops, etc. Curious to get any feedback on what people here are using for brand of pants, style, does anyone do the running short thing in combo with other pants, etc? Historically I have always worn a convertible pair of pants but I'm hoping to backpack more this year so I'm looking at options to be more breathable or multipurpose (i.e hot days but cool evenings, swimming in the running shorts, fording streams, etc and the related quick dry/reduced funk benefits of a highly breathable and washable item).
Appreciate any comments on the topic, especially from people who do a lot of multi-day trips.