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Eddie Bauer First Ascent Igniter Pants

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Average Rating: rated 2.5 of 5 stars (1 review)
All versions: rated 3.00 of 5 stars (2 reviews)

First Ascent's Primaloft insulated pants. I purchased…

Rating: rated 2.5 of 5 stars
Fabric: Nylone
Fill: Primaloft
Price Paid: $120

First Ascent's Primaloft insulated pants. I purchased these to use for extremely cold hiking and climbing days, and also to use around camp and minimalist sleeping in cold weather.

These pants turned out to be quite disappointing. The insulating value of the pants was OK and they worked OK for staying warm, but the insulation was definitely on the thin side.

The fit of the pants was not good. First Ascent has only one length of pant - - which I'd call pretty long - - and jumps the waist size from 32-34 in Medium to 36-38 in large. That would be OK but First Ascent does not include a feature that would allow some adjustment to the waist size or alternatively perhaps an elastic waist - - a feature found on pants in brands like Patagonia and North Face.

The legs are cut very large around as well, I would imagine First Ascent wanted to allow for a lot of gear underneath, but I think they over did it. With the fit I have - - a 35 inch waist and 30 inch inseam - - the pants were annoyingly bulky and the wast was too large (the Medium size was way too small).

Overall these did not meet my expectations and seem to be a lot less thought out than some of the other very good items in the First Ascent line (see my other reviews).

-g

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rated 3.00 of 5 stars All First Ascent Igniter Pants versions

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Garment Weight 20.10 oz

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The Men's First Ascent Igniter Pants is a men's synthetic insulated pant made by Eddie Bauer. It has an average rating of 2.5 stars (out of 5), based on 1 user review

MSRP: $149

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