Depends on the pants. The less the ratio of the waist and the thigh to the size of the foot, the easier the pant goes over the foot, or shoe. Thin waist, foot grab. More girth, more foot room.
Stretchy materials will snag more that say a nice stiff denim.
A toe nail length will snag more, perspiration on the foot can be a factor.
I have ended up with sand and debris in my pants, if I don’t take the time to wipe my feet off first off. This is sometimes a waist & thigh/foot ratio thing, again.
The new styles of tight legs with baggy sag crotches from the skater influence just don’t make the cut, period.
If one is going with the more practical quick change, then baggy is best. If pants are that baggy, then might as well remove the crotch and go for a skirt of some sort…what’s the point…other than fashion conformity.
This leaves a skirt with a perhaps flexible waist, or pant, for a quick change. One must step into them and pull up, just like pants. The other choice is wrap around. These two present advantages in different situations. The step into pants or shirt may be easier when sitting or standing, but not when there is a steering wheel in the way. With legs partially out of the car, sitting, they go up the legs and then slip on the rest of the way in a second, as one is in the process of standing up, or just lifting butt off of the seat. Standing in the middle of a trail, presumably with both hands free, then there is a balancing act, an end to stride, and getting the feet through the waist, or legs. Doing this one leg at a time doubles the timing in the quick change, and there is still that waist to foot size ratio to contend with.
The wrap is held with one hand and must be found and caught by the other hand and pulled around. In a pinch, it can be nervous fumbling or it may get caught on a bag, water bottle or backpack. It requires no break in stride. The top and bottom have to be differentiated, when grabbing from behind to pull around the waist and when pulling it out to make ready for the process of re-robbing. When sitting in a vehicle, a wrap skirt (I generalize. This could be a kilt, etc.) is difficult to get under a butt, without lifting and it tends to lose its form in time. The waistband won’t always line up. I have even had them end up nearly backwards. Here a skirt arrangement other than a wrap is more practical. Such an arrangement removes the one leg at a time difficulty.
On the trail and canuding have different challenges and different solutions. I have climbed into my truck in the kilt and sat on it, then unwrapping it, letting it lie on either side of me. It messes with the pleats, and must be readjusted after exiting. On a longer haul, I just leave pants to the side and sit on a towel. If I need to, I can just place the bundle over my crotch, or put the pants on if stopped. The border patrol stops are predictable. I wrap something around ahead of time. On the trail, I prefer the wrap. It works better than stepping into pants and I use it for other purposes, like a sit down towel, and sun shade, or a shoulder protection from straps and sun. The more material to wrap around the easier it is to find the other end, grip it and adjust it. Velcro adjusts to my waist better than set in place snaps.
Gotta get out there and experiment to find out what works best in the situation, or practice the process a few time to be efficient.
Other thoughts:
I'd rather be standing holding my pants in front of my crotch naked than be bouncing around on one foot with my foot caught, or my schlong stuck in a zipper.
I still feel uncomfortable in a kilt, let alone a skirt in public. I think that I'd feel more comfortable wearing nothing, if given the choice, but that's just me, now. As time goes on....
Jbee
