Convertible Hiking Pants

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Durable, water-resistant hiking pants with zip-off legs and low-profile pockets, because nobody does this well.

Pants that turn into shorts are an old idea, usually done badly. I collected the versions that got closest to what I wanted. It never got past references.

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