Customer Reviews

Champion Men's Double Dry Classic Fleece Open Bottom Pant

5 star:		(35)
4 star:		(23)
3 star:		(11)
2 star:		(5)
1 star:		(7)

 

 

They're sweat pants. They have pockets, which is nice. They're fairly long, which is also nice. No elastic around the ankles which is great. Also, they're soft. So they've got that going for them. The fabric appears to be of decent quality. All in all a decent product. I mean, they're sweat pants, you know?

I was going to give this review three stars, however, I upped to four because I will take half the blame.

I am a solid 33" at the waste. The sizing as described by Champion stated Medium = 32-34". So I ordered a medium. Length was fine, however, width was way off. I need to exchange this now for a Large instead.

PROS:
1. Nice material. Warm but not overbearing.
2. Very breathable.

CONS:
1. White pockets? I saw one reviewer disliked this. I am ambivalent.

IN SUMMARY:
I needed some comfortable pants to lounge around in during the day/weekends. These will do the job, but watch out for the sizing. I recommend.

These sweat pants are quite warm and very comfortable. They are made a bit long but I have never found the extra length to be a real problem. I would recommend them highly.

These pants are longer than expected. Since they're an open, not elasticized, bottom, it's pretty easy to cut them off and hem them up if the extra length really bothers you.

Amazon displays this image for the product in some locations, such as on the "create your review" page:
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That doesn't display on the main page for the product, but it is more representative of the product's fit and length - baggy and bunchy. Don't expect that to go away when they shrink in the washer/dryer because they really don't shrink much. Unless you think the waist will be uncomfortably tight, if that type of fit bothers you, order a size down.

The above are not complaints, just something you should be aware of.

The only complaint I do have is that, on first washing, bits of fuzz from the fleece lining of these pants came off all over the other clothes in that wash. The pants have been washed 3 times, now, and no longer make the wash fuzzy, but still the fleece fuzzes off on any socks worn with them. (White socks end up as kind of a disaster and the dark fuzz doesn't all wash off the socks.) I'm also still seeing a bits of fleece on the carpet, here and there. I've never seen this happen with any other sweat pants.

Fleece bunnies aside, these are soft, comfortable pants that I'd call a medium weight, a decent value for the price. I would purchase them again.

06/10/2009 UPDATE: After 5 washings, the color on these has faded unevenly. They look like they were exposed to splashes of a mild bleach solution, citrus juice, or other diluted acid, leaving areas that look a bit like gray powder that should brush off but doesn't. They have never been exposed to anything unusual, so I question the integrity of the dye in this lot. Because of that, I'm not so sure that we would buy them again.

Nice pants but if you are looking, as I was, for less synthetic and more cotton (for hygiene reasons) then PLEASE NOTE: These are NOT 80/20 as described. They are 56/44. I found that out too late because the content tag is clear down the leg. If this is not a concern, these are nice. Good and long and warm.

Very nice pants. Very comfortable but be ready to have some one hem them to length for you.

These are fine, I just would like to disagree with the earlier comment about the sizing. I am a 33 as well, and based on the earlier comment I decided to go with the large rather than the medium. Well, that was probably a bad choice. They have an elastic waste band so it is not like they are falling down now, but they are very baggy - I could fit both legs in each pant leg, which is not what I am looking for and not what the picture shows. So your choice: if you want super baggy, get one size up; otherwise trust the chart.

The sweatpants are very comfortable and I wear them all the time, but the advertising is misleading. They are only 50% fleece, and 50% cotton. This wouldn't be a problem except for that they are not all fleece, and since I bought them for camping and needed things without cotton (because cotton takes forever to dry) I had to borrow a friend's stuff that was too small. Still, the pants are very nice and now that I am back home I wear them all the time.

I bought xxl (fat guy) and am pleased with the quality, but the inseam is about 36 inch so I had to do some hemming.

I can't overstate how poorly these sweat pants fit. For reference, I ordered the Medium size.

The crotch on these pants hangs just above the knees, and the pant legs are about 6 inches too long. I have no idea who on earth these were designed to fit. Before I purchased these I was very close to buying a different pair of pants, but I changed my mind because these were much cheaper. I wish I had followed my original intuition.

The only redeeming quality of these pants is that they are cheap. But this truly is a case where you get what you pay for.

These pants are not worth buying at any price. Skip them.