Off the Grid Trailblazer Pants Review
Haven't seen any meaningful reviews for the Off the Grid Trailblazer Pants so just wanted to throw up my impressions.
For reference - I'm 5'11", 180 with reasonably athletic build.
Fit includes:
Imperfects Creator Chore Coat (Navy Here)
Dickies Heavyweight Tee, Hunter Green
Off the Grid Trailblazer Pants, Athletic Taper (31x30)
Vans Crosspath MTE XC (don't be a fool like me, get em on sale. They look pretty cool, but not worth the full price)
Im always a fan of utility EDC pants and, working in the service industry, having plenty of functional and accessible pockets for pens, markers, phones, notepads, radios, etc. is pretty critical. There's a low profile zip pocket on the left thigh, but the pull tab seems pretty flimsy when compared the robustness of the zipper itself. Minor thing, but would recommend replacing the tab. Both back pockets have an internal pocket and the most useful one(s) so far are the low profile right side dual thigh pockets where my pens and tools live. Good depth to the pockets so nothing slides out.
They describe the weight of the material as 329g (or 11oz). The weight is fine. I'm not grinding construction job sites that would require 18oz+ but I feel like these pants could survive getting caught on pour spouts or plenty run-ins with sharp corner prep tables and hot ovens. The addition of lycra for stretch and mobility is necessary given the slim-but-not-too-slim cut on the athletic taper. Thigh space is very comfortable: my hams are athletic but i'm no squat rack fiend: the cut has the right amount of space with additional stretch to keep things comfortable.
The look is there too - if you're BOH I can't recommend these enough. If you're a bartender, server, etc. you'll look right at home in any environment besides fine dining (you wouldn't be looking at these as an option anyway). I bet these would fit in an office setting with the right amount of dress up. In short, these would go anywhere a decent pair of jeans would go.
I'm already feeling like these will be my dailies for a while: at around ~$100 all in, so far the feeling is that I'm already getting the bang for my buck.
Hope this helps everyone maybe on the fence about it! Get em!