Mountain Hardwear  Peak Rambler Convertible Pants - Women's

Online shoppers beware: The "adjustable belt" only gives about two inches of adjust; the rest is just an elastic waistband. Years ago, I had the perfect pair of outdoor pants, thrifted Mountain Hardware. After much abuse, I finally wore them out. They were durable, comfortable and had an internal webbing belt, meaning I could wear a looser fitting pant without the threat of a backpack pushing the waistband down. I have been chasing that high ever since. And it looks like I will have to continue chasing :-/

Bought these before a trek around Ireland and love them - would give them a 4.5/5 if possible. The color (green) is so fun and different, they are breathable and comfortable, they dry very quickly in sporadic rain. They do show stains, but mud has machined washed out so far. They converted very easily, with the bottom un-cinched I could easily slide the bottoms over my trail runners. Might be harder over hiking boots. I sized down one size (normally 6, went to 4). As others have said, the belt gives only a small amount of adjustment. My one complaint is that I wish they had a thigh pocket - I was very aware of my phone in all of the existing pockets and it would tug down that side of the pants (particularly with how little the belt adjusts). They are stylish enough I have also worn them casually in town.

[Employee of mountainhardwear] I completed the Crosstown trail in San Francisco this past weekend wearing the Peak Rambler Convertible Pant (ended up being 19.4 miles since we had a few detours 😆) & couldn't be more pleased! So comfortable, stretchy & looks great on! No weird rubbing, stayed in place the whole time thanks to the built in belt. 10/10 recommend!

I got these pants so I could have pants and shorts in one, for the color, and for the built in belt. The convertibility is very easy to do and the shorts are a good length, not too long, not too short. The belt is where most of my issues lie. It cinches maybe an inch? That's not enough for me. I keep pulling them up to sit higher on my waist, my phone in my pocket is pulling them down. These are not the most flattering for my rear either so I wouldn't want to go smaller for my waist because of my wide hips and moderately bodacious booty. If the belt had more range this would be an easy 4.5 stars. Other potential cons: one of my knees already acquired some rips on my first trip outdoors. I do climb so that kinda comes with the territory but these pants are light and don't seem to be extremely durable. They show sweat stains like a mother as well but seem to dry pretty quickly. Mostly I'm just upset about the waist. This is an active outdoors company. We have thick muscles and smaller waists. If they're marketed as adjustable, they need to be that.

Too short for me and the zipper start placement was awkward.

I don’t find joy in shopping for clothes. I tend to overanalyze and create theoretical situations for the clothing product and wonder if it can handle the “outdoor” situation. I’ve been so frustrated trying to shop for zip-offs these past couple months--I thought I would finally share if other women or men of 5’3” height and weight around 135lbs and have a buff body frame need help and feedback. Originally started with using Columbia Women's Summit Valley™ Convertible Pants II (short/10size) hiked over a month on the AT trail, yes I had to wear a belt—even with the short version I basically had to wear them to my boobs. But they did great, a little baggie and flexed well, and I could trust they could take abuse from the trail. Unfortunately, they don’t make them anymore so I needed to look elsewhere. I came across Mountain Hardwear Women’s Peak Rambler Convertible Pant. Didn’t have side pockets or "typical" back pockets, but I liked that you could clinch at the ankles, realized that the inseam is 31” but decided to try a pair of size 8. When I received these I was blown away at how bad their sizing is. These looked like JNCO “outdoor” pants when I put them on. Also the snap front button is not reliable. I was excited for the built in belt concept, but it ended up being a weird joke due to the elastic band built in. The side snaps to the pockets are also not practical. Who designs these? I wouldn’t trust these for difficult outdoor hiking situations. One quick mention...sometimes looking at the obese children’s section you can find clothing that actually fits quite well. Women’s sizing is nuts.