Trail Shorts Recommendation

I have two shorts with pockets that I like: a older pair of 5″ Salomon running shorts and a pair of Patagonia 5″ Baggies. The better shorts are the supplex nylon Baggies, but the running shorts are slightly lighter and slightly more compact, so I might take those if I’m wearing hiking pants most of the time but want shorts too. I cut the liner out of both and wear them with ex officio or wool underwear. I honestly never worry about the extra ounce for the baggies, though. They’re just great durable quick-drying shorts!

The running short w/o liner = 3.7 oz

The Baggies w/o liner = 5.5 oz

Steven, I am also thinking about cutting the liner out of my Patagonia baggies. Do you recommend going about it in a particular way? I’m worried ragged edges of the liner might be uncomfortable. Oh, and I second the Baggies recommendation, they are good shorts for hiking. The liner is just unnecessary because I prefer wearing boxer-briefs.

I have some Asics running shorts with pockets that I like.

I cut the liners out an use some REI boxer briefs similar to the Ex Officios and am very happy. I don’t even notice the slight bit of liner material remaining.

Patagonia Baggies or Patagonia Wayfarer stretch board shorts are my all time favorites.  As a So. Californian, I can live in the board shorts half the years….surfing, climbing, hiking, running, you name it.

@Spencer I used a pair of sharp fabric scissors that my wife already had and cut just a few mm below the seam, taking my time working around the seam. Like Bob, I never notice any remaining liner material; you won’t even feel it.

Also like Craig, I have a pair of Stretch Wavefarers — they are also great shorts for hiking, but they aren’t as short as the 5″ Baggies or running shorts. If I could only own one pair of shorts, it’d be a difficult toss-up between those two!

Anyone use Patagonia Strider Pro Shorts? I like the minimal design but still having pocket options and especially the built in boxer brief style liner (instead of the normal brief style).

I’m using the Patagonia Strider Pro Shorts 5″ and absolutely love them, but I did remove the boxer briefs. I just don’t like shorts with liners of any kind  just my preference, but I do like the fit of the shorts and the pockets incase I ever need them.