These are great outdoor pants and wonderful to climb in. Word of warning, however: You will look like you’re wearing bell bottoms if you care about that sort of thing. If that’s you, Prana makes these in other cuts. Check out the Brion pants for the same material or Bronson (reg fit)/Tucson (slim) for heavier fabric but still stretches.
solistcaI don't think the Bronson or tuscon are nearly as stretchy or comfostable. They're made of cotton and they look great but they are like 2% spandex where as the Zion/brion are made of 6% and then some kind of stretchy nylon. the brion do look much better and they are incredibly comfortable.
WonkwonkYikes! That’s a lot of pants:)
No, the stretch stays. I wear the Bronson’s to work and then head to the climbing gym right after. They look great but have a wonderful Stretch. It’s heavier fabric, so it’s not going to be as light or as flexible as the Zion... but they’re amazing. They actually look like real pants. The Zioneer and the Brion, on the other hand, are the exact same fabric as the Stretch Zion. The biggest difference being different cuts with the Brion having a more tapered leg so you lose that bell bottoms effect.
seriously though, do the cotton versions loose their elasticity after a while?
No, the stretch stays. I wear the Bronson’s to work and then head to the climbing gym right after. They look great but have a wonderful Stretch. It’s heavier fabric, so it’s not going to be as light or as flexible as the Zion... but they’re amazing. They actually look like real pants. The Zioneer and the Brion, on the other hand, are the exact same fabric as the Stretch Zion. The biggest difference being different cuts with the Brion having a more tapered leg so you lose that bell bottoms effect.