The MTN Surf are greatest suited to somebody who:

• Likes the concept of bibs over pants
• Wants nice waterproofing
• Desires one thing that is heat however not too heat, that they will put on on hotter days and not using a jacket, however also can layer beneath for colder days
• Likes a extra relaxed match with full freedom of motion

WATERPROOFING

Waterproofing ranking: 20,000mm

Seam Taping: Absolutely Taped

Zipper Waterproofing: Lined zips

I’ve had these in some actually moist situations. Have had loads of wet days this season (sadly – although it does make for good outerwear testing. Gotta attempt to see the silver lining!) and these have held up rather well – conserving me dry beneath. 

Holding the Snow Out

Being bibs, they’ve a pure benefit. The peak the place snow has to get in is, in fact, a lot larger than with pants and on most days you may have a jacket, or one thing over high, so little or no probability of snow getting down them from the highest. 

Gaiters

From the underside there’s additionally little or no probability of snow getting in. They’ve gaiters that even have hooks and loops on them, so you possibly can tie them down. I’ve by no means used them as I discover the gaiters are tight sufficient (and stretchy in fact) that they maintain in place nicely as is. 

Jacket to Pants Connections

You might hook as much as a loop on the again and there are belt loops you might hook to as nicely. However it’s actually not wanted with them being bib pants. I have never hooked them in and I’ve by no means had snow down them. 

BREATHABILITY

Material Breathability: 20,000g

Total good and breathable, with the one bug bear being that it is lacking mesh on the zipper vents. 

Venting

Good quantity of zippered venting that runs down the skin of the thighs.  Down one aspect (proper) you possibly can unzip proper from knee peak to the highest and down the opposite aspect (left) it opens from across the knee to simply underneath the waist.

So loads of area to divulge heart’s contents to preserve you cooler on these heat days, however the one situation is that they don’t seem to be meshed lined. So on a warmer day (whenever you’d wish to be opening the vents however most likely do not wish to be carrying lengthy thermal underwear), you may be displaying a number of leg. And ain’t nobody wish to see my bushy legs!

Liner

It does have a liner and this provides some good heat to it when wanted, however does stop some breathability, however general good and breathable, I discovered, so I believe the heat benefit outweighs the way it impacts breathability. 

WARMTH

With the liner they provide an honest quantity of heat, however for colder days you may wish to layer beneath with a base layer. As a result of they’re bibs you get that additional materials round your torso too – which might add to heat. 

Additionally being bibs, they provide you that choice of carrying them and not using a jacket on hotter days. 

FIT

I cherished the match of those pants. They supplied nice mobility/freedom of motion and for me that is the primary factor I search for in my outerwear. The primary query I ask is “does it prohibit my driving in any means?”. And I used to be in a position to give that query a transparent, definitive reply on this case. 

The looser match and stretch material actually helped with that mobility. 

Waist Cincher

It has a waist cincher, and the most effective half is that, when it is under no circumstances cinched, it is actually free across the waist. So in order for you them to take a seat utterly off the waist and be completely held up by way of the shoulder straps you possibly can.

However in order for you the waist cinched, both to hold some weight in your waist or simply for the aesthetics of it, then you possibly can. 

Some bib pants I’ve tried have in-built cinch that forces you to have some stress in your waist whether or not you need it or not. 

COMFORT

The Mtn Surf bibs are probably the most snug pants/bibs I’ve worn. Largely right down to their relaxed match and the actual fact I hardly even discover them on. They felt virtually weightless to me. 

I discovered the material feels good and light-weight and ethereal too. 

Weight: 

Whereas they’re nonetheless heavier than most snowboard pants (there are some I’ve weighed that are not this mild although), they’re mild for bibs. And since that weight is concentrated on the shoulders and never the waist, you do not really feel the burden in the identical weight. For some they might not need that additional weight on their shoulders (although to be sincere I did not discover something shoulder-wise) however for me they felt actually mild, like they virtually weren’t there, which made them very snug for me. 

I do not like something too tight across the waist and with some bibs I’ve tried, they nonetheless have stress on the waist. Whereas the Mtn Surf bibs do have a waist cincher, so that you could pull that waist space in tighter, you too can go away it free and have it not contact your waist in any respect primarily. So you might distribute a few of that weight to your waist – or possibly you like it merely for aesthetics – by tightening that waist cincher to some extent that the waist holds a number of the weight. However you do not have to, and it is nice to have that choice. 

It is even acquired belt buckles, so if the waist cincher would not deliver it in tight sufficient to your liking, you might add a belt to it. 

Different consolation elements

Numerous bibs have a zipper that opens from the highest right down to the crotch. This could make them simpler to get on, however when that you must empty your bladder, they could be a actual ache. 

The Mtn Surf bibs zipper is positioned similar to a zipper as they’d be on pants. The large benefit of this – for these of us who pee standing up – is which you could simply entry the zipper with out having to achieve underneath your jacket to get to it. 

And it isn’t prefer it makes them tremendous tough to get no or something. Much more bibs are doing it this manner now and it is actually a desire for me. 

PREDICTED DURABILITY

The one draw back of that materials feeling mild and ethereal is that it additionally feels prefer it’s not tremendous sturdy. That stated, it does have reinforcement in all the everyday areas which might be probably to wear down first. Simply undecided how nicely it will maintain as much as a tree department exterior of these bolstered areas. 

POCKETS

Complete Pockets: 4

Hand hotter pockets: 0

Again Pockets: 0   

Cargo Pockets: 2 (zip opening 6.5″ (17cm) | dimensions roughly 7″ (18cm) x 7″ (18cm). 

Chest pockets: 2

The primary chest pocket is at entrance of bibs (zip opening 7″ (18cm) | dimensions roughly 9.5″ (24cm) x 7″ (18cm).

The second chest pocket is on the aspect of the primary one. (zip opening 5″ (12cm) | dimensions roughly 6″ (15cm) x 3″ (8cm).

Quantity of pocket area

Most days I have been proud of the pockets. As supplementary pockets to my jacket pockets, they’re greater than ample. The one criticism I’ve is that every thing is a decent match when it is a heat day and I wish to simply put on the bibs. 

However not everybody will carry as a lot as I do. I all the time carry an emergency screw driver (very compact one), selfie stick, telephone, small pockets, energy financial institution and cable for re-charging go professional and telephone when wanted, ski-key and automobile keys. Issues have been a bit crammed! However simply acquired away with it. 

The aspect chest pocket is a superb place to your RFID move, however the one factor was that with all of the stuff within the entrance chest pocket, which overlaps with the aspect pocket, it was getting in the way in which of it generally, which was a little bit annoying at occasions. 

Performance of pockets

There are key loops in not 1, however 3 of the 4 pockets, which is nice.

3 of the pockets even have separate mesh compartments. 

I fell in love with these bibs the second I put them on. They felt lighter than some other bib I’ve worn and lighter than any pants – I barely seen them on. I do not like something too tight round my waist and these pants permit for a free waist – or tighter if you wish to – and general simply felt tremendous snug. 

Extra importantly (IMO) additionally they have nice waterproofing and actually good breathability and performance. 

They’ve been my go-to bibs since I first tried them on.