Review of Columbia Men's Bugaboo Tech II Pant

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I am Asian with a big frame. I weight 90kg and my waist is 37inches. The pants fits nicely at the waist and the hip. Just a little long...

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I purchased these snow pants for my 12 year old son, who is fitting into adult-sized clothing now. Most winters I have gone through 2 and even 3 pairs of cheapie nylon snowpants for him, and they have been disappointing they get soaking wet, shred easily, hardware breaks after a few uses. So while I was hesitant to pay $150 for snowpants, I had to contrast that with the $90 per winter (along with the inconvenience of going to the store, finding the right size, etc.) that I was already spending.

My son is currently 5'6" and about 140 pounds. These snowpants are a bit long for him, but the waist is very adjustable, so if they hold up I am certain they will last through 3 winters, possibly more. The Large fits easily over his jeans and can still be adjusted to fit well.

Very very nicely constructed. Waterproof, which is a big deal for me, having dealt with so many sopping-wet pairs of snowpants over the years. Reinforced knees, heavy-duty outer material that won't split open at the least little bit of rough outdoor use. For as warm as they are, they aren't too bulky, using Columbia's reflective Omni-Heat surface to reflect body heat back to the wearer while allowing moisture to escape. Inner thighs have zippered vents to cool down if needed. Well constructed and convenient pockets either zippered, or double-rolled-and-velcro'd.

I will update after this first winter to review after having some use. I bought these to wear with the Columbia Sportswear Men's Lhotse Mountain II Interchange Tall Jacket which also has the Omni-Heat lining.

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I stayed warm and dry the entire weekend. It is great to find snow pants for larger and taller people.

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Well let's see. I live in Minnesota where it frequently gets to temps that are -20*F (-40*F with the wind chills) often. I am a person who does not run cold meaning I usually don't have to overdo how many layers I am wearing. On this particular day the temp had gone down to -14*F with a 10MPH wind (-25*F wind-chill). I had on a merino wool base layer, a heavy and thick Polly fleece lined sweat pant, and these bad boys on over all that. I went out for a regular walk and I have to say I was a bit disappointed that they didn't do a better job insulating the heat. My legs where just on the verge of being cold. They were ok but I could tell that if I was out longer I would have started to feel cold. The quality looks great, the fit was nice. I am just not sure that this Omni heat thing really works. It almost feels like it makes it colder. I would say if your exposure is anything under -5*F with these you will most likely be cold. That is if you outside for more than 20 minutes. If you will be in temps -5*F or higher than these would work perfectly for you. Just depends on what you are doing. If you are standing still like ice fishing then you might feel the cold sooner. Keep in mind it was -29*F with the wind chill when I wore these and they were on the cusp of starting to be cold.

On a side note I also have a Columbia LiMen's Lhotse Mountain™ II Interchange Jacket which I also purchased and I was toasty in that. I did also pick up a pair of the Columbia interchange gloves with the Omni heat. Those really suck even with the extra set of lining gloves inside my fingers were freezing.