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Men’s Challenge Shorts - Lightweight ToughDry®

Regular price $108.00
Regular price Sale price $108.00
Color: Black
Size: 32
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Men’s Challenge Shorts - Lightweight ToughDry®

Regular price $108.00
Regular price Sale price $108.00
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FAST DRYING

ToughDry® dries lightning fast. Get in a hard workout, rinse off, dry off fast, and walk into the bar or work.
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ABRASION RESISTANT

We build our ToughDry® apparel out of 94% Nylon to make it tougher. It is the same durable fabric used to make the USA flag Neil Armstrong planted on the moon.
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LIGHTWEIGHT + 2-WAY STRETCH

At 125-187 GSM (Grams per Square Meter) all of our ToughDry® apparel is insanely lightweight. Plus infusing our fabric with Spandex creates added stretch + recovery.

Overall rating: 4.714286 / 5 from 189 reviews.

AI Generated Review Summary

These lightweight technical shorts are praised for their durable, quick-drying fabric and stylish design. Customers appreciate the comfortable fit, modern look, and thoughtful features like interior drain holes in the cargo pockets and a diamond gusset for added mobility.

Summary topics

  • Fabric Quality: 5%
  • Aesthetic Appeal: 6%
  • Comfort and Durability: 5%
  • Design Features: 4%
  • Overall Quality: 10%

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Review highlights

  • "Love the shorts, love the fabric, perfect length, functional pockets are great."Timothy C.
  • "Looks great, feels mobile, light weight, durable (including zipper), fast dry, just best fabric, comfortable feeling."LIK C.
  • "Dries fast, fits well, lightweight quality material."Miketech18

Reviews

Challenge shorts

"Love the zip pockets. Length is acceptable, if not a tad long. Fit is a little tighter than expected, but not a problem. Pocketknife clips in front right pocket at an odd angle. Fabric is not stealthy - wife can hear me walking around in the early hours. . . I'll probably buy another pair when these wear out."

Tim C. (4/5)

Love these shorts

"The fit is great, and the material dries quickly. The pockets are also very practical. I only wish there were more color options available, as I would likely purchase additional pairs. Overall, I would definitely recommend them."

Brandt H. (5/5)

Built for the Work — These Are the Real Deal

"Five stars, no hesitation. I've put these through early morning rucks, trail training, and long humid days in the field — and the ToughDry fabric does exactly what it promises. Lightweight without feeling cheap, dries fast, and moves with you rather than against you. The fit is dialed in for guys who actually train — not too baggy, not restrictive. These have become my default short for anything that requires output. If you're serious about your training and done dealing with gear that can't keep up, grab a pair. My new go-to."

Andy P. (5/5)

"Comfortable, flexible, durable"

Brandon (5/5)

Perfect for me

"Absolutely love them, lightweight, tough, comfortable and tactical."

LUIS V. (5/5)

Solid shorts for any occasion

"I guess I should quit being surprised when GoRuck products are nicer than I expected. These are great shirts. Light material without being like those fly in the wind Richard Simmons runner light. The button and zipper are beefier that normal. If I had one criticism it would be the size of the zipper handle makes the seam not lay totally flat at the top like of your zipper was not up all the way. Is that a zipper in your pants or are you just happy to see me? lol. Fit is perfect around the waist and length on the legs is just right for me, not too short and not too long."

Ralph A. (5/5)

Great for a ruck and

"Great for a ruck and any other activity best done in shorts."

Dan L. (5/5)

Poor Fulfillment, Great Shorts

"Great shorts, awful fulfillment. International service has been degraded with your new provider. Their delivery partner has serious ethics issues"

Jess (2/5)

Great Product, Poor Service Performance

"I live in a sub tropical climate in SE Asia and I only wear Challenge pants and shorts. The fabric is excellent in staying dry and comfortable regardless of the temperature and humidity. I appreciate the security of zip pockets. I haven't rated the experience 5 stars due to a change in logistics providers from proven supply chain companies to poorly implemented omni channel platforms with dubious event performance. I used to receive shipments from FedEx in 3-5 days. Now the time in transit from order to delivery is 12 days, a tangible degradation in service with too many handoffs and dwell time. Good supply chain management consists of a synchronous flow of material, information, and funds supported by competitive time in transit. You would think ex-military people would appreciate timely and reliable performance. It appears Goruck bought into some well marketed omni channel provider without the physical capabilities to do a competitive job. Makes me wonder about placing subsequent orders. I wonder if Goruck audits how many handoffs their international shipments or have time in transit metrics to which they hold Passport accountable."

Jess (3/5)

"Good looking and well made"

Ronald (5/5)

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