Regarding zip-off hiking pants, not all zip-off hiking pants unzip near the knee. I have two pairs of hiking pants that I use for hiking (REI and one other brand whose name escapes me at the moment). Both convert from full-length pants to shorts. (My personal preference for hiking is shorts...
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