Description of Burton AK 3L Hover Softshell Pant - Men's:
When Mother Nature bares her teeth, Burton's premier Gore-tex shell, the Men's AK 3L Hover Pant, provides bomber, lightweight protection. This technical shell pant’s outer Gore-Tex fabric ensures not a drop of moisture infiltrates the pants and keeps thing breathable when you sweat. Burton used 8mm and 13mm Tiny Tape to seal the seams, along with water-resistant zippers, to cut the weight of the AK 3L Hover Pant even further. Ballistic nylon paneling provides killer durability, so you'll be wearing these pants for many seasons to come. In warmer weather, unzip the Hover Pants exterior hip vents to dump some heat. Burton’s signature fit provides you with enough room to move, without feeling overly baggy. - Fall 2008.
Bottom Line: For lightweight, bomber protection from cold and moisture, look to the Burton AK 3L Hover Pant.
Nice pants. Very dry. Well constructed. Large fits pefect in legnth and waist for my 33W32L body. A little pricy though for shell only. I feel that pants with a $400 MSRP should have insulation or preferebly a removable liner. Also the side vents are just open to the inside and let snow in, completely rendering the waterproofness useless. For $400 Burton could have and should have thrown some mesh in there. Got mine for $150 @ TheHouse.com
These are really light and very durable. They have handled a ton of days this past season and did not rip at all. Charging cliffs and going through trees was no problem for these pants. I love mine!
