Review: REI OC Granite pants

[DebW]

REI's Sahara convertible hiking pants in women's are still good pants with a proper fit. I'm on my 3rd pair (#3 was on sale for $20 a couple months ago). I ignore women's fashionable pants. I've found that Men's Dockers in 30x32 fit me perfectly, so those are my normal pants for the office.

[xeney]

Ah, see, I love the capris at REI. But I live in a place where it's shorts weather 8 months out of the year, and I prefer capris to shorts. I like them for riding a bike, I like them for gardening and hanging out with my kid, and all around I am a big fan of capris. My favorites are Mountain Hardwear, Prana, and an REI branded pair with articulated knees that they discontinued a while ago (but not before I got several pairs).

[KnottedYet]

I love capris, too. But everything I saw at REI this week was the cutsie kind with the gratuitous embroidery and faux "wear" and little dangly gew-gaws all over. (a little embroidery is good, too much is just too much)

Very frustrating.

(and I needed a pair of pants. Even Isis pants didn't fit me, and ususally I can count on Isis!)

I didn't see the Royal Robbins clam-digger capris that REI has had for the last few years. I'm hoping RR didn't discontinue them, cuz those were great for work and bike and I'm about ready for a new pair. Capris are warm enough for our cool summers, and they cover my honkin' varicose vein.