Rain Pants for Derriere-Challenged?

Are you going commando in your rain pants?

Is it just me or is “Commando in my rain pants” a GREAT band name?

Now that you mention it, most of my rain pants are not very “fitted” – they tend to be more straight-seamed, unlike my hiking and casual and dress pants that hug my hips a fair bit more.   And lot of cuts have no zipper, so the waist must be cut large enough to fit over your hips.  Also, a lot of rain pant fabrics are pretty slick, so they’d take more tension to hold them up, regardless of the fit.

So you could:

1. take them in to be more fitted (but you might need to add a zipper).
2. put some velcro tabs at the waist (like little kids’ pants have to accommodate growing) so you can take a inch or 4 out of the waist once you get them on.
3. try a women’s size one up from yours (Women’s L if you take a Mens’ M) if you aren’t especially long-legged nor beer-bellied, they’ll be more “fitted” and better at hanging off your waist/hips without needing the drawstring to be so tight.

   There are tapes sold in all fabric stores that make the inside of garment higher friction.  You sew them on the inside of the waist and they last through many, many washings and dryings (something not done much to rain pants, anyway).

   And, yes, “Commando in my Rain Pants” is a great band name.

Commando in my rain pants… just an awful thought in so many ways!

I guess the dynamics are such that when one garment starts to slide, others follow.

Just asking if there any suggestions for more form-fitted pants before I go start shopping.  I seem to do better with a yoke, like Levi’s have.

Good suggestions, David.  I think I might have to consider women’s pants.  Thanks!

If you’re NOT going commando, what about rain chaps (c.f., Sierra Designs cagoule thread), and if you ARE, maybe kilt (not cuben)?

Suspenders :)

Some of this?

I use Frogg Toggs but they are not light. The pants weigh 271 g (9.6 oz) for size medium. The elastic and adequate friction in the material keeps them up. I’m looking for something lighter though.

http://www.froggtoggs.com/

As John suggested, suspenders. They work very well.

Cheers

Montbell suspenders.

I tried a few different ones and — knowing that once again I sound like a ‘one-note Sally’ — the Montbells are best/lightest, doncha know?

And please, don’t go commando with a Zpacks rain kilt or you’ll scare the kids… and everyone else for that matter. ;-o

Well… maybe go commando with Chippendale collar and cuffs and the rain chaps…;o)

Update:

I bought some “dress” suspenders with the grippy clamps at Walmart. I had great success with my old Patagonia rain pants on a canoe trip in the BWCA.

Although, I did just buy a new pair of OR Helium pants that have suspender loops built in.  So rather than spend $25 on the OR suspenders, I figured shock cord would be way lighter and way cheaper.  I’ll see how this works on trip I have planned in a couple of weeks.