RailRiders dilemma

I <3 my ecomesh pants. I like being able to close them off at night. I’ve not worn them in heavy humidity but they are great in the heat.

I’ve owned and used both. I prefer the Bone Flats, and stopped using the Eco-mesh. I get them treated with permethrin and haven’t yet, that I know of anyway, had any issues with ticks/mosquitos. I don’t do a lot of briar-infested backpacking, so can’t help you there.

I have owned both and prefer the Eco Mesh pants.  I like the ability to close the vents and believe the material is tougher.

I would think that briars would destroy the mesh on either pretty easily so I would get the Eco mesh and zip them up during brambles or blackberry thickets.

Ex officieo makes a pair of pants with a mesh insert.

I will place my vote toward Bone Flats.  I found them to be very durable on the PCT.  I wore them until I reached Northern California.  They would have lasted the rest of the trip but I switched to shorts.  Very light wispy and tough.  I will be using them on the CDT this year.  I was never one that liked extra zippers on my pants. For that reason I never used zip off pants either.  I am sure that you will like either.

Railriders has a 25% off coupon out now and I haven’t ever seen that before.  Whichever you choose, I think now is the time to buy.

Thanks for the replies. Going to try the Bone Flats.

I have both the Eco Mesh pants and the Bone Flats, and I also hike in Arkansas. I find myself reaching for the Bone Flats when warm-weather hiking, because they are a bit cooler, and dry faster. The Eco Mesh pants have a slightly more durable fabric, but I do have a little worn spot where the excess hip belt strap that extends from the buckle has rubbed against the fabric by simply brushing against it when walking, weird.

Be advised the outer mesh inserts on my Bone Flats are pilling pretty good, thanks to a couple of bushwhack hikes in the Richland Creek Wilderness.