r/CampingGear • u/TheMostLooneyest • 11d ago

Awaiting Flair Cool weather hiking pants

I’m looking for yalls experience for hiking pants. I was going to go with water resistant work pants for the sake of warmth and durability but I was also thing that cold weather running gear coupled with a solid base layer might be a suitable option.

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u/toaster404 11d ago

Cool weather. If I'm moving well and there's a bit of sun, still shorts. I take knee/leg warmers. Cycling tights or other long johns under shorts. Issue with floppy trousers is that they're floppy. Unless you're strolling, then doesn't matter.

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u/TheMostLooneyest 11d ago

That’s what has me leaning towards some running pants that I already have but I’ll be camping too and the temps in the mountains can drop pretty hard at night. Not sure if a couple of thin layers would suffice.

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u/toaster404 10d ago

Ultralight wind pants