Mammut softshell pants?

[Dr_Crash]

Anybody has experience to share? I am looking to replace my REI One pants, and the Mammut seems to have the features I want. I am looking at the Champ and the Castor (and I am looking online...) Bentgate claims here (http://store.bentgate.com/caspanbymam.html) that the Castor is waterproof but Mammut's Web site lists both the Champ and the Castor as being made of Scholler Dryskin Extreme. Any idea?

 

Thanks!

drC

 

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[paborden]

I also hear the Courmayeur pants are nice -- they're on sale at Pro Mountain, at the moment.

[DPS]

I use the Courmayer pants, they are lighter than the Champ and the Castor and are still quite water resistant.

[rbw1966]

I have a pair of the champ pants--used quite a bit for two years. While definitely not waterproof they are quite water resistant and durable. I love them and plan on getting a new pair when they wear out.

[russ]

I've used the Castor pants for 2 season, they've quickly become my favorites. The mess covered, zippered knee vents make them really versatile in a wide range of temperatures. Temperatures don't get that low here in the pnw, but I've only used long underwear once with them; yet have used them for spring/summer volcano slogging as well.

 

Don't see why Mammut decontinued that model.

 

edit: to answer the question on waterproofness, the Castors are made of DryTech/WB400. Thin stretchy Schoeller combined with WB400 membrane which they call waterproof and wind resistant.

 

I don't know about waterproof, but they're pretty resistant...

Edited January 2, 2005 by russ