SANTINY Hiking Shorts

These are the shorts with the most pockets on the site, and the pockets are the reason to buy them: three to five to a pair, at least one of them zipped on fourteen of the nineteen models, sized so a phone lies flat on the thigh and a key does not fall out on a scramble. The cloth is a quick-dry woven rather than a knit, with a drawstring at the waist on most pairs, and eighteen of the nineteen print UPF 50+ on the label. Fourteen add a water-resistant finish that sheds a shower rather than a river.

The length runs from a 5-inch short that ends high on the thigh to a 17-inch long short that reaches the knee, with 7 and 9 as the two lengths most of the ratings are written about. The cargo pairs at 5, 7 and 9 are the ones with the side-leg pockets; the golf shorts at 5 and 7 are plainer; the long hiking shorts at 13, 15 and 17 have three zip pockets and no cargo flap. Sizes run XS to 3XL, and every pair sits at the waist or just below it. Take your usual letter for a walk and one up if you carry a full phone and keys in the pockets.