Adding velcro to pant bottom

[BPLwiia]

I’ve purchased a few Wrangler nylon/spandex pants that have a regular bottom. I’d like to be able to add a velcro to the pant bottom so I could cinch it down when desired or leave it open in hot weather. Railriders has this feature on its Tradewinds pant which has the velcro cuff closure.

I don’t have a sewing machine. What is the most efficient and effective way to accomplish this myself or will I need to bring this to a tailor?  Do I need to cut the pants where it would fold over?

A tailor I’ll never be.

Men’s Tradewinds Pant | RailRiders

[Roger Caffin]

Back in the dim dark ages of your great-grandparents, ladies were able to HAND-SEW at quite high speed and very elegantly. It is still possible to buy hand-sewing needles.

OK, some rough humour, but hand-sewing works just fine. Try it.

Cheers

[Jerry Adams]

they sell velcro with adhesive backing.  Tends not to stay real good.  You could add a hand stitch at each corner.

Put a rectangle on the outside of pants at bottom.  On the outside of your leg.  Then fold over the pants on top of the velcro to the desired tightness and note where that is.  Then put a rectangle of the opposite sex velcro there.

[Rob]

Kam snaps would work for this also.  No need for velcro or sewing.

[Dale Wambaugh]

Use bicycle cuff straps? Low gaiters would be the hiker’s solution.

[jimmyjam]

You could try what I do- I “blouse” the bottoms military style- tuck them into my socks. It’s great tick protection. To vent when hot, I’ll partially unzip the bottom of the pants from the sorts part- sort of works like pit zips on a jacket.

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