I came upon a pair of Khul Radikl hiking pants yesterday. They seem very innovative and comfortable (see details below).
My question is about the fabric.
The majority of the pants fabric is what they call ‘enduro’ fabric which is a 68% cotton, 29% nylon and 3% spandex.
Is it really OK to wear a cotton blend on longer hiking trips? I have mostly hiked with light woven nylon pants and we’ve all heard the ‘never hike with cotton’ mantra!).
However, these Khul pants have great features: 4-way stretch gusseted crotch (nylon/spandex), a stretch back waist panel as well as stretch inserts down the outside seam of each leg and a stretch panel just under the articulated knees too.
The gusseted crotch tapers from about 8cm at the top and extends all the way to the knee, tapering to about 3cm. Airy and comfy!
https://www.kuhl.com/kuhl/mens/pants/radikl/