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Patagonia M10 Storm Pants with a Mod

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Jason Albert

The sidezips all tidied up. The zips are offset slightly toward the "baggy" butt zone so as not to interfere with the leg pocket. (The single pocket is on the right leg.)

The sidezips all tidied up. The zips are offset slightly toward the "baggy" butt zone so as not to interfere with the leg pocket. (The single pocket is on the right leg.)

How does the word sequence go? Is it fashion over function? Function over fashion? Or some gauzy middle ground where fashion hits some notes, the function hits some notes, and somehow, in their fusion, there’s an approximation of a symphony. Or maybe a jug band. It depends on your sensibilities.  There’s also this bottom line:…

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  1. Jonathan Goldsmith

    I picked these up, was similarly impressed with the cut, and have though my about this exact mod. What shop did the work? It looks quite good.

    1. Jason Albert

      Hey Jonathan, Rugged Thread here in Bend, OR. They are a great option for mods and repairs. (They do a ton of contract work repairing gear for the bigger brands, too.) I spoke with Kim, the owner, to dial in what I was looking for. I suppose the one item I forgot was those little fabric storage sheds for the zippers.

  2. bluepandaboy11@yahoo

    speaking from a place of experience with repurposing climbing pants for ski use – an added cuff guard to protect against ski edges & crampons would be a worthy/additional modification. otherwise what a dream to have a minimalist, max ROM hardshell.

  3. Gavin Hess

    Here is the real question (for those familiar with zipper construction and sewing. How the heck did they get the opposing sliders on the zipper? This is a mystery that has eluded me in previous pant repair/modification escapades

  4. Gard Nelson

    It’s a real pain to get opposed zippers on with closed zipper between them. Basically, you put the slider on the end of the end of the annealed tape and then pull the first few zipper teeth apart while they are inside the slider. You have to pull real hard on the tape and I’ll often hear a few pops as they come apart. Once you’ve got enough teeth apart, you can tug on the slider and it’ll work normally. I found it helps to try separating and reannealing the zipper a few times without the zipper first so I get a feel for the force/direction required to separate the teeth.

  5. Rich Schreckengost

    Kelly mentioned you had added zippered side vents to your M10’s. I am soooo doing this with mine.

    1. Jason Albert

      I had a pro-level sewer install the zips…I would have botched it in some capacity. So far, the zips are a winner. I used them for climbing recently (1st time for that use) and the highest praise is I forgot I was wearing a hardshell pant. Supreme mobility.

      1. Rich Schreckengost

        I’m definitely going to find a good place to get them done. Assuming they seam taped the stitching on the zippers?

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