KUHL  Renegade Recon Klassik Pants - Men's

I’ve tried a lot of Kuhl pant over the years but I fell in love with the fabric in their Renegade line. For me just the best pant for being outside in the heat of Atlanta summers. Then I discovered the Renegade Recon. Same fabric but now with an elastic waist and tapered leg. The elastic waist was a game changer for me. My weight tends to fluctuate a little up and down these are forgiving. Super comfortable for those long shifts. The taper was a little aggressive, however. But now! REI offers this same great pant in Kuhl’s “klassik” cut with a little more room below the knee so they don’t look like joggers or (gasp) skinny pants. The thing is, I can’t find these on Kuhl’s home page. No mention. Is it an REI exclusive? Is Kuhl’s website drastically out of date? Who knows. I’m just happy I stumbled upon them. My new favorite summer pant.

Nice fabric a little on the small side. I'm 5'11 and 178lbs and I bought the 33x32. The length is good but the waist is a little on the small side and the crotch is a little tight as well. None of my other pants are 34 waist but in hindsight I should have bought a 34x32. Maybe they will stretch out with use.

To assist others in fitting - I am 1.72m (a bit shorter than 5'8) currently weighing about 89kg, with 97cm circumference in the belt area (where the pants sit). i got the 36x30 and they fit very well, although - in retrospect i was too worried about the size - and probably could have gotten away with a 34x30 (though it would have been snug with very little ease). As it is right now i can tug on the pants and the elastic has at least 4-5cm of ease. Though i measured them flat on the bed and they are 47cm wide at the waistband (so approx. 94cm in circumference). They don't slide down but I'd definitely need a belt to hold them properly. In terms of the length, I'd say it's a tad longer than I expected -- though it's much less noticeable with shoes (especially hiking boots). In retrospect i would have also gotten the tapered instead of the klassik since i don't really need such a relaxed fit. It's comfortable but it has so much slack that i thinkthe tapered would have been equally comfortable and more fashionable or athletic looking and less baggy. Overall, I'm satisfied though. The fabric feels incredibly comfortable, and thicker (and probably more durable) than my Rab Harpur (though that makes sense since those are summer pants). I will be testing them out in Japan's mountains.

Nice pants, seem to be well made, however, after one wash in cold water, dried on delicate cycle, both pair shrank in length. One pair an inch and a half, and the other an inch and a quarter. Returned both pair.

I've had a few pairs of the slimmer fit version of this isn't but I definitely like the more open fit of this style more.

Best Kuhl pant yet for every day (off the trail) wear. Non-corded cuff, same great pockets.

They fit well they’re comfortable and that’s about all my husband has to say about them. He really likes them.

love my renegade rock pants for hiking so I thought I'd give these a shot and am not disappointed. wearing these to the office or dinner and I look sleek as a greased up river otter. love that they opened up the fit on these too

Wear them mainly to work and they fit perfectly and are very comfortable.