ColumbiaWomen's Storm Surge Pant

Perfect for long walksFits as expected

I am going to give back and change to the small size

I bought the short medium. Usually im a medium in sweats, and a size 27-28 in silver jeans. (27inch waist, 38 hips, 23inch thighs)The reviews saying these run large are both right and wrong: these do run large fir me, but in the legs. Which never happens. I have big thighs in comparison to my body and i put these on over two thick layers: a chamois liner (using these for biking) AND jeans and these STILL had lots of width in the legs.But i did find that these fit true to size in the waist/hips. (i am a pear shaped body type btw)Also the short fit me almost perfect and im 5'3. About and inch or so long but very doable.As for the wide legs i am going to reign them in at the calves by wrapping a couple of reflector straps around them for visibility.. and so i dont get caught in my bike.The outside material and inside mesh are the exact same as columbia's arcadia jacket. Theyre sort of noisy but hey, when its raining and windy its not noticable.All in all these were a pretty good buy

I bought these for Alaska trip.Kept me dry and warm in rainy cool weather.Out on boat whale watching, walking around Ketchikan in the rain all day.Plan to wear them for rain, also winter wind.Good value.If you don't like "loud" fabric you may find these sound a bit crinkly.measurementsSize MediumWaist 16" unstretched.Inseam 31"Front Rise 11"Back Rise 17"

Very comfortable pants. Light, stretchy, but most importantly they are totally waterproof without a "plastic bag" feeling. I live in Vancouver and bike to work in pouring rain. These pants keep me completely dry. It's great that they have a mesh inside. It protects the lining from tearing. My previous pair of rain pants from North Face did not have such a mesh, and the lining would often get torn, which would cause the pants to leak water. The pants are very comfortable for biking: they don't "stick" to your knees as you pedal.