5.11 Stryke pants - yeah boy.

[CSG]

Someone suggested I give these a look for camping and outdoors pants. Gotta say, I'm all in. Great fabric, handle brush and weather, great pocket design (I always pocket carry a Ruger LCP or Sig P365). At $95, might be pricey to some but in today's world of fast fashion and crap clothing, these are worth the money imo. I would never have thought to look to tactical clothing in the past.

https://www.511tactical.com/stryke-pant.html

 

[MuckSavage]

Did you purchase at a store or on-line? How's the sizing run?

 

[CSG]

I bought mine at Sportsman's Warehouse. I'm 6', 165# and usually wear 34" waist and a 32" inseam (Levi's). These fit me as well as I might hope. The cool thing is their internal flex waist that gives you a little room for the pants to expand after, say, a big meal, or a few desserts you shouldn't have had. If you were to try purchasing online, just get them from a place that has free returns because sizing is weird these past years. Bottom line, for *me*, the sizing is spot on. Depending on your outdoor activities, if you find a pair that fits you correctly, I suspect you'll become a fan. There's a reason so many military, LE, and first responders wear these or other 5.11 clothes. I love khakis anyway so that's the color I chose. After wearing the initial pair for a weekend up in the SNRA and running them through the wash, I went back and bought a second pair. Two is one, one is none and all that...

 

[Pacific Northwest yetti]

Hands down, the best pants I have ever worn for the most part. And I have been wearing them for over a decade. Stupid comfy, tough. The recently changed a few things like they no longer have the tunnel in the boot cuffs which is a bummer.

The same style I wore, for contract deployments 7/days a week. Arctic, to desert, Jungle. And even looked good enough in the office environment. I still wear the same ones daily for work.

I get about 1 -1.5 yrs from a pair on average, where they will split at the seam gusset in the crotch.

Pro Tip, wash them inside out.

I size up 1, for the ones that will be an adventure pant. And wear true to size for the ones I wear professionally.

They also have the shorts in the same style, also recommend.

And the 5:11 Polo, on top. I do not remember which one, but it has pen pockets, and Mic loops. I have been wearing the same ones in rotation since 2019, and they still look good.

 

[CSG]

I noted the washing instructions mention cold water and wash inside out. I suspect you might wear yours a bit harder than I might.

 

[IceColeNH]

They are a nice pant. Wore them for several years and had zero issues. I definitely recommend as mentioned above washing inside out and in cold water.


Ps. I always buy from the 5.11 website. I do have a store in close enough proximity. Those are very limited.

 

[MuckSavage]

Thank you. I have a few local stores listed as 511 retailers. "All Geared Up" is a L.E. supply store. Also "Work n Gear" is a chain. Not sure if nationwide. I'll give 'em a try on if in stock. Thanks again!

 

[CSG]

Thank you. I have a few local stores listed as 511 retailers. "All Geared Up" is a L.E. supply store. Also "Work n Gear" is a chain. Not sure if nationwide. I'll give 'em a try on if in stock. Thanks again!

Hope you report back, one way or the other!