Outdoor Research Men's Ferrosi Pants

Awesome Lightweight Softshell Pant!
April 10, 2012

These are my new go to hiking pants for cooler weather! The fit is relaxed but not too loose and they came in a long size that is hard to find an fits my 6'3" frame perfectly! For lightweight backpackers these would be plenty warm in the winter with a baselayer and yet cool enough for spring and fall adventures. Very durable and comfortable, a great all around pant!

Nice Hiking Pants
August 20, 2011

Greats Outdoor research pants, they really soft and comfortable. The only thing is they run very short in the inseam, about a inch. The waist fit is true-to-size. I wish they came in long. I Highly recommend Outdoor Research products they make great stuff!

Best lightweight softshell pants
July 26, 2011

I'm a backpacker, climber, mountaineer, and backcountry skier in Colorado. I was looking for a pair of softshell pants that were comfortable for these activities in 3-season temperatures (spring, summer and fall). I've spent a good amount of time trying out 5 different pairs of softshell pants over the past year, and these were the best. Patagonia Simple Guides were way too long, and a little on the baggier side. Acme pants had too dark of a color (hot in the sun), too thick/warm for summer, and were too slim fitting. Gamma LT pants had too dark of a color and are very expensive. Stoic Microlith pants had no hand pockets - thought I'd be fine, but I was missing them very much! Marmot Scree pants were too thick/warm for summer, and the color was too dark. The Ferrosi pants are perfect. They fit well. They're made of thin enough material to be cool enough for summer use. They come in the lightest color gray of all the softshell pants I tried. They also have extremely useful cordlocks on the ankles that you can use to convert them into a pair of shorts by cinching off at the thigh (much faster and more convenient than zip-off convertables!). I also like that the hand pockets aren't zippered. Zippers on hand pockets doesn't make much sense. For outdoor adventures, they're there to quickly warm up your hands, not store stuff. I haven't had them long enough to vouch for durability, but they seem quite durable so far, based on a backcountry ski trip that required some 5th class scrambling, including a knee-bar! They're also very lightweight, coming in at 9.8oz, don't require a belt if you size the waist right, are extremely stretchy, and have enough room underneath for some long underwear for spring and fall endeavors.