Customer Reviews L.L.Bean Vista Camp Pants

Fits great and design is nice with pockets. But, the fabric was terrible. It started pilling right away at the second wear!! I won't buy this again.

I gave these cute pants 2 chances and both times the material started to pull. I bought the same pair in Navy and have not had an issue. Really bummed to have to send the 2nd pair back.

I will start by saying that I love the fit and overall design of these pants. They are very comfortable and lightweight. I bought a pair prior to our going on our annual hiking vacation and figured that once I saw how they wore I would buy them in other colors as well. Alas, within four days of wearing, under gentle hiking conditions, they began to pit and pull on the fronts of the legs. Not at all what I would have expected from LLBean and not what I would expect of pants of this price. Regretfully, I will be returning these pants once we are back from vacation. Please, LLBean, can you offer these pants - same cut and fit - in a more durable fabric??

When I received these pants I was delighted! Soft light fabric, fit comfy but not baggy or messy looking. Unfortunately the topstiching on one of the knees unraveled after only a few wears. Customer service was very helpful and replaced them promptly. Sad to say the second pair was no better. First one knee topstiching unraveled, then the other. Then the fabric started to pill. Topstiching I could have redone on my sewing machine, but there is no help for pilled fabric. I do not do any extreme sports !. Just a grandmother taking grandkids for hikes, gardening, shopping. I would not have thought LL Bean would sell pants that can't hold up to that kind of activity.

I love the look of these pants, BUT I cannot recommend them because the stitches at the seems rip. The pair I have first ripped on the second wear. I repaired that. By now (3 months after purchase) I have 5 or 6 rips in stitches and the threads are coming loose. I have given up fixing them. For a $70 dollar pair of pants I expect much more. When I wear them all I'm doing is walking and getting up and down from the floor, nothing rigorous. I'm very disappointed. They pill too, but I would overlook that if the construction was up to par.

The pants fit well and are comfortable. The lightweight fabric is perfect for summer. I have three pairs and on each pair the seams that run above the knee blows out. I've had to re-sew them three times. I feel these pants are excessively overpriced. I would not mind paying $25 for these pants but the pants have a poor design and the fabric is not rip-stop, the fabric snags easily and of course, the seams constantly break. I think they need to go back to the drawing board and reconsider where to place the seams on the legs. Think about it, every time you bend your knee that seam is being put under stress and the thin fabric cannot handle it. Also, lower the price!

I love the pants, but I ruined the first pair because I didn't know you couldn't iron them so I had to order another pair. You should have a label on them saying "do not iron"

When I first received these pants and started wearing them I thought they were wonderful. Bought a pair in every color. But after 2 washings and 5 days of wear, these pants were coming apart. Large areas of stitching have come loose and disappeared. There is a lot of piling in areas that rub together e.g. the inside of the thigh areas. These pants are literally disposable. They can not stand up to any type of rugged activity. I am returning the unworn pairs.

I really like everything about this pant and ordered 2 more and one as a gift. Now I see quite bad pilling which looks like lint. This is a shame and unacceptable in a $70 item. When I have time I will contact L L Bean about this. Disappointing.

I washed and wore both the green and the grey pants. Both pair have pills and or small pulls in the material. Other than that they are very comfortable and will get me through the summer dog field training season.

I bought these pants in hope of taking them on a 13 day European cruise. I wanted something lighter weight with pockets. Loved the idea of having a drawstring waist and ankle. Here was the problem, for $69 these pants are so thin I cannot see how they will hold up. They seem almost cheaply made and not the quality that I love with LLBean. The fit was great but the ankle ties are strange. Don't really tie tightly unless you knot them which looks strange. Would have been much better with a stretchy draw string with a plastic toggle to hold where you want it. Unfortunately they were returned and I will have to keep looking for my perfect travel pants.

These pants are very comfortable and I love the zippered pockets. I ordered a petite and the length is great. I found the waist to be a little large (I am pear shaped) and threaded some elastic through the waistband and that worked well. My 2 complaints: #1: they are pilling badly at the inner thighs #2: the pants have some stretch, but the stitching does not. So I have some seams across the thighs where threads have popped. For the price I expected much better quality.

Like another reviewer mentioned, I too bought 2 pair of these pants for a canoe trip. On the very first day the seam stitches in the diagonal seam near the knees started breaking. I was on an 11 day wilderness trip and had no option but to hand sew the seam closed myself. Both navy and black pants did the same thing. When I got home I decided I loved everything else about these pants so I would machine sew the seam back together. I used a slightly stretchy seam but unfortunately on my next canoe trip the seam still broke open. Not sure what to do with these expensive pants that will always break the stitches on the diagonal seam by the knee. The other issue was since I have to hand wash these on our canoe trip I found the waistband took forever to dry. It seemed to stay damp for most of the day. The body of the pants dried very quickly. Pockets are well placed. The extra ease in the buttons is a great detail. So these are now the pants I love to hate as I will have to sew them every time I wear them.

These are beautifully cut, extremely comfortable pants. The waist has elastic but doesn't look frumpy and the pants leg are more straight and don't taper as dramatically as the picture (a plus for an apple shaped gal like me) BUT they make noise when I walk as my thighs rub which is a NO NO. Unfortunately, the fabric is like noisy windbreaker fabric and I returned the pants.

I bought three of these pants over the course of a few months in the late spring. Used them for several trips, mostly handwashing them and hanging to dry. They are easy to wash, comfortable, flattering, and I love the pockets, especially the zipped ones. I have not noticed the problems with fabric snagging that others report, although I agree that they tend to pick up lint. BUT... they have one major design flaw. The horizontal seam above the knee is in fabric that is stretchy, but the *seam thread* is NOT stretchy. On all three pairs, those threads have broken, weakening/opening the seam. The seams in general have tended to pucker, making the pants hang a bit less gracefully and look aged before their time. I expect to get at least a few years out of any item of clothing, and these have already been downgraded to around the house wear and have a questionable long-term life span.

I liked them, but had to cinch them up quite a bit. Then in the second wash the drawstrings (in a bow) disappeared down the rabbit holes and could not be retrieved.

Selected these pants for their light weight, multiple pockets, and availability in navy, black and olive (would prefer a darker olive). The problem is they slip down after little movement. I suggest a stop for the elastic waistband and several belt loops to allow one to use a belt, which might help prevent the slipping. Unfortunately, I will have to return the pairs I ordered.

I typically have excellent luck with LLBean clothing, but not so with the Vista Camp Pants. They fit great and are comfortable. BUT, if you have a dog or cat or wear these pants for any rigorous activity, the fabric will pill and snag. I allowed my 20-lb dog to sit on my lap while wearing the Vista Camp Pants. After only a few days, these pants are no longer wearable.

I ordered a large, which is what I usually order, and these look like CLOWN PANTS, they're so big. Plus mine don't have any ties on the bottom, just a regular hemmed cuff. What's up with that? So, I can either pay to get them altered, on top of the already hefty price, or I can exchange them for a medium and hope they're not too small, or pay to send them back period and be done with them. And since I'm not in a gambling mood, I'll return them and pay shipping, on top of the EXPEDITED shipping to get them here. What a waste of money

I have all colors of these pants and the green are the only ones that the material looked totally worn after half a dozen wearings. Returning immediately. Hopefully just a bad run of this material.

The Vista Camp Pants were the most comfortable pants that I've ever worn! They're a flattering fit and pack well for travel. However, I returned 3 pairs of them when I noticed that the pair I'd worn for just over a year was horribly pilled on the sides near the hip bone and on the upper buttocks. It looked like a cheap sweater that had dense pills in places. A second pair was starting to show the same problem. So I returned both, along with a new pair I'd ordered but not worn yet. I noted a previous reviewer felt the pilling might be caused by contact with a rough seat belt or purse. However, my seat belt is made of a very smooth. I'm not about to drive without a seat belt...safety comes first! These potentially wonderful pants need to be made of a less fragile material. My other style of LLBean cargo pants has lasted many years!

Great fit!! Just love the comfort! Not so great wear. Will pick and pill when sitting on or contacting the least abrasive surface. I sat on a concrete bench, and I the picks to prove it...please make in a different fabric and some different colors. I would try them again.

Love these pants, zippered pockets and so light weight. But wash inside out and pilling all over. Plus body heat fuses pilled fabric together.

You took the pockets off of the legs!??? WHY???? I love the previous pairs that I have because of the extra pockets. What a miss. The seat & legs are cut differently...not comfortable.

Very disappointed with this item. In my opinion, not up to Bean standards. I have shopped Bean for over 20 years, and I feel that recently the quantity of their products do not meet prior standards. I find sizing and quality varies greatly between clothing options. Even after reading reviews, I feel they're not dependable. According to the size chart I ordered a PS, but had to return for a PXS. Finally fit but disappointed in fabric. Even after following laundry guidelines, pants looked like they'd just been removed from the laundry basket, fabric very wrinkled and stitching at seams puckered. Sorry I didn't take a picture before returning them.