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4.5
I ordered these because the price was right (just under 30), but I really wanted the $60 convertible Columbia Silver Sage Straight leg pants. But I'm frugal (tight, cheap, call it what you will!), and went with these. After reading the reviews, I selected size 8 regular even though I'm usually a 6 regular.I got them in and tried them on and the waist was big, but the legs have just the right amount of room for easy movement. Since many reviews complained of the legs being too skinny for comfortable hiking, I decided I'd sew a couple of darts in the back of the waistband and keep them. I examined the inside of the waistband to see if there would be any reason not to dart them and found a length of black elastic which passed through a sleeve along the back of the waistband. with a few button holes at each end. They were buttoned on the end hole, so I adjusted the button further in a well-ah! The waistband now fits perfectly! Understandably, this makes a bit of a baggy backend, but I'm going to be hiking in Belize, not hitting a club, so I don't care if my rear looks sexy or not.Now I'm extra glad I kept these great pants!
