My husband just bought some Greg Norman Chino pants at Costco for about $20. He wears dress pants every day to work. He wore them today and came home raving about them. He said they feel like pajama pants! They have a lot of stretch in them, would be good in warmer weather, and they look really nice. Fits true to size. They look like they would line dry quickly, but we have t tried it yet. Definitely not bulky like jeans. I just ordered another pair in another color for him.
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Huntsville, AL, USA
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I was looking in my closet and there were about 7 pairs of khaki pants. I wear just about nothing else.
In Costco yesterday, just about every clothing items were priced at $15. They did have some great sweat shirts for $20 that are good this time of the year.
I have two pairs of jeans from Costco, however they are stretch fabric which requires a very tight belt to hold up.
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Washington, DC
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The Greg Norman golf chinos are great travel pants. They hand wash and line dry quickly (they're made of a tech wicking fabric) and don't wrinkle too easily - great for me as I take them on long bikepacking trips as my "dressy" slacks and often don't have access to an ironing setup. While I wish they offered them in a slightly longer inseam, they work for me. I had my tailor taper the legs a little (I prefer a slimmer fit and it didn't cost a lot) but they are a good buy.
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Make sure they are breathable.
I bought a couple of the Orvis branded tech traveler pants and they are great for cold, wet climates, but breathe as well as a hefty bag in heat. This is a common problem in cheap “tech” fabrics.
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Yes My husband had the same reaction—super comfortable but still look work-appropriate Hard to beat that quality and comfort for the price; Costco really nailed it with these.
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Eastern Iowa, USA
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Not necessarily that brand, but just about any pant described as "Golf Pants" make great travel clothes. They are lightweight, cool, usually in a range of neutral colors you can wear with just about any type and style of shirt, even shoes. Style really doesn't matter, you can do casual to dressy easily, and when I have had to handwash, they dry quickly. If you look around, you can find some with a zippered pocket or two. My wife laughs when I see pants on sale, the first thing I do is feel the fabric and try to stretch it.
My other "go-to" is more of a hiking pant, but look like slacks. Found those at Costco too, they were Eddie Bauer brand, so available at their store as well. The advantage of those is that they are a bit tougher, but still light, and almost always have a zippered pocket or two. The trick though is to find the ones that do not look too much like hiking gear, with pockets all over, multiple colors, etc.
There are specialized travel pants as well, but honestly, like you, if I can find pants in the $15 to $50 range that work, that is better than dropping $100 plus on "Travel" pants (or shirts, or jackets, vests, hats, shoes, underwear, etc)