I’m thinking of designing some backpacking/hiking/urban adventuring/travel shorts. Think Arc’Teryx approach in terms of style and functionality but not that insanely expensive or so snug.
I think a cross section of most decent shorts or convertible pants these days offer good mix of quick driability, lightness, pockets, room for your stride, abrasion resistance, waist adjustabilty. Â But I havent found any that are fashionable outside the trail. Ok, so the trail is not the place to be fashionable. But, think travel…..
Do some of you wish for shorts that had all the right functional elements and looked somewhat cool? I know the answer may vary by generation, personal taste. I personally have not found any such shorts that I would wear around town, say in San Francisco after/before a few days of having hiked/backpacked Yosemite (example Columbia Silver Ridges)
Where and in what orientation should a cell phone pocket be placed for quick in and out of snapping photos?
What about built in underwear/liner whatever its called? Chaffing problems?
Do hiking shorts need to come down to the knee??
Thank you
