Be active any time of year with the MINIM All-Weather Athletic Pants. Featuring a four-way, waterproof stretch fabric, these pants conform to your body and your movements. Whether you’re jogging or rock climbing, they’ll remain comfortable all day with the 360-degree stretch. In addition, the MINIM Pants use a 3k waterproof fabric. Deflecting rain and snow, you can handle anything Mother Nature throws your way. With an extra soft brushed fleece material and a drawstring waistband, the MINIM Pants will soon be the coziest item in your closet. In addition to comfort, these pants offer tapered bottoms and zipper ankle vents for a dash of style. Finally, the MINIM Pants are complete with zip-close pockets for securing your valuables.
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Neil
Thanks for asking. Because our waterproof membrane is a solid layer, protected on both sides, it does not wear out like NikWax or similar water-repelling sprays. However, the face of our fabric is coated with a similar durable water repellent. We added this to enhance the fabric's breathability during wet settings. It also helps prevent moisture from soaking through the face fabric (although it will still be stopped by the membrane). The DWR coating will require washing with a reproofing solution after it wears out and we expect NikWax to work very well. This is a long answer, but in summary: Yes! You can throw in your pants with your jacket. Hope this helps.
On behalf of all your other backers ;-) can I ask if the membrane based waterproofing in the Minim pants is compatible with NikWax, where the water repellency is renenewed by washing with a reproofing solution from time to time. I have just got a Paramo cycling jacket that uses this, and if I could throw the Minims in at the same time that would be great.
Thank you, we are thrilled to be ahead of schedule. :)
We are looking forward to August as well!
Seriously, very impressive, and well done for the focus on quality control. Looking forward to August.
Of course. We are excited to hear your thoughts :)
We estimate that we will deliver the pants by August of this year.
Thank you so much for the support!
Steve
Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts! It is great to hear that we are on the same page regarding what's missing in the market. Be sure to let us know what you think once you receive the pants.
Belated congratulations on successfully funding Minim. Like you, I was always frustrated when the more waterproof the jacket, the wetter your legs got. I'm hoping that because of the flexible fit, Minim will be ideal for cycling. At the moment, I have to pack waterproof overtrousers if it looks like raining. If you get it wrong and put them on only to find it doesn't rain, you suffer from the 'boil in the bag' syndrome, but if you don't have anything on and it does rain, your legs get soaked. I'm hoping that Minim will be the solution. Really nice as well that you have increased the water proof rating so significantly. That's one of the great things about Kickstarter, when project creators tweak and improve the product before it ships.
Chris
If you're staying relatively still, we recommend between 40-65 degrees Fahrenheit. However, your activity level can make a pretty big difference. When we take these snowboarding (around 30 degrees) we stay warm because it involves a lot of movement. Likewise, going for a run at 65 degrees may be a little too toasty. Hope this helps!
Thanks.
One question... how do you wash this pant? any special washing instruction?
Thanks