Thorofare Pants + shorts?

I've always been against shorts in the backcountry. I carry long pants which weigh about 11 oz. When I get warm I simply roll the pant legs up and have shorts with no extra weight needed for zippers or a separate pair of shorts.

>I've always been against shorts in the backcountry. I carry long pants which weigh about 11 oz. When I get warm I simply roll the pant legs up and have shorts with no extra weight needed for zippers or a separate pair of shorts.

That would require the lower leg of the pants to be wider than your thighs. In my experience this is pretty hard to find unless you have stick thighs. A half length ankle zip helps.

If you are not planning on bush-bashing in shorts, you could get away with something like satin boxers…

John:

I've recently switched to your system of Thorofare pants with running shorts and am very pleased with the change. I use an excellent short from Under Armour, but unfortunately it doesn't have the model written on it, and I can't find it online (bought it at REI last year). My favorite part is the mesh up the sides, which really helps air circulate around the mesh inner. There are also no pockets, which I think helps breathability quite a bit (I use hipbelt pockets for my small storage needs).

You should be able to find a good pair of running shorts with no liner to use with your ExOfficio boxers, but I would make sure it has no pockets. I think the combination of boxers, shorts, pocket fabric, and Thorofare pants would become too sweaty and confining. In fact, that's why I prefer the liner briefs in my shorts; that way the only layers on my thighs are the very thin shorts and very thin pants (sans any pocket fabric in front or rear areas).

Sam,
Can you do that with the Thorofare pants?
It looks like the leg is tapered which could limit how much it could be rolled up.