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Read more. The pants are available in , , and inch lengths. About Omni-Shade Technology Columbia's Omni-Shade clothing protects you from damaging UV radiation by blocking the majority of the sun's harmful rays, letting you stay out longer on sunny days.
These features not only prevent sunburns and long-term skin damage, but they also protect the wearer from UVB rays in addition to UVA rays. About Columbia Sportswear Founded in , Columbia Sportswear Company has grown from a small family-owned hat distributor to one of the world's largest outerwear brands and the leading seller of skiwear in the United States.
Columbia's extensive product line includes a wide variety of outerwear, sportswear, rugged footwear and accessories. Columbia specializes in developing innovative products that are functional yet stylish and offer great value.
Columbia's history starts with Gert's parents, Paul and Marie Lamfrom, when they fled Germany in They bought a small hat distributorship in Portland, Oregon, and named it Columbia Hat Company, after the river bordering the city. Soon frustrated by poor deliveries from suppliers, the Lamfroms decided to start manufacturing products themselves. In , Gert married college sweetheart Neal Boyle, who joined the family business and later took the helm of the growing company.
When Neal suddenly died of a heart attack in , Gert enlisted help from Tim, then a college senior. After that it wasn't long before business really started to take off. They introduced the breakthrough technology called the Columbia Interchange System, in which a shell and liner combine for multiple wearing options. In the early s, then 60 year-old Gert began her role as "Mother Boyle" in Columbia's successful and popular advertising campaign. The company went public in and moved into a new era as a world leader in the active outdoor apparel industry.
Today, Columbia Sportswear employs more than 1, people around the world and distributes and sells products in more than 50 countries and to more than 12, retailers internationally. The men's Aruba III pants include zip-off legs for hot days. Plus, Omni-Shade doesn't wear off. It's like sunscreen, but you don't have to reapply. Time zone clock. Offers the correct time in your current location and different time zones around the world. Other features include a partially elastic waist at the back corners of the pants, which is great for hiking with layers and hiking over long time periods when weight fluctuations are foreseen, and quick drying performance which makes washing these pants over the course of long trips an easy process.
The Columbia Aruba Convertible Pants offer great stretch and mobility while hiking, especially for scrambling and high stepping.
They provide middle of the range mobility in our rating metrics when compared to other hiking pants, and rated slightly better than the award winning North Face Paramount 2 in comfort, yet not as high as the Marmot Lobo's or the ExOfficio Nomad Pants. The best applications for the Columbia Aruba Convertible Pants are hiking in dry, arid environments, summer hiking, especially in heat, and spring and fall hiking where layering is an anticipated necessity for comfort.
The Aruba pants convert into shorts and are well suited for traveling and backpacking, where multi-function clothing is needed. GearLab is founded on the principle of honest, objective, reviews. Our experts test thousands of products each year using thoughtful test plans that bring out key performance differences between competing products.
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Learn more. The Columbia Aruba Convertible Pants are an affordable, lightweight option for three-season hiking and backpacking. The Arubas are loose fitting and can be layered underneath on cooler days, but offer a UPF rating of 30 and the option to convert to shorts which will keep you well ventilated and protected from sun exposure in the summer.
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