I love them for casual wear. I love them for cruising. I love them for hiking. I love them for touring.
I may be ignorant of other pants of the same or better quality out there, but since around 2005, the Timberledge pants have gotten the job done in Italy, Texas, and now the UK.
For me, they have a comfortable fit on the waist and hips and lots of room in the legs. I find myself using the zip-off legs much more in the UK summer where mornings are chilly, but afternoons warm. In rainy weather, I cinch up the cuff a bit for regular street walking, through the woods, or on the beach. I feel the number of pockets and their positioning is great and make good use of the security pocket. I've only had one pair of the past seven years that had a fault: the security key hook stitching came off and failed to keep the hook in my pocket.
I'd recommend these if you're looking for a comfortable, light weight, sport or casual pants/shorts conversion option.
Should had heeded the reviews that said these pants ran long. My inseam is 30", the pants are 33/34". Also the fabric is lightweight (what I wanted), but the construction of the elastic waist band and the snaps on the ankle snap area make them much heavier than my other convertable . My purpose was to have these as an extra pair of pants in my back pack, the additional weight however, won't do. The pants are well made, however I have to return them.
I have two pairs of these pants, one in each color. I have worn them as casual pants, hiking pants and underneath armored motorcycle pants in hot weather. The material is durable, comfortable and quick drying. I like the pockets, including the zippered "hidden" pocket, and the key ring clip. The legs are easy to unzip and remove, and the side zippers allow them to slide off over shoes fairly easily.
Unfortunately, I have a few complaints as well. First, the legs are sometimes difficult to attach. It can be tricky to get the zippers to align correctly. On both pairs of pants, I can sometimes feel the zipper digging into my thigh on the right leg... not sure why it's only on the right, but this can be uncomfortable after a while. Also, both pairs of pants had a TON of loose threads that had to be cut off, although they do seem durable and this did not effect their performance.
Overall, a nice product that doesn't quite feel like a $60 product.
I wore these as I toured Europe these past three weeks, and they were warm when they needed to be warm and cool when I wanted them to be cool. The side zipper pocket is a great, if unintentional, anti-theft feature. I wore these pants with a nice shirt for dinner out and with t-shirts for catching the sights. I need more.
